I. Alcoholics Drink in Moderation? Alcoholics drink moderately? Is that ever possible? Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.) has an adage. It’s “once  a pickle, never again a cucumber.” That expresses A.A.’s belief that an alcoholic will always be alcoholic. That an alcoholic can never go back to drinking in moderation. A.A. asserts that “Because the illness progresses in … Continue reading Alcoholics Drink Moderately? Is That Ever Possible? Important Facts