I call it the 70% Catch It has long been held as an absolute truth within AA that a true alcoholic of our sort is never cured but rather is subject to a malady progressive in nature which if left unchecked will only get worse. Interestingly our position has been scientifically disapproved! In Washington State I listened to a lecture by a ...
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The most widely used and the oldest drug in the world is alcohol. It has killed more people, wrecked more lives, broken up more families and wasted more money than any other drug. It is not the taste of alcohol that makes it popular, as by any account, the flavour of alcoholic beverages is unpleasant. But liquor is popular as it affects the user’s mood. Under the influence of alcohol, ...
According to the Merriam Webster Dictionary, the word “reprieve” means: 1: to delay the punishment of (as a condemned prisoner)2: to give relief or deliverance to for a time “One day at a time” and “I don’t have to drink today” are popular sayings in Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). The Big Book of AA (pg, 85) says “We are not ...
