History
This old friend of Bill W's, drinking buddy, came and sat with him in the kitchen and was sober.
Who is Ebby Thatcher?
The hospital where Bill was treated for alcoholism.
What is Towns Hospital, NY?
The action of alcohol on chronic alcoholics
What is a manifestation of an allergy?
pg xxviii
To show other alcoholics precisely how we have recovered.
What is The main purpose of this book?
That we be convinced of this is the first requirement
What is any life run on self will can hardly be a success?
Pg 60
This guy wrote the drs opinion
who is Dr William Silkworth?
The city where Dr. Bob and Bill W. met.
What is Akron, OH?
We who have suffered alcoholic torture must believe
What is the body of the alcoholic is quite as abnormal as her mind?
pg xxvi
The alcoholic drug addict has no effective mental defense against this
What is the first drink/drug?
Selfishness, self centeredness that we think is
What is the root of my troubles?
Co founder of AA
Dr Silkworths patient,
married to Lois.
New York stock broker
Who is Bill W
The three sides of the Triangle – AA’s three legacies.
What are Unity, Service and Recovery?
Unless they can experience this, there is very little hope of their recovery
What is the physic change?
pg xxix
The basic text is referred as
What is the 1st 164 pages?
this is the thought that pushes out all other rational thoughts to not use
What is the mental obsession?
June 10th, 1935
What is AA's birthday and Dr. Bob's sober date?
Alcoholics Anonymous 1st edition was published this year.
What is 1939?
This is why men and women essentially drink
What is the effect produced by alcohol?
pg xxviii
The fact is for most alcoholics, for reasons obscure have lost this
What is the power of choice in drink?
pg 24
This is the allergy that I have to alcohol/drugs, the abnormal reaction
What is the phenomenon of craving?
This was Bill's sponsor
Who is Edwin Thatcher?
Published in 1939, this is the common name for the text from which our fellowship gets its name.
daily double the nickname
What is Alcoholics Anonymous?
Daily double big book
These women were not drinking to escape, they were drinking to overcome this
What is a craving beyond their mental control?
pgxxx
In "There is a solution" it states further on this will be given showing how we have recovered.
What is clear cut directions?
pg 29
This ensures immunity more than anything else
what is helping another alcoholic /addict?