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August 1984

What Goes Up Must Come Down

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HAVE YOU noticed that alcoholics generally come equipped with a lot of unrealized potential? Whether they are still drinking or have been sober for many years, most of them talk of golden career opportunities they bungled because of drinking bouts or "bad breaks." In fact, many AAs in their autumn years still entertain secret hopes of pursuing shining careers to which they believe their talents entitle them: "After all, Colonel Sanders did it. Why shouldn't I?"

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