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Alcohol Problems in Native America: A New and Provocative History Print E-mail
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Written by Don Coyhis and William White, MA   
Monday, 31 July 2006 16:00

Could a book about history serve as a catalyst to change the future? Could a book about history enhance the practice of addiction counseling? Those are the dual hopes of the authors regarding their just published Alcohol Problems in Native America: The Untold Story of Resistance and Recovery — The Truth about the Lie (258 pages, $18.95). This new book marks the latest in a series of recent resources (including The Red Road to Wellbriety) that will be a great help to addiction counselors working with Native American clients.

Firewater myths

Alcohol-related problems constitute significant problems in many Indian communities, but the roots of those problems and the potential solutions to those problems have been misconstrued throughout American history. The centerpiece of that misconstruction has been a cluster of five “firewater myths”:




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