Review of Sober for Good

Are you concerned about your drinking? Wondering if it is becoming a problem? Questioning, if I do have a drinking problem – then what? Or perhaps concerned about a loved one’s drinking? Then this book is for you. Author Anne Fletcher, having overcome her own drinking problem, interviewed over 200 “masters” who overcame drinking problems about what worked for them. She allows readers to learn from her interviewees’ experience – from determining whether drinking has become a problem to deciding what to do about it to building a life that doesn’t revolve around alcohol – and supplements the masters’ stories with findings from the most up-to-date research on recovery from drinking problems. The result is a highly readable book that covers a wide variety of approaches to quitting (or, in rare cases, moderating) drinking. The author handles controversial issues, such as moderate drinking or alternatives to the traditional AA approach, carefully and evenhandedly. There is also an excellent chapter on what family and friends can do to help.

Deborah H. A. Van Horn, Ph. D. - July 12, 2002