Have an HA meeting in Cleveland or wanting to start one? Box 110333
Cleveland, OH 44111 HA-Ohio started this intergoup council with the hopes of unifying He**in Anonymous within the state, in order to be of more effective service to the suffering He**in Addict. HISTORY OF HE**IN ANONYMOUS
Paul F, a sober he**in addict, in AA, received a phone call on July 26, 2004 from Mike S, a fellow he**in add
ict. Mike asked Paul, "How come there is no He**in Anonymous?" At that moment it was decided to start HA so we he**in addicts could have our own fellowship where we could be with others who truly understood our experience with he**in addiction. On July 28, 2004, Paul and Mike located a place for a meeting and began distributing fliers to all of the he**in addicts they knew in the other 12 step fellowships. They found several sober he**in addicts who were enthusiastic about having their own program. The first HA meeting was held on Thursday, August 12, 2004 at the Hope House, a half-way house for alcoholics and addicts, at 316 N. 11th Way in Phoenix, Arizona. Present were Paul F, Mike S, Nancy R, Tom M, David T, Rebekah B and Mark T. In that first meeting, Paul F was elected as the Literature Chairperson and he began writing pamphlets and meeting formats for our fellowship. In no time, more and more HA meetings were being started and Phoenix HA Intergroup was formed on November 11, 2004. In the past eight years, HA has grown into a fellowship that spans four countries. Hundreds of he**in addicts have found sobriety, started new meetings in new places, with new ideas and perspectives. International dialogue is taking place via correspondence, and the fellowship is finding its footing and coming to know itself. Our membership represents a fair cross-section of the population, demonstrating the fact that recovery is available to all, and that we have found a way out that works! WHAT IS HE**IN ANONYMOUS? He**in Anonymous is a non-profit fellowship of men and women who have found a solution to he**in addiction. HA is a fellowship of complete abstinence from all drugs and alcohol. We are recovered he**in addicts who meet regularly to help each other stay sober. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop suffering from he**in addiction. There are no dues or fees for H.A. membership. H.A. is not allied with any sect, denomination, politics, organization or institution; does not wish to engage in any controversy and neither endorses nor opposes any causes. Our primary purpose is to stay sober and help other he**in addicts to achieve sobriety. He**in Anonymous is concerned solely with the personal recovery and continued sobriety of he**in addicts who turn to us for help. We do not provide drug counseling, medical or psychiatric treatment, chemical dependency treatment, or therapy of any form. Our members consist of individuals who have found a better way of life. We have recovered from our he**in addiction and simply wish to offer help to those who suffer. We are fully self-supporting, we accept voluntary contributions from our members for our expenses, and we respectfully decline outside contributions. Our program of recovery was adapted from the program developed by Alcoholics Anonymous in 1935. We apply the Twelve Steps as done in A.A. (Although we are not affiliated with Alcoholics Anonymous), which involves one he**in addict helping another to achieve freedom from their he**in addiction. In our Fellowship you will see one he**in addict helping another, freely passing on their experience to the next person who is desperately searching for an answer to their own he**in addiction.
