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Help Them Beat the Booze: How to Survive Life with a Problem Drinker . Edmund Tirbutt and Helen Tirbutt. Rodale, Pan Macmillan Publishers Ltd, 2011. £9.99. 240pp. ISBN 9781905744794 ![Graphic][1] Abraham Lincoln once said ‘The demon of intemperance ever seems to have delighted in sucking the blood of genius and of generosity. What one of us but can call to mind some relative more promising in youth than all his fellows, who has fallen a sacrifice to his rapacity?’ Alcohol not only can destroy individuals but can also tear apart families and friendships and indeed steal promise. Watching a loved one ‘fall sacrifice’ can seem a lonely and tortuous path for all involved. Help Them Beat the Booze is a practical guide to support and inform those sharing life with a problem drinker. Thoughtfully written by a husband and wife team, drawing on their own personal experiences, Help Beat the Booze , is specifically aimed to help the … [1]: /embed/inline-graphic-1.gif

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