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... physicians must
admit we have made little ...
BB xxix(xxvii),
The Doctor's Opinion
Though the aggregate of
recoveries resulting from psychiatric effort is considerable, we physicians must admit we have made little impression upon the problem as a whole.
2.
... physicians, the
general opinion seems to be ...
BB xxx(xxviii),
The Doctor's Opinion
Much has been written pro and con, but among physicians, the general opinion seems to be that most chronic
alcoholics are doomed.
3.
... physicians throughout
the world have set their ...
BB p.569(571),
Appendix III, The Medical View on A.A.
Since Dr. Silkworth's first endorsement of Alcoholics Anonymous,
medical societies and
physicians throughout
the world have set their approval upon us.
4.
Physicians who
are familiar with alcoholism agree ...
BB p.31,
More About Alcoholism
Physicians who are familiar with alcoholism agree there is
no such thing as making a normal drinker out of an alcoholic.
5.
... physicians who
might find a cure for ...
12&12 p.150,
Tradition Five
Alcoholics Anonymous can be likened
to a group of physicians who
might find a cure for cancer, and upon whose concerted work would depend the answer for sufferers of
this disease.
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