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Table 1 The interview guidelines

From: An ongoing process: A qualitative study of how the alcohol-dependent free themselves of addiction through progressive abstinence

For alcohol-dependent inpatients

For AA members

Would you please talk about your first drinking experience?

How long have you been sober?

What happened the first time you got drunk?

Can you describe the feeling when you were experiencing a craving for alcohol, but eventually overcame it?

What situations lead you to drink?

How do you overcome this craving?

How do long periods of drinking impact upon you?

What made you quit drinking?

Have you ever wanted to stop drinking?

When did you quit drinking?

What do you do to try to stop drinking?

How do you stay sober and avoid a relapse?

What is the result?

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