{"product_id":"happy-hours-alcohol-in-a-womans-life-paperback","title":"Happy Hours: Alcohol in a Woman's Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDevon Jersild\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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\u003eWomen metabolize alcohol differently from men, more quickly developing such physical complications as liver disease, high blood pressure, and hepatitis.Female alcoholics are twice as likely to die as male alcoholics in the same age groupA female alcoholic is more likely to suffer from depression, anxiety, and eating disorders, which may not go away even if she stops drinking.An astonishing four million women in the U.S. meet the diagnostic criteria for abuse or dependence.\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\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDid You Know\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFemale alcoholics are twice as likely to die as male alcoholics in the same age group\u003c\/li\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\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\u003cli\u003eWhen a woman drinks, she is five times more likely to be raped.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eThese are just a few of the alarming facts you will learn from this book -- facts every woman needs to know. Mixing cutting-edge research with affecting stories of women who struggle with alcohol problems, Happy Hours challenges our assumptions and expands our awareness of the role alcohol plays in women's lives. \n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.91 x 8.16 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 02, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52607677890867,"sku":"9780060929909","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/5L_kmRSYfC9780060929909.webp?v=1761807218","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/happy-hours-alcohol-in-a-womans-life-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}