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.

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ESAPE FROM ALCOHOL
by Donald W. Hewitt, MD

Quoting from Foreword ...
The author first became interested in the problem of alcoholism ... while serving an internship and residency in psychiatry. He subsequently entered private practice in Honolulu ... his office very close to Waikiki Beach ...
Soon he found himself conducting a charity alcoholic rehabilitation clinic ... and the author discovered that alcoholism knew no class lines ... that not all were from 'the lower class society' ... many had college degrees, having known luxury & riches, and even political and economic power ..