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July 1995

Victor E.

For thirty-three years...has wanted to drink in almost every issue of the Grapevine--and every time has changed his mind. One AA offers this perspective on Victor's continuing dilemma.

Why would I drink again--even think about drinking--when I've gained so much from sobriety? Yet I've been there--that moment when my thirst for escape blotted out my sober perspective. Usually these times are only brief flares, but they remind me that my reprieve is daily; I am not cured.

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