In the UK 36 million people in the UK are regular drinkers,
2 million are heavy drinkers and 1 million men and women in Britain have,
or have had, a serious drinking problem.
This book explains how alcohol can have a variety of harmful as well as
pleasant effects. It gives guidance on how to change a drinking pattern
and succeed – whether by cutting down or abstaining from alcohol completely.
Understanding the effects and the pitfalls of dependence will give you a
better relationship with alcohol.
Dr Jonathan Chick is a consultant psychiatrist
at the Alcohol Problems Clinic, Royal Edinburgh Hospital. His practice and
research into the early recognition and treatment of problem drinking are
acknowledged worldwide. Dr Chick has advised government departments in the
USA, Canada, Australia and Britain.
