The Alcoholism and Addiction Cure: The Cure Program
"Hi Chris, I have had a problem with drinking much of my life. In 1980, I was able to not drink through AA but stop going to meetings and after 8 years thought I could just have 1 drink. That one drink was 20 years ago, and as you may have guessed it was a lot more than 1 drink! After particular bad bouts of drinking, I would swear off and try AA again only to find that the “magic” was gone and my drinking seemed to escalate. My wife was ready to leave, my life was becoming to be resolving itself to a life of loneliness, just me and the bottle du jour. I saw your book in the NY Times and read it and believed every word of it. I wanted you to know I have been working “the cure program” (TCM, Acupuncture, Clinical Psychologist, Spirituality, etc..) and it has been 6 weeks today since I have had a drink. The desire has left me and I wanted you to know how much I appreciate your book and your bold stance on curing vs hanging by a thread. I am certain you have had your share of criticism with the non-AA stance. I even got it from my initial visit with a clinical Psy. Anyways, thank you for my sobriety and thanks for having the guts to say what needed to be said.
