John Overton 
Abstinence Beats Recovery 

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 contributors 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.

Über den Autor

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.