Facts about alcohol and alcoholism
Packed with practical advice and the latest information, this book finds solutions to alcoholism, binge drinking and other forms of alcohol abuse.
Its easy-to-read style takes you step-by-step through diagnosing the problem; understanding its physical effects; breaking behavioural patterns and getting treatment, giving you all the facts about alcohol and alcoholism.
Support for children with alcoholic parents and guidance for those living with an alcoholic is also included.
Whether it’s you, or a friend or colleague with the problem or someone you love or live with, this book gives you all the alcohol abuse facts and help you need to stop the damage and chaos caused by problem drinking.
There is a way to combat the problem of alcohol addiction and this book will surely help.
Alcoholism - The Family Guide is by Samantha Harrington-Lowe. Samantha owns an event management company and is a journalist, she has first-hand experience of alcoholism as the daughter of an alcoholic mother who died when Sam was eighteen. She hopes this book might make a difference to anyone affected by alcohol abuse.
Page count: 96
Chapter headings: Introduction, What is Alcoholism?, Spotting the Problem, Alcoholism and the Family, Teenage and Underage Drinking, What Happens to Your Body?, Dealing with the Reality, Help for Children, Sorting it Out, The Recovery Options, The Future, Help List.
Publication date: June 2008
Click here to download the first chapter of Alcoholism - The Family Guide
ISBN number: 978-1-86144-050-1
Reviews of Alcoholism - The Family Guide
'This family guide will take you step-by-step through the facts about problem drinking; its signs, symptoms, physical effects and how to get help. You’ll learn about how to break behavioural patterns, how to diagnose the problem and how to cope with problem drinking in the family.'
Straight Talk, The Alcohol Concern Quarterly Magazine.
