From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... sanitariums.
BB p.22,
There Is A Solution
2.
... sanitariums.
BB p.175,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
By this time I was beginning to pay very dearly physically and, in hope of
relief, voluntarily
incarcerated myself
at least a dozen times in one of the local sanitariums.
3.
... sanitariums, accepting
voluntary commitment to asylums -- we ...
BB p.31,
More About Alcoholism
Here are some of the methods we have tried: Drinking beer only, limiting the number of drinks, never drinking alone, never drinking in the morning, drinking only at
home, never having it in the
house, never drinking during business hours, drinking only at parties,
switching from scotch
to brandy, drinking only
natural wines, agreeing to resign if ever drunk on the job, taking a trip, not taking a trip, swearing off forever (with and without a
solemn oath), taking more physical exercise, reading inspirational
books, going to health farms and sanitariums, accepting voluntary commitment
to asylums -- we could increase the list ad infinitum.
4.
... sanitariums and
hospitals has begun.
BB p.110,
To Wives
5.
... sanitariums, hospitals,
and jails.
BB p.107,
To Wives
Most of us have entered the final stage with its commitment to health resorts, sanitariums, hospitals, and jails.
6.
... sanitariums, hospitals,
jails and asylums.
BB p.97,
Working With Others
It may mean sharing your money and your home, counseling frantic wives and relatives, innumerable trips to police courts, sanitariums, hospitals, jails and asylums.
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