Originally Posted by
bbthumper 
Yup. Had may last drink on 7/17/08. First shot at it. Recovered through AA. Relapse is certainly not necessary. Learn from other people's mistakes
I did that too...My first attempt at AA July 1st 2011....I have learned from letting other people do my research. I did make one half assed attempt on my own about 10 years before....It didn't work out too good.