Random Big Book Alcoholics Anonymous #essentialsofrecovery

But he found there was a Higher Power that had more faith in him than he had to himself. Thus, A.A. was born in Chicago. All of this changed when I went to college. I had to adapt to new associations and associates, and it seemed to be the smart thing to drink and smoke. I confined drinking to weekends, and drank normally in college and for several years thereafter. He Sold Himself Short - p. 258