Kategoria BISAC: Self-Help >> Substance Abuse & Addictions - General

Overcoming an addiction or any other obstacle in life can be difficult, especially if you don't know the plain, hard facts about what's involved. "Finding the Recovery in You" details the straightforward process you need to follow to accomplish such a goal.

After finding his own recovery from active addiction, R. S. Newman gives a candid look into the damaging effects of this disease--whether it's an addiction to alcohol, drugs, or any other compulsive activity. The author shares valuable insights about the recovery process, the resources for help that are available, and his own fresh...

Mr. Siluk is a Licensed Counselor with the State of Minnesota, and has held international licenses in Drugs and Alcohol, as well as worked for hospitals and clinics with dual disorders. His first CD book, "A Path to Sobriety" provides understanding on alcoholism and addiction, an ultimate guide.

"A Path to Prevention" its companion, deals with relapse prevention, curing the disease. Says Mr. Siluk, "Like anything in life, first, you need to understand what you are dealing with, and then you need to deal with it..." Both books offer this formula.

Paul Williams and Mr. Siluk met at the...

Mr. Siluk has retired with some forty-four years of experience in the field of Chemical Dependency, half being in usage. He was a licensed Counselor in good standing with the State of Minnesota up to October 31, 2003, upon his retirement. He has also held international certifications, working in hospitals and clinics in dual disorders.

In his three books, the author has used his experience and degrees in the behavioral science field, along with his counseling skills in producing all common sense books on understanding alcoholism and addiction. The 1st book, "A Path to Sobriety, " is an...

This is a true story (my story) written to prove that healing is possible for all Victims of abuse; for an abuser, forgiveness can also be found if they admit their crime and ask to be forgiven. This book is not a plea for sympathy. My goal is awareness and anger. Yours and mine at the chain of injustice and destruction brought on by any abuse. Without healing, generations will suffer the effects of ONE act of child abuse. Our anger united and properly channeled can bring about positive changes.

"Chains Can Be Broken" is for anyone who has, or is acquainted with someone who has lived...

As a reformed smoker of nearly three decades, Christopher Chausse gives you his straightforward perspective on understanding the smoking habit, the tobacco industry, and the mystifying emotions that entangle the mind of a smoker. His jovial 'what's the worst that can happen" approach will open your eyes to new alternatives and will have you knowing that you too can be smoke free if you desire.
"Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" describes the methodology, principles, and more importantly the attitude and mind-set of what it takes to become smoke free. Then through his simple Time...

"Reflections in Recovery" is a twenty-year autobiographical journey of enticement, enslavement, and finally escape from the bondage of alcohol and drugs. "Reflections in Recovery" describes the path this ex-addict (ten years clean), and currently practicing MSW (Master of Social Work), took to freedom. It may be a path your loved one can also travel. An ounce of prevention is cheaper than a pound of cure. This story may become their fork in the road, their key to unlock the chains of bondage that is addiction.

I wrote this book for me, the way it happened, and so maybe it's also for you. I learned that rehab is not just about helping people. The help is there, if you need it-but you have to be able to pay for it. If you can't, and you really need help, then you are in a world of trouble. If you can pay, then maybe there will always be a reason to get you in. In my case, I had to go-or end my career. I was lucky because I could pay, so I can continue the work I have chosen and love. I met some good people and fine counselors, and learned some useful things. But it wasn't all benevolent-much was...

Praise for Deepak Chopra, M.D.:

"A new medicine is in the making, one in which mind, consciousness, meaning, and intelligence play key roles. One of the architects of the new medicine is Dr. Chopra, a credentialed, respected physician who has 'paid his dues' as a modern doctor."
Larry Dossey, M.D., author of Healing Words

"Deepak Chopra is being hailed as a modern-day Hippocrates for his novel approach of combining ancient healing traditions with modern research."
Irv Kupcinet, Chicago Sun-Times

"We can't help wishing he lived close enough to make house calls."
Judith...

ARE YOU OR IS SOMEONE YOU LOVE STRUGGLING WITH ADDICTION?
When it comes to drug and alcohol addiction, it's hard to know where to turn for help. The professionals at the Betty Ford Center--one of the world's leading and most trusted sources of treatment for oddiction--hove provided thousands with the strength, support, and expertise that substance abusers need to get well. Now, the former medical director of the Betty Ford Center shares that expertise in this remarkably honest and complete book, which answers vital questions that surround this difficult subject:

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For those who suffer from a combined psychiatric illness and chemical dependency

The six out of one hundred people diagnosed with the dual disorders of addiction and mental disorder face unique challenges on the road to recovery. With comprehensive information and illustrative, inspiring case studies, The Dual Diagnosis Recovery Sourcebook explores the physical, psychological, social, and spiritual approaches to recovering from this often misunderstood and yet surprisingly common condition.

In The Ganja Complex Ansley Hamid skillfully welds together two decades of ethnographic research on marijuana in the Caribbean and the United States. Hamid juxtaposes an in-depth study of the spread of Rastafari in the 1970s with an examination of the rise of an international marijuana economy. This revisionist work departs radically from previous scholarship by identifying Rastafari, not as a messianic or millenarian cult, but as a participant in the essential functions of a community's overall economic life. It demonstrates how Rastafari has revitalized third-world economies using...

Many assume that the Internet introduces youth and young adults to dangerous information and substances while others contend that open and free access to accurate drug use information is critical to reducing dangerous behaviors. The primary goal of this book is to take the debate about drug use and the Internet from polemic discourse to social scientific investigation. Our work highlights the variety of ways to examine drug use as a social problem, and several theoretical perspectives valuable for online research.

Drugs, Alcohol, and Social Problems, a collection edited James D. Orcutt and David R. Rudy, includes 14 clearly written articles that exemplify the best of sociological scholarship on drug and alcohol problems. The readings strike a balance between constructionist, epidemiological, and ethnographic approaches to the study of drinking, drug use, and related problems such as domestic violence, crime, and the spread of HIV/AIDS. A general introduction and five section introductions written especially for this volume highlight basic theoretical questions and analytical themes that run through the...

Drugs, Alcohol, and Social Problems, a collection edited James D. Orcutt and David R. Rudy, includes 14 clearly written articles that exemplify the best of sociological scholarship on drug and alcohol problems. The readings strike a balance between constructionist, epidemiological, and ethnographic approaches to the study of drinking, drug use, and related problems such as domestic violence, crime, and the spread of HIV/AIDS. A general introduction and five section introductions written especially for this volume highlight basic theoretical questions and analytical themes that run through the...

It's okay to love them. It's your right to help them.

Addiction destroys people and can even end lives. When you know or suspect that someone you love is suffering from addiction you have two goals: getting your loved one into treatment and turning that treatment into full-fledged sobriety. Many addiction experts tell you that you have to disengage or risk being an enabler, a codependent bystander, in the wreckage of an addict's life; that you have to cut all ties or be taken advantage of financially and emotionally; that you have to protect yourself from your loved one, who isn't...

"Tangled in the Web" offers a critical look at cybersex fantasy and its potential for addiction, and provides a comprehensive plan for recovery to help individuals hooked on adult chat rooms, online pornography, Web cam sex, or a cyberaffair.