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Alcoholism Recovery Program

My entire world was the bars, the booze, the boys.

When I drink I break out in handcuffs.

Besides asking who is in their first 30 days, we should also ask who is in their last 30 days.

I used God whenever I needed something, basically like a Higher Power of the hour.

The cemetery is full of people who are too smart for A.A.

I always added a tiny bit of orange juice to my vodka. I was trained as a dietician and it seemed like a good idea.

It was explained to me that A.A. would not open the gates of heaven to let me in—but it would open the gates of hell so that I could get out.