Explain the author’s argument about the term “alcoholic.” What does she argue is a better approach to understanding alcohol dependency?

Explore the author’s argument that Alcoholics Anonymous’s focus on humility is destructive to women’s self-esteem. Assess the specific points of her argument and how they contribute, or detract from, her argument’s validity.

Discuss the connection between patriarchal power structures and the role of alcohol in our society, as presented by Whitaker, and assess the solutions to this problem that she offers.

Choose one of Whitaker’s strategies for overcoming addiction and discuss its strengths and weaknesses. Who might benefit from such a tool, and who might not? Explain.

Whitaker compares tobacco companies’ marketing tactics with those of alcohol companies. Analyze the parallels she draws between these industries’ strategies and discuss whether the argument is compelling. Answer with details from the text and use other sources if necessary.

Whitaker calls recovery a “social justice issue” (484). Explain and evaluate her perspective on how racism, classism, and sexism have skewed American perceptions of addiction and recovery.

Whitaker paints alcohol addiction as an extreme form of habit. How does she advise the reader to break this powerful habit? Answer in detail.

Choose two of the philosophers, addiction experts, and spiritual leaders to whom Whitaker refers in her work and evaluate whether their addition to her argument strengthens her perspective.