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Web Exclusive: I Choose Not to Drink

The Third Tradition's concept of a desire to stop drinking kept him sober one day at a time for 35 years

I quit drinking on September 1, 1976. Though it was a long time ago, it was the most important moment in my life. At the time, I was 26 years old, had a wonderful supporting wife and a beautiful baby girl, a job, and yet, I was a drunk. My last day out drinking began ordinarily enough.

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