We admitted we were
powerless over
nicotine – that our
lives had become
unmanageable.
Came to believe that
a Power greater than
ourselves could
restore us to
sanity.
Made a decision to
turn our will and
our lives over to
the care of God as
we understood Him.
Made a searching and
fearless moral
inventory of
ourselves.
Admitted to God, to
ourselves, and to
another human being
the exact nature of
our wrongs.
Were entirely ready
to have God remove
all these defects of
character.
Humbly asked Him to
remove our
shortcomings.
Made a list of all
persons we had
harmed, and became
willing to make
amends to them all.
Made direct amends
to such people
wherever possible,
except when to do so
would injure
them or others.
Continued to take
personal inventory
and when we were
wrong promptly
admitted it.
Sought through
prayer and
meditation to
improve our
conscious contact
with God as we
understood Him,
praying only for
knowledge of His
will for us and the
power to carry that
out.
Having had a
spiritual awakening
as the result of
these steps, we
tried to carry this
message to nicotine
users and to
practice these
principles in all
our affairs.
Copyright 1990, 1992,
1999 by Nicotine Anonymous®
The Twelve Steps reprinted and
adapted with permission of
Alcoholics Anonymous World Services,
Inc. Permission to reprint and adapt
the Twelve Steps does not mean that
AA is affiliated with this program.
AA is a program of recovery from
alcoholism - use of the Twelve Steps
in connection with programs and
activities which are patterned after
AA, but which address other
problems, does not imply otherwise.
See Alcoholics Anonymous' Twelve
Steps below.
1. We admitted we were powerless
over alcohol - that our lives had
become unmanageable. 2. Came to
believe that a Power greater than
ourselves could restore us to
sanity. 3. Made a decision to turn
our will and our lives over to the
care of God as we understood Him. 4.
Made a searching and fearless moral
inventory of ourselves. 5. Admitted
to God, to ourselves, and to another
human being the exact nature of our
wrongs. 6. Were entirely ready to
have God remove all these defects of
character. 7. Humbly asked Him to
remove our shortcomings. 8. Made a
list of all persons we had harmed,
and became willing to make amends to
them all. 9. Made direct amends to
such people wherever possible,
except when to do so would injure
them or others. 10. Continued to
take personal inventory and when we
were wrong promptly admitted it. 11.
Sought through prayer and meditation
to improve our conscious contact
with God as we understood Him,
praying only for knowledge of His
will for us and the power to carry
that out. 12. Having had a spiritual
awakening as the result of these
steps, we tried to carry this
message to alcoholics and to
practice these principles in all our
affairs. Copyright 1939, 1955, 1976
by Alcoholics Anonymous World
Services, Inc.
How can I find out
more about Nicotine Anonymous?
In cities across the United States
and Canada check the white pages of
your local book. If you cannot find
a meeting, please write the World
Services Office. An up-to-date
Worldwide Meeting List is also
published annually in SevenMinutes
(the Nicotine Anonymous quarterly
newsletter) as well as being posted
on our website.