What’s the difference between Alcoholics Anonymous and Al-Anon?
While separate from Alcoholics Anonymous, Al-Anon is based on the same 12-step principles of recovery developed by A.A. For both, anonymity is one of the program’s basic principles. Meetings are confidential so members will not disclose whom they saw or what they heard at meetings to anyone. Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other, so they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. Al-Anon is comprised of people who have been affected by someone else’s addiction problem: parents, children, spouses, partners, brothers, sisters, other family members, friends, employers, employees, and coworkers of alcoholics and drug addicts.
