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From the books  ...  Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)


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... binge.   BB p.90, Working With Others   Go to page 90 in the Big Book
Sometimes it is wise to wait till he goes on a binge.


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... binge, ask him if he would really ...   BB p.112, To Wives   Go to page 112 in the Big Book
But after his next binge, ask him if he would really like to get over drinking for good.

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... binge, were hospitalized, then graduated to education ...   12&12 p.148, Tradition Four
Some would start at the top and come through to the bottom, becoming club members; others started in the club, pitched a binge, were hospitalized, then graduated to education on the third floor.

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... binge who possessed a spare key.   12&12 p.168, Tradition Eight
Even more important, an empty club couldn't answer its telephone, but it was an open invitation to a drunk on a binge who possessed a spare key.


Passages from the Big Book Alcoholics Anonymous and the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions are reprinted with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.  The A.A. Preamble, copyright © The A.A. Grapevine, Inc., is reprinted with permission.  Permission to reprint does not in any way imply affiliation with or endorsement by either Alcoholics Anonymous or The A.A. Grapevine, Inc.

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