- Taschenbuch: 342 Seiten
- Verlag: Sobering Truth Press (22. Juli 2010)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0615378463
- ISBN-13: 978-0615378466
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 22,6 x 15,2 x 1,8 cm
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 1.294.526 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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For over thirty years, author Jeff Herten,MD 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 buy physically. 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 to 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.
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Alcohol is Poison... Really.
7. Oktober 2010
Format:Taschenbuch
This is a reworking and enhancement of Herten's earlier =An Uncommon Drunk=. This time around, the author has moved all of the material on the many physiologically destructive effects of even limited consumption of alcohol to the first 25 chapters.
I don't know how many regular drinkers will make it through the first 142 pages, but for those who finally find themselves in such environments as the "professionals track" at the Betty Ford Center or The Meadows, it would seem to make useful "required reading."
Herten pulls no punches. Regardless of what the wine flacks say about it being good for humans in small amounts, alcohol is toxic. It is a poison. The body metabolizes it into something similar to fingernail polish remover and paint thinner.
Consumed in even moderate amounts over sufficient time, one should expect to have to contract some degree of cellular degeneration. In straightforward lay language, Herten allows us to see that degeneration in detail in the cardiovascular system, skeletal tissue, immune system, gastrointestinal system, central and peripheral nervous systems, liver, pancreas, kidneys, and elsewhere.
The committed reader will come away knowing why ardent drinkers are often as depressed, sleepless, agitated, dispeptic, diabetic, cancerous and otherwise "sick and tired" as the hundreds of them I have seen in one treatment facility or another in the past 25 years.
Herten does not examine Khantsian's self-medication thesis nor Shaffer's reward-and-reinforcement schematic here; I would like to have seen a few pages on those topics in a book like this. Maybe in his next "edition."
Nevertheless, =TST= is likely to be another useful tool for medical professionals dealing with medical professionals, as well as for substance abuse counselors who need a refresher course on the pathophysiology of EToH abuse.
RG, Psy.D.
I don't know how many regular drinkers will make it through the first 142 pages, but for those who finally find themselves in such environments as the "professionals track" at the Betty Ford Center or The Meadows, it would seem to make useful "required reading."
Herten pulls no punches. Regardless of what the wine flacks say about it being good for humans in small amounts, alcohol is toxic. It is a poison. The body metabolizes it into something similar to fingernail polish remover and paint thinner.
Consumed in even moderate amounts over sufficient time, one should expect to have to contract some degree of cellular degeneration. In straightforward lay language, Herten allows us to see that degeneration in detail in the cardiovascular system, skeletal tissue, immune system, gastrointestinal system, central and peripheral nervous systems, liver, pancreas, kidneys, and elsewhere.
The committed reader will come away knowing why ardent drinkers are often as depressed, sleepless, agitated, dispeptic, diabetic, cancerous and otherwise "sick and tired" as the hundreds of them I have seen in one treatment facility or another in the past 25 years.
Herten does not examine Khantsian's self-medication thesis nor Shaffer's reward-and-reinforcement schematic here; I would like to have seen a few pages on those topics in a book like this. Maybe in his next "edition."
Nevertheless, =TST= is likely to be another useful tool for medical professionals dealing with medical professionals, as well as for substance abuse counselors who need a refresher course on the pathophysiology of EToH abuse.
RG, Psy.D.
3 von 3 Kunden fanden die folgende Rezension hilfreich
A thoughtful advisory that shouldn't be missed
11. November 2010
Format:Taschenbuch
Even when you have it under control, it can still kill you. "The Sobering Truth: What You Don't Know Can Kill You" draws on Dr. Jeff Herten's own experiences as a high-functioning alcoholic, where it seemed he didn't let it take control of his life. But even without obvious signs of abuse, his life was slowly falling apart, and Herten warns readers that it doesn't have to be obvious to be a problem. "The Sobering Truth" is a thoughtful advisory that shouldn't be missed.
2 von 2 Kunden fanden die folgende Rezension hilfreich
A Must Read
9. Dezember 2010
Format:Taschenbuch
Dr. Jeff Herten's book, "The Sobering Truth", is a valuable and necessary addition to the thoughtful person's library. Too often in today's world, the perils of alcohol are overlooked, sneered at or dismissed.
We are bombarded with the glossy, manufactured image of the drinker surrounded by alluring members of the opposite sex, expensive or exotic locales or deliriously happy sports fans. The message is clear: consume our product and you, too, can have all this.
And, too often, the public buys into this image. What adult wouldn't want to achieve all those unfulfilled pipe dreams hidden away since adolescence? These false illusions disguise the deadly aftermath of the consumption of booze.
Binge drinking among college students has reached epidemic proportions, with several deaths by alcohol poisoning reported in the media. Ask those who live near off-campus housing or the local police about the problem.
Carefully, logically and in clear language Dr. Herten explains the insidious effects of alcohol on the human body-all of it. He relates the specific damage that occurs when the functions of particular organs are attacked and eroded by liquor. Carefully avoiding impossible-to-pronounce medical terms, he presents a compelling case for the need for everyone to recognize these dangers.
Jeff Herten brings two-fold expertise to the book: He is a highly respected dermatologist, dermatopathologist and medical school professor; and a former high-functioning alcoholic. His story of slipping into the hazy area of addiction is compelling and the reader can easily see danger hidden in the socially acceptable, even desirable, lure of the casual cocktail or beer.
Herten never whines, but rather presents in an honest and straightforward manner the sequence of his casual drinking that led to the recognition of his problem. The reader clearly understands how his condition was hidden from colleagues, family and self. Alcoholism, he says, often lies hidden, and always is the subject of fierce denial.
Dr. Herten not only presents the perils of drinking, but presents a path to recovery. His easy-to-read book, "The Sobering Truth", provides a valuable addition to the thinking person's library and bank of knowledge. It is an honest, courageous and well-written book.
Mary Moses, author of "The Mill" and "The Family"
We are bombarded with the glossy, manufactured image of the drinker surrounded by alluring members of the opposite sex, expensive or exotic locales or deliriously happy sports fans. The message is clear: consume our product and you, too, can have all this.
And, too often, the public buys into this image. What adult wouldn't want to achieve all those unfulfilled pipe dreams hidden away since adolescence? These false illusions disguise the deadly aftermath of the consumption of booze.
Binge drinking among college students has reached epidemic proportions, with several deaths by alcohol poisoning reported in the media. Ask those who live near off-campus housing or the local police about the problem.
Carefully, logically and in clear language Dr. Herten explains the insidious effects of alcohol on the human body-all of it. He relates the specific damage that occurs when the functions of particular organs are attacked and eroded by liquor. Carefully avoiding impossible-to-pronounce medical terms, he presents a compelling case for the need for everyone to recognize these dangers.
Jeff Herten brings two-fold expertise to the book: He is a highly respected dermatologist, dermatopathologist and medical school professor; and a former high-functioning alcoholic. His story of slipping into the hazy area of addiction is compelling and the reader can easily see danger hidden in the socially acceptable, even desirable, lure of the casual cocktail or beer.
Herten never whines, but rather presents in an honest and straightforward manner the sequence of his casual drinking that led to the recognition of his problem. The reader clearly understands how his condition was hidden from colleagues, family and self. Alcoholism, he says, often lies hidden, and always is the subject of fierce denial.
Dr. Herten not only presents the perils of drinking, but presents a path to recovery. His easy-to-read book, "The Sobering Truth", provides a valuable addition to the thinking person's library and bank of knowledge. It is an honest, courageous and well-written book.
Mary Moses, author of "The Mill" and "The Family"
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