AA celebrates 75 sober years

This week Alcoholics Anonymous is celebrating its 75th anniversary. Today's Irish Times carries a feature to mark the occasion.

Most people are only too aware of the damage that alcohol abuse can cause.

There is probably not a family in Ireland that is not touched by the demon drink.

AA traces its origins to June 10, 1935 the day when Dr Bill Smith had his last ever drink. He and businessman Bill Wilson met and talked about their drinking habits and experiences. Today the global fellowship is in 150 countries with a membership of two million.

On a personal note, up to last year I suppose I could say that I was a social drinker. Maybe on no more than three or four occasions I drank too much. But I would seldom if ever go out for a meal without having a glass of wine outside of Lent or Advent.

Then last year on June 12 I made a spontaneous decision to give up all alcoholic drink until a particular issued had been resolved. The year is up on Saturday and the issue has been resolved.
Surely it would be silly ever again to imbibe.