The Twelve Traditions of Crystal Meth Anonymous

The Twelve Traditions guide the group just as the Twelve Steps guide the individual.

1. Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends on CMA unity.

2. For our group purpose there is but one ultimate authority—a loving God as expressed in our group conscience. Our leaders are but trusted servants; they do not govern.

3. The only requirement for CMA membership is a desire to stop using.

4. Each group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or CMA as a whole.

5. Each group has but one primary purpose—to carry the message to the addict who still suffers.

6. A CMA group ought never endorse, finance, or lend the CMA name to any related facility or outside enterprise, lest problems of money, property, or prestige divert us from our primary purpose.

7. Every CMA group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions.

8. Crystal Meth Anonymous should remain forever nonprofessional, but our service centers may employ special workers.

9. CMA, as such, ought never be organized, but we may create
   service boards or committees directly responsible to those they serve.

10. Crystal Meth Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues;
    hence the CMA name ought never be drawn into public controversy.

11. Our public relations policy is based on attraction rather than promotion; we need always maintain personal anonymity at the level of press, radio, television, films, and other public media.

12. Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities.

    The Twelve Traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous have been reprinted and adapted with the permission of Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc. (“A.A.W.S.”). Permission to reprint and adapt the Twelve Traditions does not mean that Alcoholics Anonymous is affiliated with this program. A.A. is a program of recovery from alcoholism only—use of A.A.’s Traditions or an adapted version of its Traditions in connection with programs and activities which are patterned after A.A., but which address other problems, or use in any other non-A.A. context, does not imply otherwise.

    
    The Twelve Traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous: “1. Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends upon A.A. unity. 2. 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. 3. The only requirement for A.A. membership is a desire to stop drinking. 4. Each group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or A.A. as a whole. 5. Each group has but one primary purpose—to carry its message to the alcoholic who still suffers. 6. An A.A. group ought never endorse, finance, or lend the A.A. name to any related facility or outside enterprise, lest problems of money, property, and prestige divert us from our primary purpose. 7. Every A.A. group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions. 8. Alcoholics Anonymous should remain forever nonprofessional, but our service centers may employ special workers. 9. A.A., as such, ought never be organized; but we may create service boards or committees directly responsible to those they serve. 10. Alcoholics Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues; hence the A.A. name ought never be drawn into public controversy. 11. Our public relations policy is based on attraction rather than promotion; we need always maintain personal anonymity at the level of press, radio, and films.