Abstinence Beats Recovery

About the Book

Th is book is a compilation of personal stories contributed by alcoholics and drug addicts. Th ese stories are like those previously shared with students at public school assemblies. Th e contributor’s motives are to infl uence students to prepare themselves for a quality life rather than waste their lives on destructive, addictive habits. When the addicts understand that they can volunteer to speak to students or write their stories to be given to students, they have readily responded. Be prepared to enter into some very dark and depressive situations as you read the graphic but true experiences of addicts.

About the Author

John Overton is an 82 year old retired mechanical engineer from NASA. He and his wife, Dot, have three adult sons and seven adult grandchildren. John’s passion is teaching and as Christians, he and Dot major on teaching Christian Discipleship courses that they have prepared. For the past several years, they have been teaching men at a recovery center for alcoholic and drug addiction in their hometown of Dickinson, TX. Th ese addict’s desire is to help students avoid choices that will lead to lifestyles of addiction enslavement. John arranges for the men with addictions to speak to students at the local schools.