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Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
MISUSED occurs
3 times
(
Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
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1.
... misused.
12&12 p.170,
Tradition Eight
A.A.'s
sole purpose was being
compromised, and the
name
of
Alcoholics Anonymous was being
misused.
2.
... misused; hard
drinkers ought to slow down, ...
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.
3.
... misused in
the past, they think father ...
BB p.126,
The Family Afterward
Having been
neglected and
misused in the
past, they
think father owes them more than they are
getting.
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