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A New—But the Same—Addiction

He was a garden variety alcoholic, not a drug addict. Or so he thought

My AA journey began on April 15, 1989, and what a journey it's been. In those early years, only alcoholism could be discussed at AA meetings. Narcotics Anonymous (NA) was in its infancy and cross-addicted AAs had to "hide" their drug history. Since drugs were not a part of my story, it didn't seem to affect me at all. But, all that changed when, unexpectedly, I was faced with my own terrible drug addiction.

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