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The second part of the book (whose content varies from edition to edition) is a collection of personal stories, in which alcoholics tell their stories of addiction and recovery. Frequently mentioned sections are: the "Twelve Steps", at the beginning of Chapter 5, "How It Works" the "Twelve Traditions", in the Appendix
Marty wrote her story (personal experience) "Women Suffer Too" in the Story Section of second through fourth editions of the Big Book of AA. Mann organized the National Committee for Education on Alcoholism (NCEA) in 1944.
Though AA usually avoids the term disease [citation needed], 1973 conference-approved literature said "we had the disease of alcoholism", [137] while Living Sober, published in 1975, contains several references to alcoholism as a disease, [138]: 23, 32, 40 including a chapter urging the reader to "Remember that alcoholism is an incurable ...
Society has long believed that addiction is a moral problem when it is, in fact, a very real disease with biological risk factors like genetics, psychological risk factors like early childhood ...
Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How More Than One Hundred Men Have Recovered from Alcoholism
Personal tools. Donate; Create account; Log in; ... Pages in category "Short stories about alcoholism" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
"The Fifth Step" takes place on a bench in Central Park.. Harold Jamieson is a 68-year old widower and retiree living in New York City.While reading the New York Times on a bench in Central Park one morning, he is approached by "Jack", an alcoholic salesman who is attempting to complete Alcoholics Anonymous' twelve-step program.
"Where I'm Calling From" is a short story by American author Raymond Carver. The story focuses on the effects of alcohol. Throughout this story Carver experiments with the use of quotation and meditates on the healing factors of storytelling. "Where I'm Calling From" was originally published by The New Yorker magazine in their March 15, 1982 issue.