Originally Posted by
sugarbear1 
In that case, I've been sober since 1986 with a few "slips" in between.
Thanks for posting this!
When people ask me, "how long I've been in the program?" I respond 8 years. Technically, Aug. 2004 is when I attended my first AA meeting. I was not only "in and out" of the program, I even attended & chaired a meeting intoxicated. But the last 2 years I have made great improvements in regards to sobriety.