There has been a paradigm shift of promoting multiple pathways to recovery in the Substance Use Disorder field. The authors of this book wanted to show multiple treatment and recovery approaches in the field. Many of these approaches move towards the concept of "global wellness." The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the lead national governmental branch promoting many initiatives in the field of addiction and recovery has put out Eight Dimensions of Wellness. We have presented holistic approaches in this book that included many that address these eight...

This book is one of a series of books reflecting a paradigm shift in the perception of addictions and recovery. It stresses the fact that living in and controlled by the past can be a prison in ones life and that one should live in the now, the present. To illustrate these points it touches on history, education, innovation and other aspects of a culture which are at the present time in flux and are changing rapidly. Finally, it provides guidelines for those in the various helping professions in terms of how they can orient themselves vis a vis their clients and also to examine their own past...