Problem Drinking: How to Help a Friend (The Heart and Hand Series)

Downs, Charles

ISBN 10: 0877886628 / ISBN 13: 9780877886624

Published by PRH Christian Publishing, 2000

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Problem Drinking: How to Help a Friend (The Heart and Hand Series)
• Publisher: PRH Christian Publishing
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0877886628
• ISBN 13: 9780877886624
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Because Doug has repeatedly rescued Gayle, she’s managed to finish college and hold down a decent job. But now, as her blackouts become more frequent and severe, Doug wonders if his helping is really helping.
 
Jill’s alcoholic husband, Roger, is about to lose his job. Roger’s secret problem weighs so heavily on Jill that suicide seems a tempting solution.
 
A pastor supports his hidden addiction to alcohol by stealing from his family and his church. How long can he hide his secret trips out of town, the private cache of alcohol in the parsonage, and the symptoms of his drunkenness and hangovers?
 
• Why do people abuse alcohol, and how do they become alcoholics?
• Why do problem drinkers continue to drink even when it gets them into so much trouble?
• Can’t problem drinkers see what they’re doing to themselves and the people who love them?
• What can you do to help someone you love stop drinking?
• How can you cope with all the craziness that your troubled friend brings into your life?
 
Problem Drinking addresses these questions and more. Those who struggle in relating to an alcoholic will welcome this heartfelt encouragement and advice. Background information and a thorough resource section make Problem Drinking valuable to a helping friend.

About the Author

Tim Downs is a professional speaker and writer and has worked as a nationally syndicated cartoonist for fourteen years. His first book, "Finding Common Ground", was awarded the Evangelical Christian Publishing Association's prestigious Gold Medallion Award. He has coauthored two other works of nonfiction with his wife, Joy. Tim and Joy are on the staff of Campus Crusade for Christ and live in Cary, North Carolina, with their three children.