Meredith M. Rogers
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Author Meredith M. Rogers herself a survivor of alcohol addiction, introduces us to Michele, a seemingly typical teenager who marries her high school
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sweetheart. As naive teens, Michele and John experiment with marijuana; later, in her 20s, Michele turns to heavy drinking.
As Michele's story unfolds, we learn there is more to her need for alcohol than meets the eye. She uses it to escape her painful memories ... and the more she drinks, the more her world unravels.
While Michele's road to complete sobriety may never end, her story is one of splendid triumph. She rediscovers herself, regains her self-respect, and begins to enjoy the love and respect of her children and friends once again.
Rogers, who now works in a psychiatric and substance abuse unit, wrote One Too Many: Surving Addiction as a way of sharing her thoughts, emotions and experiences with others and to serve as a beacon of hope for those who continue to live in the world she left behind.
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