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Le Dernier Verre (French for "The Last Glass") is a best-selling book by French cardiologist Olivier Ameisen that was published in 2008 and describes the author's experience of curing himself of alcoholism using the muscle relaxant, baclofen. [1] The book has been translated to English as The End of My Addiction, and German as Das Ende meiner ...
Targeted pharmacological extinction is explained in Roy Eskapa's book, The Cure for Alcoholism, written with the assistance of Sinclair. [12] The C Three Foundation, founded by Claudia Christian, is the world's only non-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness of the Sinclair Method for treating and preventing alcohol use disorder. [13]
In spite of Towns' own doctor stating the cure was ridiculous, Towns set out to find addicted people by placing ads for "drug fiends" who wanted to be cured. [2] Towns by this time had read all the known literature on drug addiction and alcoholism. By trial and error, Towns refined his cure over time.
The Natural History of Alcoholism Revisited (1995) is a book by psychiatrist George E. Vaillant that describes two multi-decade studies of the lives of 600 American males, non-alcoholics at the outset, focusing on their lifelong drinking behaviours.
In 2008, Ameisen wrote a best-selling book, The End Of My Addiction, published in France as Le Dernier Verre (The Last Glass), describing his experience of curing his alcoholism with baclofen. [6] In 2007, an Italian team also showed the effectiveness and the safety of baclofen as a treatment for alcohol addiction. [7]
The two began to work on how to best approach alcoholics and began trying to help men recover from alcoholism. The idea for the book developed when Bill W. and Dr. Bob realized their system had helped over 40 men stay sober for more than 2 years. The book was meant to carry their message far and wide.
One Little Pill is a documentary film about the Sinclair method of treating alcohol abuse. [2] The film follows the lives of several people who have suffered from alcoholism, and have been helped by the treatment. Perspectives from scientists, treatment centers, doctors, and a legal prosecutor are also presented.
Asylum, also known as Asylum (An Alcoholic Takes the Cure), is a memoir by American travel writer William Seabrook, first published in 1935 by Harcourt Brace.The book documents Seabrook's experiences in Bloomingdale Asylum in New York, where he was committed from 1933 to 1934 or 1935 for his alcoholism.