The book consists of two parts: an essay by I. Drozdov “Secrets of a Sober Man” and materials by G. A. Shichko, revealing the experience he developed and tested in practice of sobering up alcoholics. The writer I. Drozdov was the first to describe the experience of G. A. Shichko and published a large essay about the Leningrad scientist and his method in the magazine “Our Contemporary” (No. 2, 1986). Here this essay is given in expanded form, it included stories about modern soberers, students and followers of G. A. Shichko. The book will serve as a valuable guide for drinkers who want to take the path of sobriety, and will help sobering instructors to better master the method of G. A. Shichko. It will also be read with interest by a wide range of readers.