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1.
... liquor.   BB p.1, Bill's Story   Go to page 1 in the Big Book
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   Go to page 20 in the Big Book
"That fellow can't handle his liquor."


3.
... liquor.   BB p.32, More About Alcoholism   Go to page 32 in the Big Book
He was very nervous in the morning after these bouts and quieted himself with more liquor.


4.
... liquor.   BB p.81, Into Action   Go to page 81 in the Big Book
He commences to look around in the night clubs, or their equivalent, for something besides liquor.


5.
... liquor.   BB p.84, Into Action   Go to page 84 in the Big Book
We will seldom be interested in liquor.


6.
... liquor.   BB p.102, Working With Others   Go to page 102 in the Big Book
Don't start to withdraw again just because your friends drink liquor.


7.
... liquor.   BB p.109, To Wives   Go to page 109 in the Big Book
Perhaps he spends too much money for liquor.


8.
... liquor.   BB p.110, To Wives   Go to page 110 in the Big Book
Perhaps you both like parties which would be dull without liquor.


9.
... liquor.   BB p.143, To Employers   Go to page 143 in the Big Book
Your man will fare better if placed in such physical condition that he can think straight and no longer craves liquor.


10.
... liquor.   BB p.175, Doctor Bob's Nightmare   Go to page 175 in the Big Book
One was the fear of not sleeping, and the other was the fear of running out of liquor.


11.
... liquor.   BB p.176, Doctor Bob's Nightmare   Go to page 175 in the Big Book
Not being a man of means, I knew that if I did not stay sober enough to earn money, I would run out of liquor.


12.
... liquor agency where perhaps one might procure ...   BB p.171, Doctor Bob's Nightmare   Go to page 171 in the Big Book
No beer or liquor was sold in the neighborhood, except at the State liquor agency where perhaps one might procure a pint if he could convince the agent that he really needed it.


13.
... liquor alone for one year.   BB p.34, More About Alcoholism   Go to page 34 in the Big Book
If anyone questions whether he has entered this dangerous area, let him try leaving liquor alone for one year.


14.
... liquor and smuggle it home and hide ...   BB p.176, Doctor Bob's Nightmare   Go to page 176 in the Big Book
If my wife was planning to go out in the afternoon, I would get a large supply of liquor and smuggle it home and hide it in the coal bin, the clothes chute, over door jambs, over beams in the cellar, and in cracks in the cellar tile.


15.
... liquor, and this often requires a definite ...   BB xxviii(xxvi), The Doctor's Opinion   Display entire Doctor's Opinion
Of course an alcoholic ought to be freed from his physical craving for liquor, and this often requires a definite hospital procedure, before psychological measures can be of maximum benefit.


16.
... liquor as a social lubricant.   BB p.110, To Wives   Go to page 110 in the Big Book
We know all about liquor as a social lubricant.


17.
... liquor as their exchequers permitted, and that ...   BB p.175, Doctor Bob's Nightmare   Go to page 175 in the Big Book
I knew everyone would buy a few bottles, or cases, of liquor as their exchequers permitted, and that it would soon be gone.


18.
... liquor, but how can I?   BB p.152, A Vision For You   Go to page 152 in the Big Book
I know I must get along without liquor, but how can I?


19.
... liquor, but in that respect he is ...   BB p.21, There Is A Solution   Go to page 21 in the Big Book
He is often perfectly sensible and well balanced concerning everything except liquor, but in that respect he is incredibly dishonest and selfish.


20.
Liquor caught up with me much faster ...   BB p.3, Bill's Story   Go to page 3 in the Big Book
Liquor caught up with me much faster than I came up behind Walter.


21.
Liquor ceased to be a luxury; it ...   BB p.5, Bill's Story   Go to page 5 in the Big Book
Liquor ceased to be a luxury; it became a necessity.


22.
... liquor concealed all over his house to ...   BB p.22, There Is A Solution   Go to page 22 in the Big Book
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.


23.
... liquor consumption, once he starts to drink.   BB p.21, There Is A Solution   Go to page 21 in the Big Book
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.


24.
... liquor down my throat.   BB p.181, Doctor Bob's Nightmare   Go to page 181 in the Big Book
So it doesn't behoove me to squawk about it for, after all, nobody ever had to throw me down and pour liquor down my throat.


25.
... liquor entirely if they have good reason ...   BB p.20, There Is A Solution   Go to page 20 in the Big Book
Moderate drinkers have little trouble in giving up liquor entirely if they have good reason for it.


26.
... liquor for good and all, and sincerely ...   BB p.181, Doctor Bob's Nightmare   Go to page 181 in the Big Book
But if you really and truly want to quit drinking liquor for good and all, and sincerely feel that you must have some help, we know that we have an answer for you.


27.
... liquor for the next night, I had ...   BB p.177, Doctor Bob's Nightmare   Go to page 177 in the Big Book
My phobia for sleeplessness demanded that I get drunk every night, but in order to get more liquor for the next night, I had to stay sober during the day, at least up to four o'clock.


28.
... liquor has been given us without any ...   BB p.85, Into Action   Go to page 85 in the Big Book
We will see that our new attitude toward liquor has been given us without any thought or effort on our part.


29.
... liquor has caused you, being careful not ...   BB p.91, Working With Others   Go to page 91 in the Big Book
If he is in a serious mood dwell on the troubles liquor has caused you, being careful not to moralize or lecture.


30.
... liquor in our homes.   BB p.102, Working With Others   Go to page 102 in the Big Book
Many of us keep liquor in our homes.


31.
Liquor incapacitated father for so many years ...   BB p.130, The Family Afterward   Go to page 130 in the Big Book
Liquor incapacitated father for so many years that mother became head of the house.


32.
... liquor is no real problem.   BB p.139, To Employers   Go to page 139 in the Big Book
To you, liquor is no real problem.


33.
... liquor is served; we must not have ...   BB p.100, Working With Others   Go to page 100 in the Big Book
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.


34.
... liquor much during the first two and ...   BB p.181, Doctor Bob's Nightmare   Go to page 181 in the Big Book
Unlike most of our crowd, I did not get over my craving for liquor much during the first two and one-half years of abstinence.


35.
... liquor on the way to the depot.   BB p.179, Doctor Bob's Nightmare   Go to page 179 in the Big Book
I bought some more liquor on the way to the depot.


36.
... liquor, or he is minus a job.   BB p.138, To Employers   Go to page 138 in the Big Book
"Oh no," said my friend, "this chap is either through with liquor, or he is minus a job.


37.
... liquor or leave it alone.   BB p.139, To Employers   Go to page 139 in the Big Book
As a moderate drinker, you can take your liquor or leave it alone.


38.
... liquor problem.   BB p.178, Doctor Bob's Nightmare   Go to page 178 in the Big Book
My wife became deeply interested, and it was her interest that sustained mine, though I at no time sensed that it might be an answer to my liquor problem.


39.
... liquor problem is solved, to feel that ...   BB p.118, To Wives   Go to page 118 in the Big Book
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.


40.
... liquor problem or He has not.   BB p.120, To Wives   Go to page 120 in the Big Book
God has either removed your husband's liquor problem or He has not.


41.
... liquor shipped in from Boston or New ...   BB p.171, Doctor Bob's Nightmare   Go to page 171 in the Big Book
Men who had liquor shipped in from Boston or New York by express were looked upon with great distrust and disfavor by most of the good townspeople.

42.
... 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.


43.
... liquor situation, he went on a roaring ...   BB p.155, A Vision For You   Go to page 155 in the Big Book
Some time later, and just as he thought he was getting control of his liquor situation, he went on a roaring bender.


44.
... liquor, smuggling it home, getting drunk, morning ...   BB p.177, Doctor Bob's Nightmare   Go to page 177 in the Big Book
It was really a horrible nightmare, this earning money, getting liquor, smuggling it home, getting drunk, morning jitters, taking large doses of sedatives to make it possible for me to earn more money, and so on ad nauseam.


45.
... liquor than in former years.   BB p.174, Doctor Bob's Nightmare   Go to page 174 in the Big Book
This had little effect however for I kept on drinking and used a great deal more hard liquor than in former years.


46.
... liquor, that it does him no harm, ...   BB p.109, To Wives   Go to page 109 in the Big Book
He is positive he can handle his liquor, that it does him no harm, that drinking is necessary in his business.


47.
... liquor, though it often remains strong in ...   BB p.7, Bill's Story   Go to page 7 in the Big Book
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.


48.
... liquor to anyone.   BB p.102, Working With Others   Go to page 102 in the Big Book
But some of us think we should not serve liquor to anyone.


49.
... liquor to quiet his nerves so he ...   BB p.22, There Is A Solution   Go to page 22 in the Big Book
As matters grow worse, he begins to use a combination of high-powered sedative and liquor to quiet his nerves so he can go to work.

50.
... liquor trade association style.   12&12 p.158, Tradition Six
It would be bound to appear that A.A. was now backing education -- liquor trade association style.

51.
... 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.


52.
... liquor was but a symptom.   BB p.64, How It Works   Go to page 64 in the Big Book
Our liquor was but a symptom.


53.
... liquor was sold in the neighborhood, except ...   BB p.171, Doctor Bob's Nightmare   Go to page 171 in the Big Book
No beer or liquor was sold in the neighborhood, except at the State liquor agency where perhaps one might procure a pint if he could convince the agent that he really needed it.


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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