Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings in Laredo

What is Alcoholics Anonymous?

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is a free support group for those struggling with alcohol addiction. Regular group meetings are available in Laredo and surrounding Webb County.

Laredo Group

• Monday – Friday at 12 pm (open discussion)
• Tuesday at 8 pm (closed discussion for alcoholics only)
• Saturday at 6:30 pm (beginners meeting, open discussion)

Gateway Group

• Sunday at 6 pm (closed discussion for alcoholics only)
• Wednesday at 8 pm (open discussion)
• Friday at 8 pm (open discussion)

Rio Bravo Group

• Monday at 8 pm (closed women’s discussion)
• Thursday at 8 pm (open discussion)
• Saturday at 8 pm (open discussion)

The 12 Steps of AA

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) outlines a 12-step program to help members achieve and maintain sobriety. The steps aim to motivate positive change through accepting powerlessness over alcohol, appealing to a higher power, and making amends. The 12 steps are:

1. Admitting inability to control alcohol use and accepting powerlessness over alcohol.
2. Believing in a Power greater than oneself that can restore sanity.
3. Making the decision to turn one’s will and life over to the care of this higher Power.
4. Taking a thorough moral inventory and admitting the exact nature of wrongs.
5. Admitting to this higher Power, oneself, and another human being the wrongs from step 4.
6. Becoming entirely ready to remove all character defects.
7. Humbly asking this higher Power to remove shortcomings.
8. Making a list of all persons harmed and becoming willing to make amends.
9. Making direct amends to such people whenever possible, except when doing so would injure them or others.
10. Continuing to take personal inventory and admitting when wrong.
11. Seeking through prayer and meditation to improve conscious contact with this higher Power as it is understood.
12. Carrying the AA message to other alcoholics and practicing these principles in all affairs.

Getting Started with AA in Laredo

Use the meeting search on wfmh.org to find local meetings in the Laredo area. Both in-person and online/virtual meetings are available.

Attending Your First Local AA Meeting

There are two main types of AA meetings in Laredo:

• Open Meetings: Open to anyone interested in Alcoholics Anonymous’ program of recovery from alcoholism. Non-alcoholics are welcome.
• Closed Meetings: Limited to those who have a desire to stop drinking.

Arrive early and introduce yourself as a new local member. Share your experiences if you feel comfortable. You may receive welcome keychain tags at your first meeting to mark milestones in your sobriety:

• 30 days
• 60 days
• 90 days
• 6 months
• 9 months
• 1 year
• 18 months
• Multiple years

The most important things are attending meetings, connecting with other members, and working the AA program one day at a time.