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Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
YOUNG occurs
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1.
... young, a
number of eminent psychologists and ...
12&12 p.122,
Step Twelve
2.
... young fellow
whose parents could not make ...
BB p.158,
A Vision For You
He
proved to be a
devil-may-
care young fellow whose
parents could not make out whether he
wanted to
stop drinking or not.
3.
... young, lots
of eager groups were forming.
12&12 p.147,
Tradition Four
When
A.A. was still
young,
lots of
eager groups were
forming.
4.
... young minds
were impressionable while he was ...
BB p.134,
The Family Afterward
Their
young minds were
impressionable while he was
drinking.
5.
... young officers
from Plattsburg were assigned, and ...
BB p.1,
Bill's Story
War fever ran high in the New
England town to which we new,
young officers from
Plattsburg were
assigned, and we were
flattered when the
first citizens took us to their
homes,
making us
feel heroic.
6.
... young people
everywhere.
BB p.33,
More About Alcoholism
7.
Young people
may be encouraged by this ...
BB p.33,
More About Alcoholism
Young people may be
encouraged by this
man's
experience to
think that
they can
stop, as he did, on their
own will
power.
8.
... young people
who were scarcely more than ...
12&12 p.23,
Step One
As this
trend grew, they were
joined by
young people who
were
scarcely more than
potential alcoholics.
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