Addictive Drinking

by Clark Vaughn and Clark Vaughan

The #1 program that really works. Addictive Drinking , the road to recovery for problem drinkers and those who love them. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140069690
• ISBN13: 9780140069693
• Release Date: April 1984
• Publisher: Penguin Group
• Length: 317 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

26 Years Ago This Book Saved My Life

Addictive Drinking tells a problem drinker or alcoholic what to do to save himself. Vaughan writes about the pros and cons of AA and gives good advice on how to deal with some of the more controversial aspects and why to keep going to meetings. I read the first printing of this book 26 years ago, went to my first AA meeting and have not had a drink since. My life was a disaster in 1982 and since then I have been happy and prosperous. The reason I did not leave AA like so many do was because of the wisdom in Addictive Drinking. Vaughan writes from the perspective of someone who has "been there" and who has counseled others who have drinking problems. He give nuts and bolts advice as well as qualified opinions of how to treat the disease of alcoholism. The book saved my life.

Best book ever written for the troubled drinker!

It is very unfortunate that this book is now out of print. I have read many books on troubled drinking, and either they were too optimistic, or too pessimistic. Mr. Vaughan's book is the only one that really tells it like it is, and that provides a clear, do-able program for recovery. He doesn't demand that you attend a certain number of meetings (although he doesn't deny that they can be helpful in very many cases), nor does he insist on your belief in a higher power. Like the remarkably effective "SmokEnders" program for smokers (which also, sadly, doesn't seem to exist any more), his methodology provides numerous alternative strategies that you can employ simultaneously---so that if one doesn't work for you, or if you "slip" with that one, there is always a safety net of other strategies that, combined, can see you through the crisis. The good news is that numerous copies of this book are still available, at very low prices, from third-party sellers. I strongly recommend that ANYONE who has even the slightest question at the bottom of his or her heart about whether or not they are really a troubled drinker should immediately order a copy of this wise and amazing book, before it is no more.