07 November 2016

The novel of John O’Brien Leaving Las Vegas is, in my opinion, the shrillest novel I’ve read from the scope of drinking stories. Traditionally, it’s called a suicide note, for in two weeks after finishing the book the author shot himself. With regard to a human’s attitude to the alcohol two tendencies usually take place when drinking is at odds with other aspects of human life, at first there’s a desire to achieve harmony, to arrange drinking sessions in a way that they do not interfere (or in addict’s illusion even help) other aspects of life. Then a long and, as a rule, unsuccessful fight begins for the values attacked by alcohol.

Leon, George D. 2000. The therapeutic community: Theory, model, and method. New York: Springer Pub.

The philosophic foundation of the modern TC (therapeutic community)  is personal responsibility for one’s be`1havior and the belief that change is fully possible if the individual exerts the personal effort to follow the teachings of the program. (Ries et al. 2014, 988).