Before we link to or encourage downloading a free PDF, it is critical to discuss copyright and the Seventh Tradition.
The SLAA Basic Text is copyrighted by the Fellowship of Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous, Inc. Unlike the original AA Big Book (which is in the public domain in the US), the SLAA literature is relatively new and actively protected.
Official Position: SLAA World Service Organization (WSO) sells the Basic Text to fund the fellowship’s central services, including maintaining the ISO (Inter-Service Organization), answering help line calls, and distributing literature to jails and treatment centers. slaa basic text pdf
The Risk of Unauthorized PDFs:
The Bottom Line: If you find a free "slaa basic text pdf" on a random website, it is likely pirated. If you use it, use it cautiously. However, the official route is always the recommended path for recovery integrity. Before we link to or encourage downloading a
Set a reminder on your phone. Open the PDF every morning and read one page. Use the "highlight" tool (in PDF readers like Adobe Acrobat or GoodReader) to mark lines that speak to you. Reread those highlights at night before bed.
The Basic Text introduces the Three Circles tool: The Bottom Line: If you find a free
📝 Action: Write your own Three Circles after reading the relevant chapter.
The Fellowship-Wide Services (FWS) runs the official store. Here you can purchase:
This chapter describes the 30 tools of recovery, many of which are unique to SLAA, such as: