What is Cocaine Anonymous?
Cocaine
Anonymous
is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience,
strength and hope with each other so that they may solve their
common problem and help others to recover from their addiction.
The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop using
cocaine and all other mind-altering substances. There are no
dues or fees for membership; we are fully self supporting
through our own contributions. We are not allied with any sect,
denomination, politics, organization, or institution. We do not
wish to engage in any controversy and we neither endorse nor
oppose any causes. Our primary purpose is to stay free from
cocaine and all other mind-altering substances, and to help
others achieve the same freedom.
Cocaine Anonymous is a Fellowship of, by, and for cocaine
addicts seeking recovery. Friends and family of cocaine addicts
should contact Co-Anon Family Groups, a Fellowship dedicated to
their much different needs.
C.A.'s Purpose
C.A.
is concerned solely with the personal recovery and continued
sobriety of individual drug addicts who turn to our Fellowship for
help. We do not engage in the fields of drug addiction research,
medical or psychiatric treatment, drug education, or propaganda in
any form — although members may participate in such activities as
individuals.
Cocaine
Anonymous is open to all persons who state a desire to stop using
cocaine, including
"crack" cocaine, as well as
all other
mind-altering substances. There are no dues or fees for
membership. Our expenses are supported by the voluntary
contributions of our members — we respectfully decline all outside
contributions. We are not allied with any sect, denomination,
politics, organization or institution.
Our
program of recovery was adapted from the program developed by
Alcoholics Anonymous in 1935. Like AA (with which we are not
affiliated), we use the
Twelve Step recovery method, which involves service to others as
a path towards recovery from addiction. We feel that one addict
talking to another can provide a level of mutual understanding and
fellowship that is hard to obtain through other methods. The fact
that an individual has recovered from their addiction, and is freely
passing this experience on to the next person, is a powerful message
for someone who is desperately searching for an answer to their own
addiction. There emerges a bond among us that transcends all other
social boundaries. We hold
regular meetings to further this fellowship, and to allow new
members to find us and, perhaps, the answers they seek.
Cocaine
Anonymous began in Los Angeles in 1982, and has since expanded
throughout the United States
and Canada, with
groups now forming in
Europe. Our
literature is available in English, French, and Spanish and our
first book
“Hope,
Faith and Courage: Stories from the Fellowship of Cocaine Anonymous”
was published in 1994. As of 1996, we estimated our membership at
30,000 members in over 2,000 groups.
Cocaine
Anonymous is a Fellowship of, by, and for addicts seeking recovery.
Friends and family of addicts should contact Co-Anon Family Groups,
a Fellowship dedicated to their much different needs.
Cocaine
Anonymous began in Los Angeles in 1982, and has since expanded
throughout the United States
and Canada, with
groups now forming in
Europe. Our
literature is available in English, French, and Spanish and our
first book
“Hope,
Faith and Courage: Stories from the Fellowship of Cocaine Anonymous”
was published in 1994. As of 1996, we estimated our membership at
30,000 members in over 2,000 groups.
Cocaine
Anonymous is a Fellowship of, by, and for addicts seeking recovery.
Friends and family of addicts should contact Co-Anon Family Groups,
a Fellowship dedicated to their much different needs.