SBR: Many people do not know that the founders of the program use the Big Book to describe the different kinds of people in the program.

 On page 20, starting in the fifth paragraph, it says, "Moderate drinkers have little trouble in giving up liquor entirely if they have good reason for it. They can take it or leave it alone." It goes on to say, "Then we have a certain type of hard drinker. He may have the habit badly enough to gradually impair him physically and mentally. It may cause him to die a few years before his time. If a sufficiently strong reason--ill health, falling in love, change of environment, or the warning of a doctor--becomes operative, this man can also stop or moderate, although he may find it difficult and troublesome and may even need medical attention." On page 21, in the first paragraph, the pioneers then ask the question: "But what about the real alcoholic?

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