Key Principle: Admit that you, of yourself, are powerless to overcome your addictions and that your life has become unmanageable. Listen to members share the personal story of their addiction and how they learned to admit the problem, seek help, and attend meetings.

Key Principle: Decide to turn your will and your life over to the care of God the Eternal Father and His Son, Jesus Christ. Listen to members share their personal decision to trust and obey God, change what they can change, and to accept what they cannot change.

Key Principle: Make a searching and fearless written moral inventory of yourself. Listen to members reflect upon their personal self-examination of the effects of their addictive behaviors.