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Escape from Alcohol

by Donald W. Hewitt, M.D.

Pacific Press, 1953. Soft cover book is in very good condition with no writing and no torn or missing pages. Cover has some minor wear.

A culmination of 15 years in the treatment of alcoholics in the skid row area of Los Angeles, this physician recalls the case studies of people treated, from skid row bums to others with college degrees. The author's main hope with this book was that it would help others. The author does support turning to God as the solution in achieving peace, sobriety, serenity and happiness.

I originally read this book for two reasons, one was the age being 1953, and the other because the author, a physician, recommended spirituality as a solution to an alcohol problem.