There's a wide selection of  Recovery Chat rooms that have been in existence on various irc servers for a number of years.  The original creators opened these rooms as far back as the early 90s,  and some even earlier.  They were all opened as a way of helping others find friends in the many programs such as A.A,  N.A., S.A., S.L.A. and O.A. and other 12 step groups.  

Over the years many of these rooms have come and gone by the way side.  Some of these  rooms have had several  who've given back to the programs by taking charge of the room as the original members would leave.  Some of these old timers and rooms  have sence left the world of IRC but thier legacy still remains today.  As a result of these rooms leaving the internet, our room has welcomed those from the other A.A. & N.A. support  rooms with open arms.

12steps is just one of the many  that was created.  Originally created in 2000, as a back up room for those who needed a quiet room to talk privately in.  It's become home to many for thier primary recovery support.  As we grew in numbers and strength so did our format. 

We went from a private "one on one" support rooom to a multiple meeting type room.  We now offer several meetings through out the week here.  In addition we've incorperated an Alanon room called 12steps_Alanon as part of our ever growing family of support here.

As many rooms have come and gone, ours has remained strong providing help to those in AA and NA alike. 
Our rooms have had a  history of helping many on line through the means of IRC CHAT. For many this was the only way  to find the courage to speak out about the disease and additions.  It has allowed our visitors a means to ask questions, and get an inside look at the programs themselves by coming to our on line meetings held each night.

Our founder Lordwolf, who was an active member of Alcoholics Anonymous in the Northern California area, moved to Michigan  to be with his new wife. As a result of the move he walked away from the program, and suffered a relapse himself .  After attending a local face to face meeting,  he descided to open the support room here on line in an effort to find others in the program, where one would not be shunned or ridiculed for having  had a relaps and so 12steps was born.  

His goal was to create a working room that those who joined could call home with a home group atmospher.  Today we take pride in continuing that original dream and we welcome you to experience our loving family of recovering friends today by joining us in our chatroom for one of our many meetings here on line. We still carry the message today to those who are suffering from the disease called addiction.  WE understand what it is like because our members are all active members of AA and NA 12 step programs.  We are here to help you in any way we can.

We wish to remember all those who've walked before us and thank each of them for being there in helping to establish our room here on line today.  For with out these fine folks we could not do what we do today amd every day.  Come join us now and experience today's members as we join in fellowship with one another and share our experiences, strengths and hopes for a better tomorrow and a sober today.