'The book begins with a touchingly honest account of the disgusting effects of a bottle of cider. It's appropriate for a book that stresses the way in which over-consumption reduces self-control. For all its chummy approach, there is nothing facile here. Testimonials are scattered throughout, from guidance and good sense to descriptions of the ways in which drunkenness can corrupt family relationships and friendships.' -- The Guardian Education 20011211

Matthew Whyman writes for numerous teenage magazines, from Sugar to Bliss and Just Seventeen, and is best known as the Agony Uncle for 19 Magazine. In this capacity he appears regularly on radio and television, and has advised the Chief Medical Officer on the Health of the Young Nation paper. He was also the author of a nationwide body awareness campaign for Radio One FM and the Health Education Authority.