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July 1972

Carrying the Message

Addict and alcoholic

The question that J. S. raised in the "Dual Problem" letter (April issue) has been asked ever since I have been in AA, and I suspect that it goes back to 1935. What can we discuss at AA meetings? Can I deal with a pill problem? Can I talk about sex? What about gambling? What about, problems with my teenage children? If we started eliminating problems and setting up a list of those which we cannot talk about, we would end up with silent meetings.

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