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DRINKS   occurs   17 times    (Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
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1.
... drinks again, but acts worse than the ...   12&12 p.32, Step Two
Following each, he not only drinks again, but acts worse than the last time.


2.
... drinks, and began to wonder if I ...   BB p.40, More About Alcoholism   Go to page 40 in the Big Book
I had no trouble refusing drinks, and began to wonder if I had not been making too hard work of a simple matter.


3.
... drinks and get away with them.   BB p.152, A Vision For You   Go to page 152 in the Big Book
Inwardly he would give anything to take half a dozen drinks and get away with them.


4.
... drinks coffee, but neither his wife nor ...   BB p.135, The Family Afterward   Go to page 135 in the Big Book
Though he is now a most effective member of Alcoholics Anonymous, he still smokes and drinks coffee, but neither his wife nor anyone else stands in judgment.


5.
... drinks -- drinks which they see others taking ...   BB xxix(xxvii), The Doctor's Opinion   Display entire Doctor's Opinion
They are restless, irritable and discontented, unless they can again experience the sense of ease and comfort which comes at once by taking a few drinks -- drinks which they see others taking with impunity.


6.
... drinks, he might not have the courage ...   BB p.154, A Vision For You   Go to page 154 in the Big Book
Unless he took some drinks, he might not have the courage to scrape an acquaintance and would have a lonely week-end.


7.
... drinks in the morning and through the ...   BB p.109, To Wives   Go to page 109 in the Big Book
He sometimes drinks in the morning and through the day also, to hold his nervousness in check.


8.
... drinks, never drinking alone, never drinking in ...   BB p.31, More About Alcoholism   Go to page 31 in the Big Book
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.


9.
... drinks -- no more!   BB p.154, A Vision For You   Go to page 154 in the Big Book
Perhaps he could handle, say, three drinks -- no more!


10.
... drinks no more, they may not like ...   BB p.128, The Family Afterward   Go to page 128 in the Big Book
While grateful that he drinks no more, they may not like the idea that God has accomplished the miracle where they failed.


11.
... drinks now and then?   BB p.142, To Employers   Go to page 142 in the Big Book
If he says yes, does he really mean it, or down inside does he think he is fooling you, and that after rest and treatment he will be able to get away with a few drinks now and then?


12.
... drinks on the way home from the ...   BB p.110, To Wives   Go to page 110 in the Big Book
Sometimes he drinks on the way home from the hospital.


13.
... drinks others are involved -- the wife who ...   BB p.104, To Wives   Go to page 104 in the Big Book
But for every man who drinks others are involved -- the wife who trembles in fear of the next debauch; the mother and father who see their son wasting away.


14.
... drinks so much that his job suffers, ...   BB p.148, To Employers   Go to page 148 in the Big Book
If a man drinks so much that his job suffers, we fire him.


15.
... drinks that they spoiled the occasion.   BB p.105, To Wives   Go to page 105 in the Big Book
When we were invited out, our husbands sneaked so many drinks that they spoiled the occasion.


16.
... drinks too much.   BB p.112, To Wives   Go to page 112 in the Big Book
You think he ought to know the subject better, as everyone should have a clear understanding of the risk he takes if he drinks too much.


17.
... drinks which they see others taking with ...   BB xxix(xxvii), The Doctor's Opinion   Display entire Doctor's Opinion
They are restless, irritable and discontented, unless they can again experience the sense of ease and comfort which comes at once by taking a few drinks -- drinks which they see others taking with impunity.


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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