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      Young & Sober

      Stories by Those Who Found AA Early

       From the Pages of AA Grapevine

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       AA Grapevine, Inc.

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      The Best of Bill (& eBook)

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      I Am Responsible: The Hand of AA

      The Home Group: Heartbeat of AA

      Emotional Sobriety: The Next Frontier (& eBook)

      Spiritual Awakenings II (& eBook)

      In Our Own Words: Stories of Young AAs in Recovery

      Beginners' Book

      Voices of Long-Term Sobriety

      A Rabbit Walks into a Bar

      Step by Step: Real AAs, Real Recovery (& eBook)

      Emotional Sobriety II: The Next Frontier (& eBook)

      In Spanish

      El Lenguaje del Corazón

      Lo Mejor de Bill (& eBook)

      Lo Mejor de La Viña

      El Grupo Base: Corazón de AA

      In French

      Les meilleurs articles de Bill

      Le Langage du cœur

      Le Groupe d'attache : Le battement du cœur des AA

      Young & Sober

      Stories by Those Who Found AA Early

       From the Pages of AA Grapevine

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AA Preamble

      Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women

       who share their experience, strength and hope

       with each other that they may solve their common problem

       and help others to recover from alcoholism.

      The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking.

       There are no dues or fees for AA membership;

       we are self-supporting through our own contributions.

       AA is not allied with any sect, denomination, politics, organization

       or institution; does not wish to engage in any controversy,

       neither endorses nor opposes any causes.

      Our primary purpose is to stay sober

       and help other alcoholics to achieve sobriety.

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      Contents

       AA Preamble

       Welcome

      CHAPTER ONE

       What It Was Like, What Happened Their drinking careers weren't long­—but long enough

       Noticed October 2007

       Teen Nightmare October 2011

       Wiped Out June 1997

       Preamble to Recovery May 1975

       Homeless Bound November 2008

       Nothing Left to Lose March 1997

       The Only Failure March 1981

       Someday I'll Be Cured January 2003

      CHAPTER TWO

       I Earned My Seat Young, but no less an alcoholic

       A Teenager's Tears of Hope October 2002

       All in the Same Boat February 1987

       Twenty-One and In Trouble Again July 2003

       Young and In Pain July 2003

       Wanted May 1997

       A Fresh Introduction to Hell July 1998

       How Bad Is Bad Enough? October 2003

       Haven't You Had Enough? August 1999

       Reaching Teens February 2001

       Seventeen and Sober January 1978

      CHAPTER THREE

       The Next Generation Growing up around AA is no guarantee against alcoholism

       A Program Baby November 1994

       Heads Up October 1998

       When I Was Sixteen, I Was Ready January 1978

       Second-Generation AA October 1980

       Blessed with the Memory of My Pain January 1996