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Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
LIQUOR occurs
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1.
... liquor.
BB p.1,
Bill's Story
I was
part of
life at
last, and in the
midst of the
excitement I
discovered liquor.
2.
... liquor."
BB p.20,
There Is A Solution
"That
fellow can't
handle
his
liquor."
3.
... liquor.
BB p.32,
More About Alcoholism
He was very
nervous in the
morning after these
bouts and
quieted himself with more
liquor.
4.
... liquor.
BB p.81,
Into Action
He
commences to
look
around in the
night clubs,
or their
equivalent, for something besides
liquor.
5.
... liquor.
BB p.84,
Into Action
We will
seldom be
interested in
liquor.
6.
... liquor.
BB p.102,
Working With Others
Don't
start to
withdraw
again just because your
friends drink liquor.
7.
... liquor.
BB p.109,
To Wives
Perhaps he
spends too much
money for
liquor.
8.
... liquor.
BB p.110,
To Wives
Perhaps you both like
parties which would be
dull without
liquor.
9.
... liquor.
BB p.143,
To Employers
10.
... liquor alone
for one year.
BB p.34,
More About Alcoholism
If anyone
questions whether he has
entered this
dangerous area, let him
try leaving liquor alone for one
year.
11.
... liquor, and
this often requires a definite ...
BB xxviii(xxvi),
The Doctor's Opinion
12.
... liquor as
a social lubricant.
BB p.110,
To Wives
We
know all about
liquor as a
social lubricant.
13.
... liquor, but
how can I?
BB p.152,
A Vision For You
I
know I
must get along
without
liquor, but how can I?
14.
... liquor, but
in that respect he is ...
BB p.21,
There Is A Solution
15.
Liquor caught
up with me much faster ...
BB p.3,
Bill's Story
Liquor caught up with me
much
faster than I
came up
behind Walter.
16.
Liquor ceased
to be a luxury; it ...
BB p.5,
Bill's Story
17.
... liquor concealed
all over his house to ...
BB p.22,
There Is A Solution
If he can
afford it, he may have
liquor concealed all over his
house to be
certain no one
gets his
entire supply
away from him to
throw down the
wastepipe.
18.
... liquor consumption,
once he starts to drink.
BB p.21,
There Is A Solution
He may
start off as a
moderate drinker; he may
or may not
become a
continuous hard drinker; but at some
stage of
his
drinking career he
begins to
lose all
control of his
liquor consumption, once he
starts to
drink.
19.
... liquor entirely
if they have good reason ...
BB p.20,
There Is A Solution
20.
... liquor has
been given us without any ...
BB p.85,
Into Action
We will see that our new
attitude toward liquor has been
given us without any
thought
or
effort on our
part.
21.
... liquor has
caused you, being careful not ...
BB p.91,
Working With Others
If he is in a
serious mood
dwell on the
troubles
liquor has
caused you, being
careful not to
moralize
or
lecture.
22.
... liquor in
our homes.
BB p.102,
Working With Others
Many of us
keep liquor in our
homes.
23.
Liquor incapacitated
father for so many years ...
BB p.130,
The Family Afterward
24.
... liquor is
no real problem.
BB p.139,
To Employers
To you,
liquor is no
real problem.
25.
... liquor is
served; we must not have ...
BB p.100,
Working With Others
People have said we
must not go where
liquor is
served; we
must not have it in our
homes;
we
must shun friends who
drink; we
must avoid moving pictures which
show drinking scenes; we
must not go into
bars; our
friends must hide their
bottles if we go to their
houses; we
mustn't think or be
reminded about
alcohol at all.
26.
... liquor, or
he is minus a job.
BB p.138,
To Employers
"
Oh no," said my
friend, "this
chap is either through with
liquor, or he is
minus a
job.
27.
... liquor or
leave it alone.
BB p.139,
To Employers
As a
moderate drinker,
you can take your
liquor or
leave it alone.
28.
... liquor problem
is solved, to feel that ...
BB p.118,
To Wives
It is the most
natural thing in the
world, once his
liquor problem is
solved, to
feel that he will now
measure
up to that
cherished vision.
29.
... liquor problem
or He has not.
BB p.120,
To Wives
God has either
removed your
husband's
liquor problem or He has not.
30.
... liquor should
be enjoyed, not misused; hard ...
12&12 p.157,
Tradition Six
They
wanted to say that
liquor should be
enjoyed, not
misused;
hard drinkers ought to
slow down,
and
problem drinkers --
alcoholics -- should not
drink at all.
31.
... liquor situation,
he went on a roaring ...
BB p.155,
A Vision For You
Some
time later, and just as
he
thought he was
getting control of his
liquor situation, he went
on a
roaring bender.
32.
... liquor, that
it does him no harm, ...
BB p.109,
To Wives
He is
positive he can
handle his
liquor, that it does
him no
harm, that
drinking
is
necessary in his
business.
33.
... liquor, though
it often remains strong in ...
BB p.7,
Bill's Story
It
relieved me somewhat to
learn that in
alcoholics
the will is
amazingly weakened when it
comes to
combating liquor, though it
often
remains strong in
other
respects.
34.
... liquor to
anyone.
BB p.102,
Working With Others
But some of us
think we should not
serve liquor to anyone.
35.
... liquor to
quiet his nerves so he ...
BB p.22,
There Is A Solution
36.
... liquor trade
association style.
12&12 p.158,
Tradition Six
37.
... liquor trade
to show a sense of ...
12&12 p.157,
Tradition Six
It would be a
good thing, they
believed, for the
liquor trade to
show a
sense of
public responsibility.
38.
... liquor was
but a symptom.
BB p.64,
How It Works
Our
liquor was but a
symptom.
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