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June 1973

Help for the High-bottom

Convulsions and delirium tremens are not necessarily requirements for membership

MY NAME is Art. I'm a high-bottom alcoholic. There are more and more of us coming into AA these days. I've found that a few old-timers don't like it; one told me I couldn't possibly get sober in AA, because I hadn't been through either convulsions or delirium tremens. I'm sorry to disappoint him. The fact is--I like it.

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