Addiction--What's Really Going On?: Inside a Heroin Treatment Program

ISBN-13: 9781932690934 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 224 str.

Deborah McCloskey;Barbara Sinor;Mark W. Parrino

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iAddiction: Whats Really Going On?/i contains powerful true-life storieswoven together to form a tapestry filled with pain, joy, defeat, and success.The entire book is molded around Deborah McCloskeys heartfeltdesire for her clients to be free of drugs. Her counseling methods both endearedher as "the counselor to get" and locked her into a decade ofsearching for better ways to help those she felt were stuck on the merry-go-round of a methadone system. This book should be read by teachers,hospitals employees, college students, government officials, and our generaladult population whether addicted, sober, or straight.brbrbExperts Acclaim for iAddiction--Whats Really Going On?/i/bbrbr"Once I started reading Addiction--Whats Really Going On? I couldnot put it down! You can tell the passion the author has as you read it.I can also tell how she learned about methadone and the patients as sheprogressed in her work." br--Roxanne Baker, CMA, President National Alliance of Methadone Advocates (NAMA)brbr"Addiction--Whats Really Going On? is gritty and gripping as you enterthe lives of those who are like crabs trying to get out of a barrel. Hopecomes when you realize that there are people in this world committed tounselfish service who have unconditional love for others. Thank you Deborahand Barbara for showing us your humanity and for what we canaspire to."br --Anusha Amen-Ra, CNC, CEO, Sacred Space Healing and Retreat Centers International, Inc.brbr"Addiction--Whats Really Going On? is a truthful look into the worldof Methadone Treatment with a mix of compassion and humor. It is agreat read for those in the recovery field and provides insight for thosewho do not understand the life of addiction and recovery."br--Lori Carter-Runyon, Executive Director Hilltop Recovery Servicesbrbr"I recommend this book to audiences in any helping profession, people in recovery, the families of drug addicts, and the users themselves."br--Bill Urell, MA, CAAP-II, Addictions Therapist Author, iThe Addiction Recovery Help Guide/ibrbrAbout the AuthorbrbrBarbara Sinor, PhD is a Psychospiritual Therapist working with individuals dealing with addictions, childhood abuse/incest, PTSD, and adult children of alcoholics. Barbara utilizes a holistic methodology in her counseling encompassing forms of hypnotherapy, regression therapy, Gestalt, Jungian dreamwork, and other transpersonal techniques.Dr. Sinor holds a Doctorate in Psychology; an MA from John F. Kennedy University; and a BA from Pitzer College. brbrFor more information, please visit bwww.DrSinor.com/bbrbrFrom Loving Healing Press www.LovingHealing.combrbrPsychology : Psychopathology - Addiction