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This breakthrough new treatment approach by a Harvard psychologist and trauma and addiction expert offers a step-by-step program to help women overcome the often-overlooked core problems that drive their drug and alcohol addictions. Women and girls are now becoming addicted at greater rates than at any other time at history-and until very recently women in recovery were dependent on treatment models based solely on work with men. Harvard addiction and trauma expert Lisa Najavits contends that women often stay addicted because of co... read more

Of those who quit alcohol or drugs, most do so on their own. Fanning and O’Neill’s life-changing handbook helps addicts understand their addiction and the negative effect it has on their lives. Using questionnaires and other tools to guide self-discovery, “The Addiction Workbook” outlines steps towards recovery.

More than 100 widespread myths about drug and alcohol abuse are enumerated and then dispelled in this book about the reality of addiction. Questions such as: does proper parenting and involvement prevent alcoholism? and do alcoholics lack willpower? are addressed, and a myriad of addiction-related falsities that the general public and even medical professionals have considered true are identified and refuted. Specific attention is paid to defining and understanding alcohol addiction, including guidelines on identifying symptoms of ... read more

As an internationally respected teacher and lecturer on the Twelve Step method introduced by Alcoholics Anonymous, Joe McQ knows that sponsorship is a key construct for the success of the program because it involves moving a person through the Twelve Step process to recovery. In the early days of AA, sponsors would come to the alcoholic's home and talk him through Steps 1 and 2, and when they were thoroughly convinced he was ready, they would start him on the program. Step 12 is the foundation...

A powerful yet, practical, and inspirational ‘how-to’ guide on ‘overcoming’, Jennifer Lucy shares operational insight on how she did just that! She uses her life experiences of overcoming drug abuse, abortion, low self esteem and sexual sin; along with Biblical principles, to help others who desire to walk in victory! She states in the introduction, ‘We all have a different story. You may not have had to endure anything traumatic, but that doesn’t mean that you haven’t cried from experienci... read more

‘If you’re going through or have ever been in emotional or reltaionshiop trauma, then you know what it feels like to be broken and crushed, curled up in a knot, in a fetal position, to the point of tears, and it feels as if the endless pain will never go away! Reading through the pages of Dried Tears, I knew emphatically what Jennifer Lucy had gone through and has overcome the tears that accompany pain and brokenness because it was as if she was telling my story. Get ready to dry your tears! As you curl up with this book, it’ll untangle you out of the pain of your past as y..read more

Two psychologists with 50 years experience treating chemical dependency in adolescents gives parents the insider's perspective on how to tell if their child has a drug or alcohol problem and what to do about it. Parents learn how to recognize the symptoms and behaviors of a substance-abuse problem, talk to their kids, and determine which interventions will work and which won't work for their child.

Written by two specialists and based on the latest research, this book teaches family members how to sustain their relationships during a loved one's recovery from addiction and offers families specific tasks for each stage of recovery, helpful progress charts, and practical exercises.

For those who may have alcoholics in their personal or professional lives, this book describes the indicators of alcoholism, many of which seem too subtle and innocuous to suggest addiction. Listing more than 80 alcoholic forms of behavior and clues, such as the supreme-being complex and mental confusion, this guide links physical signs and behavioral changes to the various stages, explaining the brain chemistry that impels the afflicted person to drink addictively and act destructively. A compelling case for awareness and identifi... read more

This book is intended for ages 12+. At 15, Lauren Riley promised herself that she would not mess up her life and would stay away from drugs and sex. But two years later, her boyfriend Brandon is pressuring her to forget that promise. Both her parents are lost to her through long-time drug addiction but through her writing, Lauren tries to deal with her problems and discovers a deeper strength. Based on the reality of everyday high school life, and critiqued by high school students as it was written, this book accurately portrays an... read more

Recognising that 12-step programs rarely help those in them quit booze or other drugs for good, this book provides techniques to counter the self-defeating beliefs that lead to and foster addictions including addiction to ineffective 12-step groups. It enables those who have gone through Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, and formal 12-step addiction treatments to overcome the self-destructive beliefs and attitudes that these programs promote. These include the idea that addicts and alcoholics are powerless, the belief that... read more

Based on extensive scientific literature supporting moderation as a resolution for drinking problems, Responsible Drinking is the only book with research-based techniques that will help nonalcoholic readers overcome their drinking problems. This revolutionary workbook by the leading voices of the Moderation Management treatment approach starts by providing readers with definitive tools to help them discover whether they are a "problem drinker," or an alcoholic. Readers whose problems are less severe than alcohol dependence are then... read more

The director of an addiction treatment center for more than four decades, Joe McQ has become an internationally respected teacher and lecturer on the Twelve Step method introduced by Alcoholics Anonymous and since adopted by dozens of recovery groups. In The Steps We Took, Joe offers countless analogies, insights, explanations and elucidations of these principles, drawing from his own recovery experience and those of the hundreds he has helped.

In this collection of inspirational stories from all walks of life, the silence shrouding the disease of alcoholism is broken. Filled with unforgettable and informative true accounts by the victims of alcoholism, their families, and friends, each tale is written with remarkable candor about how this disease affects everyone - and not just the alcoholic - at every level of society, from the first drink through the challenges of achieving a lasting recovery. With a comprehensive resources section for those seeking current information... read more

Offers a personal account of a social worker's experiences working in a methadone clinic. Baldino openly describes her feelings about the work and the people, and describes in graphic terms the paradoxes, hopes, and tragedies of "methadonia." Her observations will provide insight for professionals and students in the substance abuse field, people addicted to drugs, families and friends of methadone clients, and policy makers. Includes a glossary.