With a focus on recovery and treatment, this volume identifies the characteristics, behaviors, and experiences of the high-functioning alcoholic and highlights the struggles of those who cannot control their drinking even as they succeed in other areas of their lives.

"[O]riginally published in hard cover by Praeger ... 2009."

pt. I. Active alcoholism -- Introduction : high-functioning alcoholics -- In the beginning : high-functioning alcoholics in high school -- Freedom : high-functioning alcoholics in college -- Adrift : high-functioning alcoholics as emerging adults -- Falling uphill : professional, intelligent, and alcoholic -- Attempts to cure the problem : out of control and hitting bottom -- pt. II. Recovery -- A new start : the paths to sobriety -- Filling the void : spirituality, religion, and the bottle -- Transformation : the twelve steps -- The challenge : life in recovery.