One More Round: My Journey Through Addiction, Rock Bottom, and the Road to Recovery

By John Marks

What if your first drink set off a chain of events that nearly destroyed everything-but also became the spark that saved your life?

I was the starting quarterback in high school. Parties, friends, the world ahead of me. My first drink felt harmless, even electric-like liquid courage. But what began as weekend fun turned into years of daily rum, blackouts, lies, and waking up in hospital beds with tubes in my arms. Alcohol promised connection, confidence, and escape-but it delivered only isolation, broken trust, and a body and mind on the edge of collapse.

This is my story of spiraling from "functioning" alcoholic to rock bottom-and fighting my way back.

But One More Round isn't just a memoir. It's also a toolbox for anyone battling addiction or supporting someone who is. Each chapter combines:

Memoir: Raw, unfiltered storytelling from my own journey through addiction, withdrawal, treatment, and rebuilding my life.

Science: Plain-spoken explanations of how alcohol hijacks the brain, damages the body, and deceives the mind.

Tools for Recovery: Practical exercises, journaling prompts, and strategies that readers can use immediately to stay sober-one day at a time.

Whether you're in early recovery, questioning your drinking, or walking alongside someone you love, this book will give you both the truth about alcohol and the hope of freedom.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FQCCMCH7
• ISBN13: 9798262266753
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"