The sobering truth
Subtitle: what you don't know can kill you
By: Jeff Herten
Publisher: Sobering Truth Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: [Place of publication not identified]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 342
ISBN-13: 9780615378466
Subjects: Drinking of alcoholic beverages; Alcohol; Physiological effect; Alcoholics; Alcoholism; Complications; Psychological aspects; Carcinogenicity; Social aspects
Description: "For over thirty years, author Dr. Jeff Herten was a high-functioning alcoholic--one who drinks every day, yet continues to lead a productive, successful life. Now he shares his first-hand knowledge of how alcohol can destroy lives--as it nearly destroyed his. Alcohol is the single greatest social ill in the United States. It affects us not only emotionally but physically. Alcohol may lead to deadly cancers of the breast, colon, esophagus, and liver. It rots our bones, corrodes our stomach lining, erodes our memories, and suppresses our immune systems. The sobering truth explores the numerous facets of alcohol consumption in the United States, including the risks, the behaviors associated with alcohol, and the innocent victims of alcohol abuse. But it also offers hope for those wishing to become sober and recommends resources to help them turn their lives around. Frank and honest, the sobering truth is a must-read for every spouse, parent, child, employer, physician, and counselor whose life is touched by alcohol. It may be just the wake-up call you need"--Page 4 of cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.