From Binge to Blackout

Throughout his college years Toren Volkmann partied like there was no tomorrow having what was supposed to be the time of his life. Like so many parents his mother Chris overlooked Torens growing alcohol problem. But when he graduated Toren realized hed become a full-blown alcoholic. And he was not alone.Considered a rite of passage teenage drinking has skyrocketed to epidemic proportions fostering a generation of young adults whose lives are already beginning to come apart under the strain. This book written from the viewpoints of both mother and son is a riveting enlightening and heartbreakingly true story of a family that was able to confront the fear pain and denial that threatened to destroy themand survive the epidemic of teenage drinking thats putting Americas future at risk.