Interview with Dr. Jeff Herten
May, 2011
About the Author
Jeff Herten, M.D.
For nearly thirty years, author Dr. Jeff Herten was a high functioning alcoholic – one who drinks every day, yet continues to lead a productive, successful life. Now he shares his first-hand knowledge of how alcohol can destroy lives – as it nearly destroyed his.
Dr. Jeff Herten, a native Californian, resides in rural San Luis Obispo with his wife, Debby. His past as a high-functioning alcoholic, his medical expertise and his life experinces have uniquely equipped him to expose the shocking physical, psychological and social effects of alcohol.
Listen to Dr. Herten’s interview with Fascinating Authors:
An Excerpt from Chapter 3
How Alcohol Makes You Drunk
Pop the cap off a Budweiser, and take a long, slow drink. The ice-cold, refreshing beer flows into your mouth and down your throat, along with alcohol, the two-carbon chemical sought after by nearly every culture on the globe. Before it even reaches your stomach, it enters your bloodstream as you feel the very first signs of a warm mellowness that you have grown to love…
‘When I achieved sobriety, I was so grateful that I made a commitment to help others find their way out of the abyss that is alcohol addiction.’
– Jeff Herten, M.D.
Author of The Sobering Truth
