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November 1959

Hints On Avoiding the First Drink

The eighth of a series of "Beginners' Meetings"--to run from time to time--for newcomers to AA sobriety.

AT a recent closed meeting I took some notes which might be worth sharing with you. The general theme of that meeting concerned a wide variety of helpful suggestions for maintaining sobriety, particularly on how to avoid that first drink when the thought of it comes to mind or when it is offered by friend or foe.

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