Vivir y beber examina la naturaleza de una enfermedad que debe ser atendida tanto por los médicos como por el propio alcohólico y su entorno cercano. En este libro, verdadero manual y guía para abordar una de las enfermedades más comunes y estigmatizadas del mundo, Hugo Hiriart demuestra que los adictos al alcohol no beben para resolver sus problemas, sino porque han llegado a un punto en que no conciben su vida sin la bebida.

Raised on soundstages and studio lots from the age of six, shuffling between auditions for Disney Channel, Cheaper by the Dozen, or Missy Elliott music videos, Alyson Stoner experienced many of the defining moments of childhood inside the bizarre fishbowl of Hollywood. From working eighty hours a week at eight years old, to learning how to distinguish fan mail from kidnapping plots, to TV execs saying they weren't 'anorexic enough' to stop working and get help, Alyson struggled to find stability and sanity in a chaotic world.

What I had in mind when I wrote Thoughts from a Recovering Addict was to reach the addict who questioned him or herself about the reality of living a life Clean and Sober. I referred back to what it was like for me over the past 40 years and how hard it was for me to grasp the concept behind the material I was looking at. Thoughts came about for this reason. A simple but effective one step at a time bullet point about what went on in my mind throughout the different stages of my Recovery.

We’ve heard a great deal about the opioid crisis foisted on America by Big Pharma, but we’ve heard too little about the other half of this epidemic—the reason why so many remain mired in addiction. Until now. In this book, you’ll find the stories of four people who represent the failures of the rehab-industrial complex, and the ways our treatment system often prevents recovery.