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Work InformationDrink: The Intimate Relationship Between Women and Alcohol by Ann Dowsett Johnston
   Top Five Books of 2018 (219) Books Read in 2014 (699) No current Talk conversations about this book.  littlemuls | Nov 10, 2022 |   With the feminist revolution, women have closed the gender gap in their professional and educational lives. They have also achieved equality with men in more troubling areas as well. In the U.S. alone, the rates of alcohol abuse among women have skyrocketed in the past decade. DUIs, “drunkorexia” (choosing to limit eating to consume greater quantities of alcohol), and health problems connected to drinking are all rising—a problem exacerbated by the alcohol industry itself. Battling for women’s dollars and leisure time, corporations have developed marketing strategies and products targeted exclusively to women. Equally alarming is a recent CDC report showing a sharp rise in binge drinking, putting women and girls at further risk. As she brilliantly weaves in-depth research, interviews with leading researchers, and the moving story of her own struggle with alcohol abuse, Johnston illuminates this startling epidemic, dissecting the psychological, social, and industry factors that have contributed to its rise, and exploring its long-lasting impact on our society and individual lives. BurnFundLib | Jan 28, 2016 | This book is full of the research Into alcoholism and women and how the physical and mental impacts are different than on men. Women feel so much shame because of the disease and it's impact on their loved ones. The author tells her own story of her mother's alcoholism and how this impacted her family. The booze business is where tobacco was 40 years ago. The advertising for all alcohol products is very subtle where one is guaranteed a good time if one drinks. Public policy needs to start looking at ways of curving advertising and the availability of alcohol to minors. I highly recommend this (  ) MaggieFlo | May 27, 2014 |  ) zoomball | May 8, 2014 | no reviews | add a review
"In Drink: The Intimate Relationship Between Women and Alcohol, award-winning journalist Anne Dowsett Johnston combines in-depth research with her own personal story of recovery, and delivers a groundbreaking examination of a shocking yet little recognized epidemic threatening society today: the precipitous rise in risky drinking among women and girls.With the feminist revolution, women have closed the gender gap in their professional and educational lives. They have also achieved equality with men in more troubling areas as well. In the U.S. alone, the rates of alcohol abuse among women have skyrocketed in the past decade. DUIs, "drunkorexia" (choosing to limit eating to consume greater quantities of alcohol), and health problems connected to drinking are all rising--a problem exacerbated by the alcohol industry itself.Battling for women's dollars and leisure time, corporations have developed marketing strategies and products targeted exclusively to women. Equally alarming is a recent CDC report showing a sharp rise in binge drinking, putting women and girls at further risk.As she brilliantly weaves in-depth research, interviews with leading researchers, and the moving story of her own struggle with alcohol abuse, Johnston illuminates this startling epidemic, dissecting the psychological, social, and industry factors that have contributed to its rise, and exploring its long-lasting impact on our society and individual lives"--
"An exploration of the rise in alcohol consumption and abuse among women in recent years. Drink covers health risks, marketing, current trends and sociological underpinnings of this new epidemic. The author beautifully weaves reportage with her personal recovery story into a compelling and informative narrative addressing one of the most pressing issues for women today"-- No library descriptions found. |
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None of this is revolutionary, just things I wouldn't have thought of without being shown what has happened. She starts with her story and gives more details about her life throughout the book but includes a lot of anecdotes from other women she has talked to in her research for this book.
A big take away from this book is the stigma that surrounds alcoholism in North America especially when it comes to women. Very few women allowed their real names to be used in association with their stories. In addition, every woman she talked to and asked, would you rather people know you had depression or were an alcoholic, chose depression. (