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A Website Companion to the Book
Our Drink: Detoxing the Perfect Family
by Chris Volkmann and Toren Volkmann

Our Drink is a place for honest talk about alcohol choices and the consequences of heavy drinking.

This website along with our book, Our Drink: Detoxing the Perfect Family, is intended to help your family battle the effects of binge drinking and alchohol addiction.

Toren and Chris Volkmann - The authors may be from the Perfect Family, but the Perfect Family is just like yours.

2005 Independent Publisher's "Outstanding Book of the Year" Award A new, revised edition of OUR DRINK will be released August, 2006 by Penguin's New American Library--- FROM BINGE TO BLACKOUT Find more information at www.bingetoblackout.com   The U.S. Surgeon General has established a goal of 50 percent reduction in college binge drinking by the year 2010.

		And I have learned that I am an alcoholic. This means that when I start drinking it becomes increasingly difficult to stop or control the amount of drinks I put into myself. To anyone, this should sound just like a heroin addict, right? Always at risk of overdosing. Toren Volkmann, age 24 Co-Author, Our Drink: Detoxing the Perfect Family

3 QUICK ASSESSMENTS

• Is your family really talking about alcohol? Click Here
  
• Think someone you care about has a drinking problem? Click Here
  
• Is the amount of alcohol you drink affecting your life? Click Here

"OUR DRINK is a treasure of education, insight and experience about alcoholism. The authors have captured the essence of the struggle millions of families go through to get out of the alcoholic system and into recovery. Reading this book will open your brain, your guts and your heart to an effective way of processing this diabolical disease." C.J. Kirk, LICSW Senior Alcohol and Drug Consultant to Peace Corps,Office of Medical Services (1984-2004)

Bookgroups Here you can find a list of study questions and a conversation with Toren and Chris. Click Here

Ready for more honest talk about alcohol? Click Here