Hi Stan,

Good on you for finding a copy of Three Talks to Medical Societies by Bill W.? There are more such pamphlets in our history to find and read.

Just thought that you would like to know the rest of the story about that pamphlet.? The General Service Conference, in 2017, considered the usefulness of that pamphlet to the medical community and the Conference Committee on Cooperation with the Professional Community recommended that the pamphlet be RETIRED as it was deemed to be no longer up to date with the medical community.? The General Service Conference agreed with the recommendation and directed the pamphlet be retired.? This pamphlet, and all other pamphlets which are no longer printed, are available for viewing at our Archives in our General Service Office in New York.

Many members look at all of our pamphlets as more information for their personal recovery, this is not the primary intent of so many pamphlets.? The General Service Conference often does direct the writing and production of pamphlets towards very specific occupations or groups of people in the hopes of better explaining how our program of recovery can be applied to their specific need or situation.

Yes, we have pamphlets directed to recovery? - such as Sponsorship, Traditions, Concepts, Medications and more.? We also have pamphlets directed to specific life situations - Young, women, native Americans, LGBTQ, Black and so on.? There are pamphlets for employers, corrections personnel, treatment workers and more.? Not all of our pamphlets are useful to any one individual, but all have a use somewhere in the universe.