Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #30220 in Books
• Published on: 2008-01-14
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 289 pages

Review
One of the most constructive, practical books on alcohol I've seen. --Marilyn Warnick, Books Editor at The Mail on Sunday

First class...provides real practical help to those who have succumbed in various ways to heavy drinking. How to beat it personally and the appropriate reactions of family and wider society are all very well set out. --Professor Roger Williams, CBE, Director of the Institute of Hepatology, International Centre For Research Into Liver Disorders

Reads extremely well and is highly informative...should help those who are not yet severely dependent but who are starting to get that way. --Dr Francis Keaney, Consultant Addiction Psychiatrist, National Addiction Centre

Professor Roger Williams, CBE, Director of the Institute of Hepatology, International Centre For Research Into Liver Disorders
"How to beat it personally and the appropriate reactions of family and wider society are all very well set out."

Dr Francis Keaney, Consultant Addiction Psychiatrist, National Addiction Centre
"Reads extremely well and is highly informative...should help those who are not yet severely dependent but who are starting to get that way."

Customer Reviews

A great start to your journey
I was "sick and tired of waking up sick and tired" (to quote Mr. Waylon Jennings) ... and just wanted to stop this extremely unhealthy and anti-social cycle. I picked up this book because it appeared to be written in a style I would enjoy.

I kept drinking even after reading the book, but it weighed on my mind and was working away behind the scenes for a couple of months. One day, about two months ago, I said this is it... i want to choose the health benefits of sobriety. I want to get my energy back. I think the book served as a strong marker on my path to finally making that choice. So maybe it will for you as well.

I am now aware of how very very very lucky I am that I apparently am not addicted to alcohol. I simply had developed extremely bad habits over the years. In fact I strongly related to Helen's background. and because, thank god, i didn't have the body addiction to deal with, which means you can't just quit without medical guidance, I was able to just stop my drinking.

The book laid out the very clear picture of the benefits of NOT drinking. From health and social aspects - to the costs, both moneywise and time that it steals from your life.

For those who have developed bad habits, and have had the quantity of alcohol intake increase year after year, or have become anti-social with this bad habit - I think you will find this book a good accelerator for getting onto the road to good health.

For those who must strive to stop and deal with the addiction, I imagine this book would be a great gift to receive, or a 'first' book on the path of reading many others. It has great lists of UK resources, with explanations of what they provide.

Another way to focus on the problem of drink
A readable volume which gives an collection of ideas into the methods of combating alcoholism, a useful if not new read on an old subject.

Hope
This book will help give you some hope if you know someone with an alcohol problem or if you are looking for ansas yourself. Alcohol abuse whether it's your own or someone else's can get you very low and having some info about why someone can develop a problem can shed light into what can be a lonely place for everyone involved. Not everyone wants to address their problem and there are different ways to do it + there are no guarantees but there having hope is an important part of recovery and I think you find it in this book.