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The rule of HALT is a reminder that can help us all along the road to recovery - The Essence of AA

AS ADJUNCTS to AA's spiritual program and meetings, there are clichés, systems, gimmicks, and a myriad of other tricks that have been used by AA members down through the years to maintain sobriety. I, for one, strongly uphold the application of the foremost of these, the "Rule of HALT," not only for the new member, but for the old-timer as well. Further, I sincerely feel this simple rule to be too often ignored or passed over lightly.

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