Drink?

The New Science of Alcohol and Your Health

By: Professor David Nutt

Narrated by: Professor David Nutt

Length: 6 hrs and 36 mins

Publisher's summary

World-renowned Professor of Neuropsychopharmacology David Nutt breaks down the science and effect of alcohol on our health, mood, sleep and productivity and how it travels through our bodies and brains and explains on a practical level how we can make changes to positively impact our relationship with it and understanding of it, thereby improving our quality of life for the long-term.  

He examines what the future holds for this normalised drug that governs our society and lives but is becoming increasingly unpopular due to its detrimental impact on our well-being. Drink? will do what Matthew Walker did for sleep, and Giulia Enders did for our Gut, and help us make informed choices, at the very least. David will illuminate our minds on this important and timely subject. 

  

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©2020 Professor David Nutt (P)2020 Hodder & Stoughton Limited

Understanding the truth is a complete eye opener

The most honest comprehensive accessible listen/read of the real truth alcohol and its effects on health, society, governments and the drinks industry out there... Brilliant.

Science-based discussion of pros & cons of alcohol

Such a great book by a person who combines experience with national policy on alcohol, 50 years of clinical practice, and an extensive research career. Pretty uncommon to get all three. I highly recommend.

Some good info, but probably won't help you quit

This book contains some good information about the impact of alcohol, both on the individual and on society, but if you are looking for a book to help you quit, it wouldn't be my top recommendation. If that's what you're looking for, try "Naked Mind" by Annie Grace or "Alcohol Explained" by William Porter.

I believe that Nutt hugely underestimates people's abilities to keep their drinking in check, or to moderate. Almost every drinker I know, over time, will either become a binge drinker or daily drinker. The general trend is to drink more and more. And the idea of making rules for yourself such as "no drinks after 8pm" or "I'll never have more than two" or "I'll only drink from Friday to Sunday" are nearly impossible not to break and mean that you are constantly thinking about alcohol, looking forward to your "drinking days" and undervaluing the days when you don't get to drink.

Nutt is absolutely right that the alcohol industry has far too much power and that many governments are in bed with the alcohol industry. Alcohol should definitely come with warning labels, advertising should be limited, and we should lessen the presence of alcohol in TV shows and movies. It only serves to glamorise a drug that does more harm than good.

Nutt does well at highlighting many of the problems with alcohol and I think his is an important voice in the public sphere regarding lessening the impact of alcohol on individuals and society at large. However, I think his impulse to encourage people to be moderate drinkers is not realistic when you take into account the addictive nature of the drug.

Great book - problem with reader.

Loved all the information in this book but got a bit frustrated with the reader’s voice: he’d start a sentence with strong vocal tones and then let it drop at the very end. There were times when I just couldn’t figure out what he said. A shame because the info was great.

Awesome facts, a little hard to hear at times.

As a bartender, I think everyone who drinks should consider reading this book! It is a great way to learn to about the consequences of drinking: the good and bad. Also, it is great to know all these facts to share while bartending. Thank you Professor Nut!

One thing: it was hard to hear at times. The narrator would start a point clearly, and finish off in a whisper. I think I missed out on a lot of conclusions because of this.

Really informative.

I really enjoyed this book. It was full of very useful information and it was easy to stay engaged.

Amazing book and a must

This is a must for everyone to read, very educational and very accurate. Easy to understand.

Very informative and helpful!

It was very surprising to hear the facts about alcohol that never seem to be mentioned, and the studies that have been conducted about alcohol. For those who want to know more about alcohol for themselves, or maybe for a family member or a friend, I highly recommend giving this book a listen. Professor David Nutt was a pleasure to listen to, and laid out the facts in a very informative and pleasing way!

Strong British accent

I love the writing, information, and message. I was unable to thoroughly understand what the narrator was saying; especially towards the end of his sentences. He would start each sentence, speaking loud and clear, and then his words would trail off becoming very quiet and faint. I was unable to hear the last two or three words of each sentence which may have been valuable information. I’ll never know because they didn’t hear it. Otherwise, the book was great.

Very Informative!

I recommend this book to any person that drinks or knows of anyone who drinks alcoholic beverages because it will help you make better drinking choices.