Pleasure of Problem?

Pleasure or Problem? is a clinical and deeply human look at alcoholism and addiction, written by a clinician with over forty years of direct experience in the field. It speaks equally to two audiences who rarely find a book that understands both: the person caught in the grip of alcoholism or addiction and the family and loved ones standing alongside them, often just as lost and just as in need of answers.

This book doesn't lecture. It draws a clear, honest line between everyday pleasure and genuine crisis and walks through what happens when that line is crossed: the politics surrounding addiction treatment, the real numbers behind the global picture and a clinical position on harm minimisation shaped by decades of working directly with people in Recovery.

Whether you are asking hard questions about your own drink or drug use or trying to understand what's happening to someone you love, Pleasure or Problem? offers clarity without judgement, and hard-won clinical insight without the fluff.

What this book is: a clinical, evidence-informed exploration of alcoholism/addiction, grounded in real experience, written for both the person affected and the people who love them.

What this book is NOT: a self-help formula, a quick fix or a substitute for professional treatment.

Who this book is for: alcoholics/addicts seeking to understand their own relationship with drink or drugs and the family and loved ones trying to understand and support them.

This book does not replace medical or psychological advice. If you or someone you love is in crisis, please seek immediate professional support.