AA Hotline: 5 Reasons to Call the 24-Hour Number

If you’re struggling with an addiction to alcohol, help is just a phone call away, thanks to the 24 –hour AA hotlines. Independently run by Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) groups in cities throughout the world, these AA hotlines provide information and refer callers to volunteers who are ready around the clock to answer questions and offer help. Here are the different ways that calling an AA hotline can help you overcome your alcohol addiction.

1. Call the AA Hotline to Help You Stay Sober

First and foremost, the AA hotline is available for anyone who needs help to stop drinking.  Whether you’re just starting on your road to recovery or you’ve been sober for a few years, whenever you need some support, the AA hotline is there for you. When you call the hotline, you’ll be connected with an AA member who can talk to you about your current situation and help you the best that they can.

The AA member you speak with will have been sober for at least a year and working AA’s Twelve Step program. They can offer reassurance, practical suggestions, and even take you to an AA meeting near you.

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An AA hotline can direct you to local meetings.

This kind of hotline help is often called a “Twelfth Step call,” when an experienced AA member who has at least a year of sobriety and experience working the twelve steps fulfills the mandate of that last, twelfth step—to keep practicing the steps and use them to help other people recover their sobriety too. Once you reach the last step of the program, you too may help others by answering AA hotline calls.

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2. You Want Information on Meetings and AA Services

If you’re looking for an AA meeting in your area, call the AA hotline to find information about local meetups, dates and times, and even how the meetings are generally run. If you’re out of town for the week and are unsure where the local meeting is held in the city you’re in temporarily, someone on the other end of the AA hotline will be able to help.

If you’re just curious about what other services AA provides recovering alcoholics, the hotline is a great place to start to ask any questions you may have about the program itself, who runs it, and how it can help you overcome your addiction.

3.  You’re Looking for Treatment Programs for Alcohol Abuse

The Twelve Traditions of AA make it clear that AA doesn’t affiliate with, or endorse, any treatment programs, hospitals, or other institutions that provide services and support to people who want to stop drinking and recover from alcohol addiction. However, AA works in cooperation with these treatment facilities by providing AA support and meetings for people in inpatient and outpatient rehab programs.

Although AA itself doesn’t provide treatment services and has no vested interest in institutions that do, the AA hotline can provide the names and numbers of rehabs and detox programs in the area. If you’re unsure of what type of treatment you need, call 800-948-8417 Info iconCalls are forwarded to paid advertisers to help you get enrolled in a rehab or treatment program.

4. You are a Friend or Family Member of an Alcoholic

The AA hotline exists to help anyone who is suffering from the effects of drinking, including family members and friends of someone who is abusing alcohol. You might call the hotline because you’re looking for ways to help that person stop drinking or maybe you’re the one who needs the support. Alcoholism can destroy relationships and AA recognizes that loved ones of alcoholics also need someone to talk to. You may not know how to deal with a loved one’s addiction or you may want to help but don’t know where to start—this is how the AA hotline can help.

The hotline can offer information on resources for family members of alcohol abusers to help cope with the situation and answer any questions you may have about AA meetings and how you can help your loved one.

5. You’re an AA Member Who Has Relapsed

If you’ve been attending AA meetings and working on sobriety, it can be hard to admit you’ve relapsed and are drinking again. But the AA hotline can connect you with an experienced member who can help at any time, day or night.  The member can take you to a meeting, or just talk without judgment and help you find your way back to sobriety.

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AA Hotline: 24-Hour Availability

The 24-hour hotlines maintained by Alcoholics Anonymous are available in many communities around the world.  In areas not served by a local AA group, AA’s toll-free numbers can put anyone concerned about drinking in touch with people who can help. Since there’s no such thing as taking a day off from your recovery, the AA hotline also doesn’t take a day off. AA members are available to take calls 24 hours a day, so don’t be afraid to call in the middle of the night if you’re struggling or just need someone to talk to.

Remember that you’re speaking to someone who has gone through a similar experience to you and can empathize and will not judge you, regardless of your situation or current mindset.

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Where do calls go?

Calls to numbers on a specific treatment center listing will be routed to that treatment center. Calls to any general helpline will be answered or returned by one of the treatment providers listed, each of which is a paid advertiser: ARK Behavioral Health, Recovery Helpline, Alli Addiction Services.

By calling the helpline you agree to the terms of use. We do not receive any commission or fee that is dependent upon which treatment provider a caller chooses. There is no obligation to enter treatment.

Not affiliated with Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc.