From alcohol to gambling: addicts tell their stories
Lorenz Gallmetzer
in dialogue with
Gabriele Fischer, Medical University of Vienna, Centre for Public Health,
University Clinic for Psychiatry & Psychotherapy
Moderation Angelika Hager, profile
Lorenz Gallmetzer was an ORF correspondent in Washington and Paris for many years, and he was an alcoholic. In Kalksburg, the largest addiction clinic in Europe, he succeeded in rehab. There he met people who, like him, have not given up the fight against addiction.
The stories Lorenz Gallmetzer tells in this book are dramatic, not least his own: the successful journalist keeps his depression under control with alcohol for many years, overcoming stress and fear of failure, until one day he has to admit that the addiction has him in its grip. The danger of becoming addicted lurks in many places. Anyone who has read this book will understand why.
Lorenz Gallmetzer
Born in South Tyrol, studied Romance languages, history and literature in Vienna and Milan. From 1981, he worked in the ORF foreign desk, initially as a correspondent in Washington, then for many years as a correspondent in Paris. After his return to Vienna, he became a reporter for ORF-Weltjournal in 2001 and in 2008/2009 became head of the Club 2 programme. Today he lives as a journalist and author in Vienna.
In co-operation with: K & S / ORAC Verlag Kremayr & Scheriau GmbH & Co. KG