Prescription for a Good Life
May 2026 | How the steps changed my life | Featured Section

Prescription for a Good Life

A doctor who once lost his license for drinking discovers a wonderful new life through the Twelve Steps

I was pleasantly surprised when I discovered at age 11 that hard liquor eased that feeling of not fitting in and quenched a burgeoning angst. I blacked out the first time I got drunk. That this was an inauspicious beginning was not clear to me until much later. 

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