Dry January 18, 2014

"One of the differences between alcoholism and most other chronic diseases that is so difficult to communicate is that with alcoholism, when you are the sickest and most acute, you don't feel sick because you are getting alcohol."

Dry January is an important initiative to stay alcohol-free and reduce the risks of harm caused by alcohol.  Each day's calendar page can be found on the Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud Facebook page and on Twitter @AlcoholAuthor. See more about quitting in 2014 on a feature at All That's Written.

Does quitting really make a difference? Doctors at Boston U think so. As pointed out in this Futurity article and in Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud, the cancer risk from alcohol is very real. (http://www.futurity.org/don%E2%80%99t-ignore-the-risks-of-moderate-drinking/)

www.alcohologist.com

Details on the third literary award for Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud, plus the new radio interview replay is available at alcohologist.com... and please read the new interview with Scott Stevens at Christoph Fisher Books.  Mr. Fisher is an acclaimed international historical fiction novelist from the UK

Dry January 17, 2014

"A person who is antisocial without the alcohol is not the same as someone who has had antisocial behavior only while drinking.  The two require different treatment. There isn't a one-size-fits-all answer."

Dry January is an important initiative to stay alcohol-free and reduce the risks of harm caused by alcohol.  Each day's calendar page can be found on the Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud Facebook page and on Twitter @AlcoholAuthor. See more about quitting in 2014 on a feature at All That's Written.

Does quitting really make a difference? Doctors at Boston U think so. As pointed out in this Futurity article and in Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud, the cancer risk from alcohol is very real. (http://www.futurity.org/don%E2%80%99t-ignore-the-risks-of-moderate-drinking/)

www.alcohologist.com

Details on the third literary award for Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud, plus the new radio interview replay is available at alcohologist.com... and please read the new interview with Scott Stevens at Christoph Fisher Books.  Mr. Fisher is an acclaimed international historical fiction novelist from the UK

Dry January 16, 2014

"Wondering why an alcoholic goes back to alcohol after getting sober is like wondering why, when we give a little boy two die-cast cars, the first thing he does is SMASH them into each other."

Dry January is an important initiative to stay alcohol-free and reduce the risks of harm caused by alcohol.  Each day's calendar page can be found on the Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud Facebook page and on Twitter @AlcoholAuthor. See more about quitting in 2014 on a feature at All That's Written.

Does quitting really make a difference? Doctors at Boston U think so. As pointed out in this Futurity article and in Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud, the cancer risk from alcohol is very real. (http://www.futurity.org/don%E2%80%99t-ignore-the-risks-of-moderate-drinking/)

www.alcohologist.com

Details on the third literary award for Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud, plus the new radio interview replay is available at alcohologist.com... and please read the new interview with Scott Stevens at Christoph Fisher Books.  Mr. Fisher is an acclaimed international historical fiction novelist from the UK

Dry January 15, 2014

"In early sobriety, you're the firewood that's been drying a while, but not quite ready for the fireplace."

Dry January is an important initiative to stay alcohol-free and reduce the risks of harm caused by alcohol.  Each day's calendar page can be found on the Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud Facebook page and on Twitter @AlcoholAuthor. See more about quitting in 2014 on a feature at All That's Written.

Does quitting really make a difference? Doctors at Boston U think so. As pointed out in this Futurity article and in Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud, the cancer risk from alcohol is very real. (http://www.futurity.org/don%E2%80%99t-ignore-the-risks-of-moderate-drinking/)

www.alcohologist.com

Details on the third literary award for Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud, plus the new radio interview replay is available at alcohologist.com... and please read the new interview with Scott Stevens at Christoph Fisher Books.  Mr. Fisher is an acclaimed international historical fiction novelist from the UK

Dry January 14, 2014

"We're all capable of accepting the consequences for our own actions.  It isn't up to a shamer to put us in our places over our shortcomings because they have some backward idea about how we lack willpower or morals."

Dry January is an important initiative to stay alcohol-free and reduce the risks of harm caused by alcohol.  Each day's calendar page can be found on the Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud Facebook page and on Twitter @AlcoholAuthor. See more about quitting in 2014 on a feature at All That's Written.

Does quitting really make a difference? Doctors at Boston U think so. As pointed out in this Futurity article and in Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud, the cancer risk from alcohol is very real. (http://www.futurity.org/don%E2%80%99t-ignore-the-risks-of-moderate-drinking/)

#DryJanuary

www.alcohologist.com

Details on the third literary award for Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud, plus the new radio interview replay is available at alcohologist.com... and please read the new interview with Scott Stevens at Christoph Fisher Books.  Mr. Fisher is an acclaimed international historical fiction novelist from the UK

Dry January 13, 2014

"Grief, forgiveness, guilt and shame are threats to recovery like cholesterol is a threat to the heart."

Dry January is an important initiative to stay alcohol-free and reduce the risks of harm caused by alcohol.  Each day's calendar page can be found on the Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud Facebook page and on Twitter @AlcoholAuthor. See more about quitting in 2014 on a feature at All That's Written.

Sometimes, about a week or two in, the idea of a lifestyle change like Dry January loses the sheen of newness. Why keep up the effort? The Parent Herald explains some of the health benefits of sticking to the change. (http://www.parentherald.com/articles/3523/20140105/janopause-act-quitting-alcohol-january-make-healthier.htm)

www.alcohologist.com

Details on the third literary award for Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud, plus the new radio interview replay is available at alcohologist.com... and please read the new interview with Scott Stevens at Christoph Fisher Books.  Mr. Fisher is an acclaimed international historical fiction novelist from the UK

Dry January 12, 2014

"We presently spend more in America on pills for erectile dysfunction than on alcoholism treatment and prevention.  When every $1 spent on alcohol education, research and care returns $1.93 to the economy, thinking with our boners might not be the best way forward."

Dry January is an important initiative to stay alcohol-free and reduce the risks of harm caused by alcohol.  Each day's calendar page can be found on the Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud Facebook page and on Twitter @AlcoholAuthor. See more about quitting in 2014 on a feature at All That's Written.

Sometimes, about a week or two in, the idea of a lifestyle change like Dry January loses the sheen of newness. Why keep up the effort? The Parent Herald explains some of the health benefits of sticking to the change. (http://www.parentherald.com/articles/3523/20140105/janopause-act-quitting-alcohol-january-make-healthier.htm)

www.alcohologist.com

Details on the third literary award for Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud, plus the new radio interview replay is available at alcohologist.com... and please read the new interview with Scott Stevens at Christoph Fisher Books.  Mr. Fisher is an acclaimed international historical fiction novelist from the UK