Our common welfare should
come first; personal
recovery depends upon
Nicotine Anonymous unity.
For our group purpose there
is but one ultimate
authority - a loving God as
He may express Himself in
our group conscience. Our
leaders are but trusted
servants; they do not
govern.
The only requirement for
Nicotine Anonymous
membership is a desire to
stop using nicotine.
Each group should be
autonomous except in matters
affecting other groups or
Nicotine Anonymous as a
whole.
Each group has but one
primary purpose - to carry
its message to the nicotine
addict who still suffers.
A Nicotine Anonymous group
ought never endorse,
finance, or lend the
Nicotine Anonymous name to
any related facility or
outside enterprise, lest
problems of money, property,
and prestige divert us from
our primary purpose.
Every Nicotine Anonymous
group ought to be fully
self-supporting, declining
outside contributions.
Nicotine Anonymous should
remain forever
non-professional, but our
service centers may employ
special workers.
Nicotine Anonymous, as such,
ought never be organized;
but we may create service
boards or committees
directly responsible to
those they serve.
Nicotine Anonymous has no
opinion on outside issues;
hence the Nicotine Anonymous
name ought never be drawn
into public controversy.
Our public relations policy
is based on attraction
rather than promotion; we
need always maintain
personal anonymity at the
level of press, radio, TV,
and films.
Anonymity is the spiritual
foundation of all our
traditions, ever reminding
us to place principles
before personalities.
Copyright 1990, 1992 by Nicotine
Anonymous The Twelve Traditions reprinted and
adapted with permission of Alcoholics Anonymous
World Services, Inc. Permission to reprint and
adapt the Twelve Traditions does not mean that
AA is affiliated with this program. AA is a
program of recovery from alcoholism - use of the
Twelve Traditions in connection with programs
and activities which are patterned after AA, but
which address other problems, does not imply
otherwise. See Alcoholics Anonymous' Twelve
Traditions below.
1. Our common welfare should come first;
personal recovery depends upon A.A. unity. 2.
For our group purpose there is but one ultimate
authority - a loving God as He may express
Himself in our group conscience. Our leaders are
but trusted servants; they do not govern. 3. The
only requirement for A.A. membership is a desire
to stop drinking. 4. Each group should be
autonomous except in matters affecting other
groups or A.A. as a whole. 5. Each group has but
one primary purpose - to carry the message to
the alcoholic who still suffers. 6. An A.A.
group ought never endorse, finance, or lend the
A.A. name to any related facility or outside
enterprise, lest problems of money, property,
and prestige divert us from our primary purpose.
7. Every A.A. group ought to be fully
self-supporting, declining outside
contributions. 8. Alcoholics Anonymous should
remain forever non-professional, but our service
centers may employ special workers. 9. A.A., as
such, ought never be organized; but we may
create service boards or committees directly
responsible to those they serve. 10. Alcoholics
Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues;
hence the A.A. name ought never be drawn into
public controversy. 11. Our public relations
policy is based on attraction rather than
promotion; we need always maintain personal
anonymity at the level of press, radio, and
films. 12. Anonymity is the spiritual foundation
of all our traditions, ever reminding us to
place principles before personalities.
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.