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‘A new dimension’
There was a time when many of us believed that
alcohol was the only thing that made life bearable.
We could not even dream of a life without drink-
ing. Today, through the A.A. program, we do not
feel that we have been deprived of anything.
Rather, we have been freed and find that a new
dimension has been added to our lives. We have
new friends, new horizons, and new attitudes.
After years of despair and frustration, many of us
feel that we have really begun to live for the first
time. We enjoy sharing that new life with anyone
who is still suffering from alcoholism, as we once
suffered, and who seeks a way out of the darkness
and into the light.
Alcoholism is one of the major American health
problems. It has been estimated that millions of
men and women continue to suffer, perhaps
unnecessarily, from this progressive illness. As
members of A.A. we welcome the opportunity to
share our experience in arresting this illness with
anyone who seeks help. We appreciate that noth-
ing we can say will have any real meaning until the
alcoholic personally is ready to admit as we once
did, “Alcohol has me licked, and I want help.”

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