From the books ...
Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
BEER occurs
6 times
(
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1.
... beer.
BB p.1,
Bill's Story
2.
... beer and
wine?"
BB p.20,
There Is A Solution
"Why don't you
try beer and
wine?"
3.
... beer do
not crowd into the mind ...
BB p.24,
There Is A Solution
The almost
certain consequences that
follow taking even a
glass of
beer do not
crowd into the
mind to
deter us.
4.
... beer, he
might as well be discharged ...
BB p.142,
To Employers
If he
temporizes and still
thinks he can ever
drink
again, even
beer, he might as well be
discharged after the
next
bender which, if an
alcoholic, he is almost
certain to have.
5.
... beer only,
limiting the number of drinks, ...
BB p.31,
More About Alcoholism
Here are some of the
methods we have
tried:
Drinking beer only,
limiting the
number of
drinks,
never drinking alone,
never drinking in the
morning,
drinking only at
home,
never having it in the
house,
never drinking during
business
hours,
drinking only at
parties,
switching
from
scotch to
brandy,
drinking only
natural wines,
agreeing to
resign if ever
drunk on the
job,
taking a
trip, not
taking a
trip,
swearing off
forever (with and without a
solemn oath),
taking more
physical exercise,
reading inspirational books,
going to
health farms and
sanitariums,
accepting voluntary commitment to
asylums --
we could
increase the
list
ad infinitum.
6.
... beer would
be required if I were ...
BB p.5,
Bill's Story
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