Overdose
The Nirvana frontman was a long-time heroin abuser and committed suicide with a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Kurt Cobain
The active ingredient in this drug is Hydrocodone.
Vicodin
This award-winning actor known for his role as Hannibal Lecter in "The Silence of the Lambs" struggled with alcoholism earlier in his career.
Anthony Hopkins
Founder of Alcoholics Anonymous
Bill Wilson
Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.
Step three
In 1993, this promising young actor died from an overdose of a mixture of cocaine and heroin outside of The Viper Room in Los Angeles.
River Phoenix
A commonly abused benzodiazepine which can be prescribed as "bars."
Xanax
In 2011 the young singer passed away due to alcohol poisoning. It is believed that she had been abusing both drugs and alcohol over an extended period of time.
Amy Winehouse
Wife of Bill Wilson
Lois Wilson
Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.
Step 8
An award-winning actor, this actor's death was officially ruled an accident caused by acute mixed drug intoxication. He overdosed on a mixture of heroin cocaine, benzodiazepines, and amphetamine. He starred in movies such as Doubt, The Master, and Capote.
Phillip Seymour Hoffman
A stimulant prescribed to help address symptoms of ADHD.
Adderall or Ritalin
The lead singer of Aerosmith is now clean but admits that alcohol use was once a big part of his life due to the rock star lifestyle.
Stephen Tyler
The city where Alcoholics Anonymous was founded
Akron, Ohio
Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.
Step 10
One of the greatest female folk-rock singers of all-time, this musician — who also struggled with alcohol abuse — died of a heroin overdose in Los Angeles after a long battle with the drug.
Janis Joplin
A common ingredient in over-the-counter cold and cough medicines -- it helps stop the cough. But large doses can get you high and cause hallucinations.
Dextromethorphan (DXM)
The great American writer and author of "The Sun Also Rises" and "A Farewell to Arms" was an avid drinker and it is suspected that he used other drugs as well. He was not the only writer engaged in such a lifestyle either.
Ernest Hemmingway
Bill Wilson used and promoted this drug, for a short time, because he believed it could provide the spiritual experience necessary to remove the obsession to drink.
LSD
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.
Tradition 2
The lead singer of The Doors moved to Paris after the band’s long run of success wound down. In 1971, he died in his bathtub of a heart attack triggered by an overdose of heroin.
Jim Morrison
This is a decongestant in lots of non-prescription cold medicines. While it helps clear up a stuffy nose, it's also an ingredient in illegal methamphetamine.
Pseudoephedrine
The 18th President of the United States went bankrupt after his presidency due to his drinking problem and was at one stage removed from the military as a result of his alcohol problem.
Ulysses S. Grant
In what decade did Bill Wilson die?
1970's (1971)
Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities.