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

Offering an alternative to twelve-step programs, a supportive guide explains how to identify the impulse to use intoxicants, learn self-control, value sobriety, and replace addiction with self-supportive behaviors.

Make the journey from addiction to recovery From a dependence on narcotics, alcohol, or gambling, to food, tobacco, or sex, addiction is a life-draining condition that can seriously damage physical and mental health and destroy relationships. But whatever the cause, whatever the level, it is possible to free yourself from this debilitating disease and regain control of your life. Through recording, exploring, and expressing your thoughts and feelings about your experiences, as well as discovering invaluable recovery information and resources, this guided journal and workbook will help you...

This wise book provides practical exercises that will help us to develop conscious awareness and inner understanding, and the ways and means to free us from unsatisfying habits, addictions, and unconscious behavior patterns. I recommend it highly.
--Lama Surya Das, author of the bestselling Awakening the Buddha Within

""Anyone interested in finding a kind, spiritual guide to recovery that focuses on flexibility rather than the 'one true way' will benefit from this enjoyable and helpful book.""
--Maia Szalavitz, coauthor with Joseph Volpicelli, M.D., of Recovery Options: The Complete...

This text serves as a practical guide to the effective diagnosis and treatment of alcohol and drug addictive disorders. It offers clear, step-by-step recommendations on the selection and application of both pharmacological and psychosocial therapies.

Social drinking is an accepted aspect of working life in Japan, and women are left to manage their drunken husbands when the men return home, restoring them to sobriety for the next day of work. In attempting to cope with their husbands' alcoholism, the women face a profound cultural dilemma: when does the nurturing behavior expected of a good wife and mother become part of a pattern of behavior that is actually destructive? How does the celebration of nurturance and dependency mask the exploitative aspects not just of family life but also of public life in Japan? The Too-Good Wife...

Presenting the latest conclusions about the psychological processes leading to impaired self-control, this book challenges the current harm-prevention policy of "responsible gambling." The authors present the most recent and evolving research into gambling, demonstrating the psychological variables that govern the erosion or maintenance of self-control over gambling behavior. These studies provide an empirical basis for a model of impaired control of gambling. Impaired control, in its broadest sense, is considered to be the defining psychological construct of all the addictive behaviors and...

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.