In the author's own search for sobriety and as a therapist he found many ideas that worked and many that did not and he shares this experience. As an alcohlic who has been sober for 19 years and as a counselor of persons suffering from substance abuse, he knows many of the problems -- problems that he will help you address. You will value this book not only for its readability, but for its value in alleviating the hurt from substance abuse.