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From the books  ...  Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)

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DRINKERS   occurs   28 times 19 in BB  •  9 in 12&12 Definition in Merriam-Webster Online
See also...   drinker
drinking
drinks
drive

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1.
  ... drinkers.  BB To Wives, p.112
Drinkers like to help other drinkers.


2.
  ... drinkers.  12&12 Foreword, p.16
They think that the Twelve Steps can mean more than sobriety for problem drinkers.


3.
  ... drinkers.  12&12 Step Twelve, pp.122-123
When A.A. was quite young, a number of eminent psychologists and doctors made an exhaustive study of a good-sized group of so-called problem drinkers.


4.
  ... drinkers again later.  BB More About Alcoholism, p.34
In the early days of our drinking we occasionally remained sober for a year or more, becoming serious drinkers again later.


5.
  ... drinkers -- alcoholics -- should not drink at all.  12&12 Tradition Six, p.157
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.


6.
  ... drinkers are abnormal, but everybody hopefully awaits ...  BB There Is A Solution, p.23
In a vague way their families and friends sense that these drinkers are abnormal, but everybody hopefully awaits the day when the sufferer will rouse himself from his lethargy and assert his power of will.


7.
  Drinkers are like that.  BB Bill's Story, p.9
Drinkers are like that.


8.
  ... drinkers are not so affected, nor can ...  BB To Employers, p.140
Normal drinkers are not so affected, nor can they understand the aberrations of the alcoholic.


9.
  ... drinkers as others seldom can.  12&12 Tradition Five, p.150
Just as firmly bound by obligation are the members of Alcoholics Anonymous, who have demonstrated that they can help problem drinkers as others seldom can.


10.
  ... drinkers," but cannot endure the suggestion that ...  12&12 Step Two, p.33
Some will be willing to term themselves "problem drinkers," but cannot endure the suggestion that they are in fact mentally ill.


11.
  ... drinkers, depend upon our constant thought of ...  BB There Is A Solution, p.20
Our very lives, as ex-problem drinkers, depend upon our constant thought of others and how we may help meet their needs.


12.
  ... drinkers have excuses with which they are ...  BB There Is A Solution, p.23
Some drinkers have excuses with which they are satisfied part of the time.


13.
  ... drinkers have little trouble in giving up ...  BB There Is A Solution, p.20
Moderate drinkers have little trouble in giving up liquor entirely if they have good reason for it.


14.
  Drinkers like to help other drinkers.  BB To Wives, p.112
Drinkers like to help other drinkers.


15.
  ... drinkers of us in the first place, ...  12&12 Step Seven, p.73
Still goaded by sheer necessity, we reluctantly come to grips with those serious character flaws that made problem drinkers of us in the first place, flaws which must be dealt with to prevent a retreat into alcoholism once again.


16.
  ... drinkers ought to slow down, and problem ...  12&12 Tradition Six, p.157
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.


17.
  ... drinkers, their common interest in A.A. and ...  12&12 Step Twelve, p.119
Their common suffering as drinkers, their common interest in A.A. and spiritual things, often enhance such unions.


18.
  ... drinkers, we can say that his explanation ...  BB The Doctor's Opinion, p.xxvi
But as ex-problem drinkers, we can say that his explanation makes good sense.


19.
  ... drinkers, we smile at such a sally.  BB A Vision For You, p.151
As ex-problem drinkers, we smile at such a sally.


20.
  ... drinkers, we still thought we had to ...  12&12 Tradition Twelve, p.184
Though ex-drinkers, we still thought we had to hide from public distrust and contempt.


21.
  ... drinkers which we hear all the time.  BB There Is A Solution, p.20
Now these are commonplace observations on drinkers which we hear all the time.


22.
  ... drinkers who read this page will understand!  BB A Vision For You, p.151
Unhappy drinkers who read this page will understand!


23.
  ... drinkers who should have been fired long ...  BB To Employers, p.147
They often jeopardize their own positions by trying to help serious drinkers who should have been fired long ago, or else given an opportunity to get well.


24.
  ... drinkers who want to recover.  BB Working With Others, p.89
Perhaps you are not acquainted with any drinkers who want to recover.


25.
  ... drinkers, who were cursed (or perhaps blessed) ...  BB Doctor Bob's Nightmare, p.172
I seemed to be able to snap back the next morning better than most of my fellow drinkers, who were cursed (or perhaps blessed) with a great deal of morning-after nausea.


26.
  ... drinkers, who would be greatly insulted if ...  BB More About Alcoholism, p.33
Certain drinkers, who would be greatly insulted if called alcoholics, are astonished at their inability to stop.


27.
  Drinkers will not stand for it.  BB Working With Others, p.103
Drinkers will not stand for it.


28.
  ... drinkers will seize upon it, to follow ...  BB A Vision For You, p.153
Our hope is that when this chip of a book is launched on the world tide of alcoholism, defeated drinkers will seize upon it, to follow its suggestions.


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