Âé¶¹´«Ã½

Mind

Review: The End of My Addiction by Olivier Ameisen

By Clare Wilson

25 February 2009

Âé¶¹´«Ã½. Science news and long reads from expert journalists, covering developments in science, technology, health and the environment on the website and the magazine.

(Image: Piatkus)

AS a cardiologist, was familiar with hospitals, but not being detained in a psychiatric ward. Being committed to a New York hospital after yet another drinking binge was one of the many low points in his seven-year struggle with alcoholism. The End of My Addiction is the fascinating tale of how he found his own cure through a bout of pharmacological trial and error.

Standard drug treatments for alcoholism and endless AA meetings hadn’t helped Ameisen. He lost his job and his girlfriend, and in his forties had to move back home with his mother in…

Sign up to our weekly newsletter

Receive a weekly dose of discovery in your inbox. We'll also keep you up to date with Âé¶¹´«Ã½ events and special offers.

Sign up

To continue reading, today with our introductory offers

or

Existing subscribers

Sign in to your account
Piano Exit Overlay Banner Mobile Piano Exit Overlay Banner Desktop