If Sobriety Is Not Enough

MY BEGINNING in AA came after eighteen years of drinking whatever was available, on a daily basis. It also followed six trips to a hospital, where I heard about AA mostly from other inmates. I did attend a couple of meetings, but AA wasn't for me--I had no problem with booze. I lost jobs; there were wife-beatings; the family went; the house was lost; there was trouble with the police. The local prosecutor aimed me at AA; the judge agreed; my sister was happy.