From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... procedure, before
psychological measures can be of ...
BB xxviii(xxvi),
The 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.
2.
... procedure that
had helped us.
BB p.139,
To Employers
3.
... procedure to
him, it may be necessary ...
BB p.143,
To Employers
If you propose such a procedure to him, it may be necessary to advance the
cost of treatment, but we
believe it should be made
plain that any expense will later be deducted from his
pay.
4.
... procedure which
can prove a recovery rate ...
BB p.569(571),
Appendix III, The Medical View on A.A.
Any therapeutic or philosophic procedure
which can prove a recovery rate of 50% to 60% must merit our consideration."
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