Every
Silver Lining Has a Cloud: Relapse and the Symptoms of Sobriety
has been recognized as an Award-Winning
Finalist in the Health:
Addiction/Recovery
category of the
2013 USA Best Book Awards, sponsored by USA Book News. Using
startling statistics and
fresh
medical
discoveries interwoven
with his personal account of the
disease of
alcoholism, author
Scott Stevens
relays
the
symptoms of sobriety, key stressors that lead to relapse and success
factors that help keep relapse at bay. The result is an
award-winning
non-fiction
book with
a
unique, bold
take
on sobriety and
is a must-read
for alcoholics
in any stage of recovery and their
loved
ones.
According
to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and
Alcoholism, 21.9 percent
of women and 42.3 percent
of men have
three
or more drinks on a “typical drinking day.” Every
person with an alcohol use disorder affects, on average, another
eight people. Alcohol
is the leading
drug of abuse in the United States and
the third-leading cause of death.
Nine
of ten ex-drinkers relapse: Stevens answers 'Why would anyone return
to the misery?'
Many recovery books are written either like clinical texts or they're by accredited experts, not alcoholics. Stevens is a health writer with more than 120 alcoholism articles, archived on his site, alcohologist.com. However, with Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud: Relapse and the Symptoms of Sobriety, he admits he's had to “eat his own cooking.” A mutual fund executive by day, Stevens once had a two-liters-a-day whiskey problem. “I wanted to tell how relapse feels. You don't need a Ph.D. to read it. I felt it was important to include real experience plus the clinical research. Using my own story let me say to alcoholics, 'I'm just like you. I have been through the emotions, from anger to joy, before and after quitting.' The message in the back third of the book gives compelling medical reasons to not drink in the first place and why non-alcoholics should care. The material leading up to it is research I wish I knew during my struggles.”
Many recovery books are written either like clinical texts or they're by accredited experts, not alcoholics. Stevens is a health writer with more than 120 alcoholism articles, archived on his site, alcohologist.com. However, with Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud: Relapse and the Symptoms of Sobriety, he admits he's had to “eat his own cooking.” A mutual fund executive by day, Stevens once had a two-liters-a-day whiskey problem. “I wanted to tell how relapse feels. You don't need a Ph.D. to read it. I felt it was important to include real experience plus the clinical research. Using my own story let me say to alcoholics, 'I'm just like you. I have been through the emotions, from anger to joy, before and after quitting.' The message in the back third of the book gives compelling medical reasons to not drink in the first place and why non-alcoholics should care. The material leading up to it is research I wish I knew during my struggles.”
USA Book News, the premier magazine featuring mainstream and independent
publishing houses, announced the 2013 USA Best Books Awards honorees
Nov.
14. Jeffrey Keen, President and CEO of USA Book News, said the tenth annual
contest yielded over 1,500 entries. “The results represent a
phenomenal mix of books and traversed the publishing landscape: St.
Martin’s Press, Random House, Simon & Schuster, Penguin, and
hundreds of independents.”
Stevens is an independent author. Keen adds, “Our success begins
with the enthusiastic participation of authors and publishers and
continues with our distinguished panel of industry judges with
extensive
editorial, PR, marketing, and design expertise.”
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