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What Is C.A.?
We are a Fellowship of
cocaine addicts who meet together to share our experience, strength, and
hope for the purpose of staying sober and helping others achieve the same
freedom. Everything heard at our meetings is to
 be
treated as confidential. There are no dues or fees of any kind. To be
a member, you only have to want to quit, and show up. We also exchange phone
numbers, and give and seek support from one another between meetings.
We are all on equal footing here. There are no
professional therapists offering treatment, and no one "runs" the group.
Everyone in these rooms is here because he or she has a desire to stop using
cocaine. We are men and women of all ages, races, and social backgrounds,
with the common bond of affliction. Our program, called the Twelve Steps of
Recovery, is gratefully borrowed from Alcoholics Anonymous, whose more than
50 years of experience with substance abuse teaches us that the best human
help an addict can receive is from another addict. Some of us may first
come to C.A. while in a treatment program or seeking individual
psychotherapy. We say, "Fine, do whatever works for you."
We don't pretend to have all the answers, but
experience has taught us that a recovering addict will almost certainly
relapse without the ongoing support of fellow addicts.
We welcome newcomers to C.A. with more genuine warmth
and acceptance in our hearts than you can probably now Imagine-for you are
the life blood of our Program. In great part, it is by carrying the message
of recovery to others like ourselves that we keep our own sobriety. We are
all helping ourselves by helping each other.
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