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Using Literature

• What Kind of Literature Do I Want for the Meeting?
• Does Literature Need to Be Pre-Approved?
• Will ISO or Intergroup Front the Literature at the Outset?

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  What Kind of Literature Do I Want for the Meeting?

  Pick literature that has helped you. Choose literature that would be appropriate for the kind of meeting you want. The literature you choose will probably set the mood for the meeting. Here is a small list of some literature you may find helpful.

  Written by members of SCA

  These have been pre-approved for use at meetings and are published by SCA's International Service Organization:  (See our Literature area for placing orders and prices).

• SCA: A Program of Recovery (the "Blue Book" )
• Secret Shame 
• Q&A: A Guide to Newcomers 
• What About Masturbation? 
• For the Newcomer 
• The SCA Four-Fold 
• International Meeting List 

  Other 12-Step Literature

  These are not pre-approved by the members of SCA. However, many members have found them helpful and inspiring, and they are therefore listed here for use at your discretion.  The links are to sites where the publications can be purchased or accessed online and are provided for convenience only: SCA has a policy against endorsing outside enterprises of all kinds.
   

• Hope & Recovery
• Hazelden meditation books
• Alcoholics Anonymous (the AA "Big Book" )
• AA 12 Steps & 12 Traditions
• Other 12-Step workbooks and books on recovery from sex addiction.

  At meetings, the SCA four-fold is generally handed out free of charge. You may wish to use the four-fold until the meeting's treasury has grown in size and the meeting can afford to purchase copies of the Blue Book, Secret Shame and Q&A. Or you may opt to front the money yourself and be reimbursed once the meeting treasury is large enough. Once people in the meeting purchase these materials, the money then goes to the Treasurer to be kept in the meeting treasury.

  To order literature, fill out the literature order found by clicking on the link and mail to the following address:

  SCA Literature Orders

  P.O. Box 1585, Old Chelsea Station, New York, NY 10011 USA

  You can also order literature online.
   

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  Does Literature Need to Be Pre-Approved?

  No. However, SCA does offer and recommend pre-approved literature if you're not sure what literature would be appropriate for the meeting.

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  Will ISO or Intergroup Front the Literature at the Outset?

  No. ISO and Intergroup do not supply the money for literature purchases.

  If you want to use a book or some more expensive material at the meeting, and the meeting cannot yet afford to purchase the books, you may:
   

• front the money yourself and seek reimbursement directly from people in the meeting;
• wait until the meeting treasury has grown and then use that money to purchase the books; or
• have each person responsible for going out and buying a copy.

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