Sober for good : new solutions for drinking problems--advice from those who have succeeded /
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| Author / Creator: | Fletcher, Anne M. |
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| Imprint: | Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2001. |
| Description: | xxi, 324 pages ; 23 cm |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11340933 |
| Summary: | Finally someone has gone straight to the real experts: hundreds of men and women who have resolved a drinking problem. Best-selling author Anne M. Fletcher asked them a simple question: how did you do it? The result: the first completely unbiased guide for problem drinkers, which shatters long-held assumptions about alcohol recovery.<br> <br> Myth #1: AA is the only way to get sober.<br> Reality: More than half of the people Fletcher found recovered without AA.<br> <br> Myth #2: You can't get sober on your own.<br> Reality: Many people got sober by themselves.<br> <br> Myth #3: To get sober, you have to admit you're an alcoholic.<br> Reality: Many people -- even some with very serious drinking problems -- recovered without calling themselves alcoholics.<br> <br> Myth # 4: One drink inevitably leads right back to the bottle.<br> Reality: A small number of people find they can have an occasional drink.<br> <br> Myth #5: There's nothing you can do for someone with a drinking problem until he or she is ready.<br> Reality: Family and friends can make a big difference if they know how to help.<br> <br> Weaving together the success stories of ordinary people and the latest scientific research on the subject, Fletcher uncovers a simple truth: no single path to sobriety is right for every individual. There are many ways to get sober -- and stay sober.<br> The most comprehensive book on alcohol recovery available, SOBER FOR GOOD includes * motivational strategies from former problem drinkers * suggestions on what to do if you're not ready to quit * advice for family and friends of problem drinkers * a complete "Consumer Guide" to the many recovery options -- how to find what's right for you.<br> SOBER FOR GOOD is for anyone who has ever struggled not to drink, coped with someone who has a drinking problem, or secretly wondered, "Do I drink too much?"<br> <br> An award-winning health and medical journalist, Anne M. Fletcher is the author of the best-selling THIN FOR LIFE and EATING THIN FOR LIFE. She is the former executive editor of the Tufts University Health & Nutrition Letter and a former contributing editor to Prevention magazine. |
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| Physical Description: | xxi, 324 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-310) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0395912016 9780395912010 0618219072 9780618219070 |