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

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DRANK   occurs   17 times    (Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
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1.
... drank.   12&12 p.118, Step Twelve
Her husband may become so wrapped up in A.A. and his new friends that he is inconsiderately away from home more than when he drank.


2.
... drank again.   BB p.158, A Vision For You   Go to page 158 in the Big Book
He never drank again.


3.
... drank again it would kill him, but ...   BB p.20, There Is A Solution   Go to page 20 in the Big Book
"The doctor told him that if he ever drank again it would kill him, but there he is all lit up again."


4.
... drank all I dared in the bar, ...   BB p.179, Doctor Bob's Nightmare   Go to page 179 in the Big Book
I drank all I dared in the bar, and then went to my room to finish the job.


5.
... drank all the Scotch they had on ...   BB p.179, Doctor Bob's Nightmare   Go to page 179 in the Big Book
I drank all the Scotch they had on the train and bought several quarts on my way to the hotel.


6.
... drank as much as my purse permitted, ...   BB p.173, Doctor Bob's Nightmare   Go to page 173 in the Big Book
During these years, I drank as much as my purse permitted, still without paying too great a penalty, although I was beginning to have morning "jitters" at times.


7.
... drank at all.   BB p.32, More About Alcoholism   Go to page 32 in the Big Book
He was ambitious to succeed in business, but saw that he would get nowhere if he drank at all.

8.
... drank at home.   12&12 p.79, Step Eight
Our families didn't suffer, because we always paid the bills and seldom drank at home.

9.
... drank for oblivion.   12&12 p.71, Step Seven
When we were frustrated, even in part, we drank for oblivion.


10.
... drank, he would surely die.   BB p.15, Bill's Story   Go to page 15 in the Big Book
If he did not work, he would surely drink again, and if he drank, he would surely die.

11.
... drank heavily yesterday, he cannot live well ...   12&12 p.88, Step Ten
When a drunk has a terrific hangover because he drank heavily yesterday, he cannot live well today.

12.
... drank of success as of a wine ...   12&12 p.91, Step Ten
For no people have ever loved personal triumphs more than we have loved them; we drank of success as of a wine which could never fail to make us feel elated.


13.
... drank once more.   BB p.7, Bill's Story   Go to page 7 in the Big Book
But it was not, for the frightful day came when I drank once more.


14.
... drank so much, and to show his ...   BB p.126, The Family Afterward   Go to page 126 in the Big Book
They expect him to give them the nice times they used to have before he drank so much, and to show his contrition for what they suffered.


15.
... drank, the old fierce determination to win ...   BB p.4, Bill's Story   Go to page 4 in the Big Book
As I drank, the old fierce determination to win came back.

16.
... drank to dream still greater dreams.   12&12 p.71, Step Seven
When we seemed to be succeeding, we drank to dream still greater dreams.


17.
... drank with moderation at first, but it ...   BB p.175, Doctor Bob's Nightmare   Go to page 175 in the Big Book
I drank with moderation at first, but it took me only a relatively short time to drift back into the old habits which had wound up so disastrously before.


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