From the books ...
Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
DROP occurs
8 times
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1.
... drop.
BB p.32,
More About Alcoholism
He made up his
mind that until he had been
successful in
business
and had
retired, he would not
touch another
drop.
2.
... drop all
its membership regulations?
12&12 p.141,
Tradition Three
Why did
A.A. finally
drop all
its membership regulations?
3.
... drop all
resistance to what our friend ...
12&12 p.100,
Step Eleven
It will
help if we can
drop
all
resistance to what our
friend says.
4.
... drop but
by nine o'clock I'd be ...
BB p.158,
A Vision For You
I've
prayed to
God on
hangover mornings and
sworn that I'd
never touch another
drop but by
nine o'clock I'd be
boiled as an
owl."
5.
... drop him
until he changes his mind.
BB p.95,
Working With Others
If he is not
interested in your
solution, if he
expects
you to
act only as a
banker
for his
financial difficulties or a
nurse
for his
sprees, you may have to
drop him until he
changes his
mind.
6.
... drop in
as often as we can.
BB p.162,
A Vision For You
Those of us who
travel drop
in as often as we can.
7.
... drop the
subject, but after a friendly ...
BB p.112,
To Wives
If this
kind of
approach
does not
catch your
husband's
interest, it may
be
best to
drop the
subject, but after a
friendly talk your
husband will usually
revive
the
topic himself.
8.
... drop the
word "blame" from our speech ...
12&12 p.47,
Step Four
Where other people were
concerned, we had to
drop the
word "
blame" from our
speech and
thought.
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