After reading this book, I quit drinking!
There is no such thing as an 'alcoholic'!

A book that clearly explains the misconceptions and truths about alcohol that we didn't know about.
The author, an addiction treatment expert, presents a method to escape from being a slave to alcohol and live as the master of alcohol through his own experiences and clinical experience.

In this book, titled [The Betrayal of Alcohol], the author takes a blunt look at how society views alcohol, the most widely consumed drug.
His argument boils down to two points.
First, there is no such thing as an 'alcoholic'.
Second, despite the fact that alcohol is a major cause of many of today's social and health problems, we have been conditioned to accept it as a "normal drug."


“It is commonly understood that alcoholics are called alcoholics, but this is a serious misunderstanding.
'Alcoholic' means that alcoholics are different from addicts of common drugs such as nicotine or heroin, and 'alcoholism' means that the disease called alcoholism is different from addiction to common drugs.
But in reality, they are the same drug addicts, and they have the same disease called drug addiction.”

It is an inconvenient truth that is difficult for us, who have been brainwashed for many years, to accept that alcohol is a drug, and that it is a highly addictive drug.
Like any other drug, alcohol pulls us deeper and deeper into its soul-destroying trap.
But despite the claims of self-help groups like AA, and despite the collective belief among drinkers that life is not worth living without the most widely advertised and promoted drug on the planet, there is good news for those caught in the alcohol trap.
The fact is that quitting drinking is very easy.
--- From "Am I an 'Alcoholic'?"

Why do we drink? Simply put, it's because people are socially conditioned to drink from a very young age.
The illusion created by alcohol makes people believe that there are real benefits to drinking.
The sad reality is that it has become an integral part of many of our identities.

--- From "Why We Drink"

Alcohol is a mood depressant.
So the more you drink, the more depressed you become.
It is an indisputable medical fact.
If alcohol could truly make people happy, why don't doctors prescribe it as an antidepressant? Drinking alcohol alone in a room when you're depressed and lonely doesn't make you happier; it just makes you feel even more depressed and miserable.

--- From "Me Lost in a Glass of Wine"

People who drink often say that they can control their drinking, that they drink when they choose to, and that they occasionally drink too much, but that there is no problem.
The biggest problem of all is that we constantly fight to control what controls us.
It's very easy to tell if someone can actually control their drinking.
Claiming to be in control of your drinking is actually a sign that you are being controlled by alcohol.

--- From "The Absurdity of Being Drunk"

Alcohol causes financial stress, physical stress, mental stress, and emotional stress.
If you wake up in the morning worried because you can't remember what you said, did, or got home the night before, your stress will only increase rather than alleviate it.
'I didn't mean to do that...' or 'I shouldn't have drunk too much because I have something very important to do the next day...' or 'I shouldn't have driven this morning.
If you're worried about how to treat people, thinking, "I'm still drunk," or "How much did I pay for drinks last night? Where did all my money go?" Isn't that incredibly stressful? There are even more perplexing questions.
'How am I lying here?' 'Who are you?'
--- From "Rather than relieving stress..."

The point I'm trying to make is that there is no such thing as 'social drinking'.
As soon as alcohol takes effect, socializing stops.
Being sociable means communicating well with other people.
You can communicate just fine without alcohol.
Alcohol doesn't make us more sociable.
The idea that alcohol helps you socialize is completely wrong.

Where the majority of the population drinks alcohol, there is a lot of beatings, sexual assaults, violence, arguments, malice, and emotional behavior.
What a sad reality! True courage and confidence are lost in alcohol, leaving only stress.
Suicide, murder, and robbery are rampant.
Broken homes and abject poverty are widespread.
That's what happens to the world when the majority of the population drinks alcohol.

--- From "There is no drinking for socializing"

More than 9,000 people die from alcohol-related deaths in the UK each year.
Can we really say that alcohol is good for you, even with those statistics? Experts say that a small amount of alcohol can help prevent heart disease in people over 40.
But the reality is different.
According to statistics, heart disease is the most common cause of death among Britons aged 45 and over.
Isn't Britain a country where over 80% of its adult population drinks alcohol? If alcohol helps prevent heart disease, shouldn't Britain be the healthiest country in the world, with almost no heart disease cases?
--- From "Is it good for you if you drink it in moderation?"

One of the great joys of complete abstinence is that any stressful moment can become an exciting challenge.
As you all know, alcohol doesn't relieve stress; it actually causes it.
Alcohol causes physical, mental, emotional, and financial stress.
Now I am in much better shape than before - physically, mentally, emotionally, and financially.
So, when faced with a difficult problem, don't bury your head in the sand like an ostrich and pretend not to see it, but bravely deal with the stress.

--- From "You must throw away the bottle to regain your courage"

We are socially conditioned to drink alcohol from birth.
Parents also believe that it is harmless to allow a ten-year-old child to drink a small glass of wine with dinner.
But saying, “A sip of wine is okay” is not much different from saying, “A little heroin is okay.”
Both are drugs, both are highly addictive, and both ruin lives.
The difference between the two is that heroin is clearly visible for what it is, and it is not promoted in the media as a drug that helps with socializing, stress relief, and makes you happy, whereas alcohol is promoted as exactly that.
Also, heroin is an illegal drug and alcohol is a legal drug.

--- From "The Power of Advertising and Propaganda"

This is the most important lesson that will determine the success or failure of this week.
There is no such thing as 'just one glass'.
To become completely free from alcohol, you must understand this lesson clearly and without misunderstanding.
It means that you should not feel deprived even if you refuse 'just one drink'.
Why did we become addicted to alcohol in the first place? It all started with the thought of having just one drink.

--- From "The Temptation of "Okay, Just One Drink?""

Alcoholics feel that the whole world becomes darker when they stop drinking, and that feeling can last a lifetime.
But think about it carefully.
Quitting alcohol isn't about losing a friend; it's about eliminating a disease that has had a lifelong negative impact on your quality of life.
By quitting drinking, you break free from the trap of alcohol and achieve what most drinkers deeply desire.
I hope you enjoy your newfound freedom and enjoy starving the disease to death.

--- From "The Last Glass of Life"