Cocaine Anonymous

  Cocaine Anonymous (CA) is a twelve-step program for people who share a common desire to recover from substance abuse and addiction, identifying specifically as a cocaine addict is not required.^[1] CA uses the basic texts of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), Alcoholics Anonymous^[2] and the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions^[3] in addition to their own text, Hope, Faith and Courage: Stories from the Fellowship of Cocaine Anonymous.^[4]

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As of 2007, there are several thousand CA groups in the United States, Canada and ten other countries. CA was formed in Los Angeles in 1982 by a long-standing AA member. He worked in the film industry and saw a number of people who had difficulty finding help from anyone knowledgeable about the special difficulties presented by cocaine addiction. Co-Anon (formerly CocAnon) is a program for families of cocaine users, analogous to Al-Anon for the friends and family of alcoholics.^[5]

See also

• Addiction recovery groups
• List of Twelve-Step groups

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