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What Is CA?
Cocaine
Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their
experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve
their common problem and help others recover from their addiction.
The best
way to reach someone is to speak to them on a common level The
members of C.A. are all recovering addicts who maintain their
individual sobriety by working with others. We come from various
social, ethnic, economic and religious backgrounds, but what we have
in common is addiction.
The only
requirement for membership is a desire to stop using cocaine and all
other mind-altering substances.
Anyone who
wants to stop using cocaine and all other mind-altering substances
(including alcohol and other drugs) is welcome.
There are
no dues or fees for membership; we are fully self supporting through
our own contributions.
We do ask
for voluntary contributions at meetings to cover expenses such as
coffee, rent, literature and services to help those who are still
suffering. However, newcomers need not feel obligated to contribute.
We do not accept donations from organizations or individuals outside
the fellowship.
We are not
allied with any sect, denomination, politics, organization or institution.
In order to
maintain our integrity and avoid any possible complications, we are
not affiliated with any outside organization. Although C. A. is a
spiritual program, we do not align ourselves with any religion. Our
members are free to define their spirituality as they see fit. Our
individual members may have opinions of their own, but C. A. as a
whole has no opinion on outside issues. We are not affiliated with
any rehabs, recovery houses or hospitals, but many do refer their
patients to Cocaine Anonymous to maintain their sobriety.
Our primary
purpose is to stay free from cocaine and all other mind-altering
substances and to help others achieve the same freedom.
The only
purpose of Cocaine Anonymous is to offer recovery to individuals who
are suffering from addiction. Our experience has shown that the most
effective way to attain and maintain sobriety is to work with others
suffering from the same malady.
We use the
twelve step recovery program because it has already been proven that
the twelve step recovery program works.
The Steps of
C.A. are adapted from the original Twelve Steps of Alcoholics
Anonymous. The steps of Cocaine Anonymous read:
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We admitted we
were powerless over cocaine and all other mind altering substances -
that our lives had become unmanageable.
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Came to believe
that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
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Made a decision to
turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood him.
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Made a searching
and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
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Admitted to God,
to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.
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Were entirely
ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
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Humbly asked Him
to remove our shortcomings.
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Made a list of all
persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.
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Made direct amends
to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure
them or others.
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Continued to take
personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.
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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.
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Having had a
spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry
this message to addicts, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.
Additional
literature is available for more information on C.A.'s Twelve Steps.
PREAMBLE
Cocaine
Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their
experience, strength and hope with each other, that they may solve
their common problem and help other to recover from their addiction.
The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop using cocaine
and all other mind-altering substances. There are no dues or fees for
membership; we are self-supporting through our own contributions. We
are not allied with any sect, denomination, politics, organization,
or institution. We do not wish to engage in any controversy, and we
neither endorse nor oppose any causes. Our primary purpose is to stay
free from cocaine and all other mind-altering substances, and to help
others achieve the same freedom.
We use the
Twelve Steps of Recovery because it has already been proven that the
Twelve Step Recovery Program works.
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