{"product_id":"9780060929909","title":"Happy Hours : Alcohol in a Woman's Life","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eHappy Hours\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Devon Jersild\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"[A] noteworthy examination of women and alcohol delivers compelling personal stories that illuminate previously neglected aspects of this devastating social problem.\" — \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMixing cutting-edge research with affecting stories of women who struggle with alcohol problems, \u003cem\u003eHappy Hours\u003c\/em\u003e challenges our assumptions and expands our awareness of the role alcohol plays in women's lives.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this important book, Devon Jersild explores the common cultural forces that influence a woman's drinking—trauma, sexual abuse, and marital status. Jersild has spoken to treatment specialists, doctors, therapists, and counselors, and interviewed women who share their often dramatic stories. Her research findings are a wake-up call to many women who are in the dark about the effect of drinking on their mental and physical health. For example:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWomen metabolize alcohol differently from men, more quickly developing such physical complications as liver disease, high blood pressure, and hepatitis.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFemale alcoholics are twice as likely to die as male alcoholics in the same age group\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA female alcoholic is more likely to suffer from depression, anxiety, and eating disorders, which may not go away even if she stops drinking.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn astonishing four million women in the U.S. meet the diagnostic criteria for abuse or dependence.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHappy Hours\u003c\/em\u003e is not just about alcoholics. It is aimed at any woman who has ever wondered whether she drinks too heavily or too often, and at anyone who has a sister, mother, grandmother, child, or friend whose drinking has caused them concern.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780060929909\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":41019418247374,"sku":"9780060929909","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780060929909.jpg?v=1647485145","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780060929909","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}