{"product_id":"9781456710545","title":"Drink Up!: How Ten Days Ended a Lifetime of Addiction","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Recovery Road Less Traveled\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e \u003cp\u003eKathleen S. had tried just about everything to quit drinking. Nothing worked. A binge drinker who felt she was already living on borrowed time (two of her brothers died of addiction-related causes in their 40s), her life and health were rapidly breaking down. Then one day she heard a radio advertisement for a treatment program that promised to take away her cravings…\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMuch of the addiction treatment in the U.S. is based on AA attendance and working a twelve-step program. Physicians, the court system, insurance companies, and members themselves often look at AA as the only legitimate mode of recovery from substance abuse.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book describes another program.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e“This book says it all. Staying sober has been a piece of cake for me since Schick Shadel.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e —Chet\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e“Ten years ago I, too, walked the hallways of Schick Shadel Hospital. I share Kathy’s thankfulness for a life without alcohol and cravings, and for the loving care we received from the staff when we were patients. I validated my complete trust in the success of Schick Shadel’s treatment when I became the majority owner of the Hospital almost ten years ago. Kathy validated hers with the writing of this insightful and motivational book.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e —Jim Graham\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e“I am glad that one of our patients, Kathleen S, wrote a book about the treatment from the patient’s perspective. This book is written factually, with warmth and humor. I hope it will encourage others to give up their addiction and regain their lives again.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e —James W. Smith, M.D., Chief of Staff, Schick Shadel Hospital\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AuthorHouse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47155180208368,"sku":"9781456710545","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781456710545_p0.jpg?v=1763862658","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781456710545","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}