Also, we only actually like the taste of alcohol and coffee because while being bitter, they're also addictive and pleasurable to the brain.

Drink?: The New Science of Alcohol and Health - Harvard Book

Granted, one might never read the "why" section if they get through the "how" section, since the self-help portion is the reason one would obtain the book in the first place. Nutt has spent a good part of his career attempting to educate the general public regarding drug and alcohol use. You literally want to drink less with every read page, and the book presents lots of options how to do this effectively. He is the chairman of Drug Science, a non-profit which he founded in 2010 to provide independent, evidence-based information on drugs. It is not uncommon to pick up a non-fiction book and notice that from the first chapter the author has a motive, especially in a book that speaks on drugs or substance abuse.These were the places I expected to see citations, like throughout the rest of the book, but where documentation for an assertion was lacking. The author also concludes with a seemingly sensible plan for those who take the facts seriously, both personally and at the institutional/policy level. As the most harmful drug in the UK, alcohol has a profound and wide-reaching impact on our health and on society at large. Also felt like lacking something, for example how alcohol destroys the gut bacteria and the intestines, how high blood pressure puts pressure on all intestines and how alcohol lowers testosterone etc. It wont stop me drinking but it whad made me more aware of how much or how little I drink at any one time.

Drink? The New Science of Alcohol and Your Health

This is particularly prevalent in France, where people believe a glass of wine a day is good for you.

Mixing factual and anecdotal evidence, Nutt discusses the UK response to alcohol, and the struggles he faced whilst attempting to advise the government on alcohol policy. Finally this book finishes up with a section on how to identify if you or a loved one has a problem with alcohol and what tactics and tools you can use to beat addiction.