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Cracked: Life on the Edge in a Rehab Clinic
ISBN: 9780060096557 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Dr. Drew Pinsky is best known as the cohost of the long-running radio advice program Loveline. But his workday is spent at a major Southern California clinic, treating the severest cases of drug dependency and psychiatric breakdown. In this riveting book, Pinsky reveals the intimate and often shocking stories of his patients as they struggle with emotional trauma, sexual abuse, and a host of chemical nemeses: alcohol, marijuana, Ecstasy, heroin, speed, cocaine, and prescription drugs. At the center of these stories is Pinsky himself, who immerses himself passionately, almost obsessively,... Dr. Drew Pinsky is best known as the cohost of the long-running radio advice program Loveline. But his workday is spent at a major Southern Califor... |
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60,39 zł |
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The Pathway: Follow the Road to Health and Happiness
ISBN: 9780060514037 / Angielski / Miękka / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The ability to self-nurture and set effective limits is the root of human maturity, and the foundation for emotional, behavioural, and spiritual balance. Fortunately, the skills to self-nurture and set effective limits can be fine-tuned and readers will learn them via a wealth of practical examples, colourful case histories, and scientific findings that are both fascinating and easy to understand. These skills are effective for a wide range of psychological and addictive problems--from alcoholism and other addictions to overeating, overworking, overspending, and perfectionism. The ability to self-nurture and set effective limits is the root of human maturity, and the foundation for emotional, behavioural, and spiritual ba... |
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72,26 zł |
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Addiction and Grace: Love and Spirituality in the Healing of Addictions
ISBN: 9780061122439 / Angielski / Miękka / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Addiction and Grace offers an inspiring and hope-filled vision for those who desire to explore the mystery of who and what they really are. May examines the "processes of attachment" that lead to addiction and describes the relationship between addiction and spiritual awareness. He also details the various addictions from which we can suffer, not only to substances like alcohol and drugs, but to work, sex, performance, responsibility, and intimacy. Drawing on his experience as a psychiatrist working with the chemically dependent, May emphasizes that addiction represents an attempt... Addiction and Grace offers an inspiring and hope-filled vision for those who desire to explore the mystery of who and what they really are. May exa... |
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64,34 zł |
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Facing Love Addiction : Giving Yourself the Power to Change the Way You Love
ISBN: 9780062506047 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. In this revised and updated version of Facing Love Addiction, bestselling author of Facing Codependence and internationally recognized dependence and addiction authority Pia Mellody unravels the intricate dynamics of unhealthy love relationships and shows us how to let go of toxic love. Through twelve-step work, exercises, and journal-keeping, Facing Love Addiction compassionately and realistically outlines the recovery process for Love Addicts, and Mellody's fresh perspective and clear methods work to comfort and motivate all those looking to establish and... In this revised and updated version of Facing Love Addiction, bestselling author of Facing Codependence and internationally recog... |
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64,51 zł |
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Cocaine Abuse : Behavior, Pharmacology, and Clinical Applications
ISBN: 9780123473608 / Angielski / Twarda / 445 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22-25 dni roboczych. Cocaine abuse remains a major public health problem and contributes to many of our most disturbing social problems, including the spread of infectious disease, crime, violence, and neonatal drug exposure. Cocaine abuse results from a complex interplay of behavioral, pharmacological, and neurobiological determinants. While a complete understanding of cocaine abuse is currently beyond us, significant progress has been made in preclinical research on fundamental determinants of this disorder. These advances are critically reviewed in the first section of this volume. Important advances also have...
Cocaine abuse remains a major public health problem and contributes to many of our most disturbing social problems, including the spread of infectious...
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609,59 zł |
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Buzz : The Science and Lore of Alcohol and Caffeine
ISBN: 9780195092899 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Alcohol and caffeine are deeply woven into the fabric of life for most of the world's population, as close and as comfortable as a cup of co ffee or a can of beer. Yet for most people they remain as mysterious a nd unpredictable as the spirits they were once thought to be. Now, in Buzz, Stephen Braun takes us on a myth-shattering tour of these two po pular substances, one that blends fascinating science with colorful lo re, and that includes cameo appearances by Shakespeare and Balzac, Bud dhist monks and Arabian goat herders, even Mikhail Gorbachev and David Letterman (who once quipped, "If...
Alcohol and caffeine are deeply woven into the fabric of life for most of the world's population, as close and as comfortable as a cup of co ffee or a...
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256,74 zł |
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The Soul of Recovery : Uncovering the Spiritual Dimension in the Treatment of Addictions
ISBN: 9780195147681 / Angielski / Twarda / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Millions of alcoholics and addicts recover through spirituality. In The Soul of Recovery: Uncovering the Spiritual Dimension in the Treatment of Addictions, author and journalist Christopher D. Ringwald tells how and why they seek and achieve these transformations. Ranging as far back as the Washingtonian Total Abstinence Society in 1840, Ringwald illuminates the use of spirituality within a wide range of treatment options--from the famous Twelve Step-style programs to those tailored to the needs of addicted women, Native Americans, or homeless teens not ready to quit. Focusing on the results...
Millions of alcoholics and addicts recover through spirituality. In The Soul of Recovery: Uncovering the Spiritual Dimension in the Treatment of Addic...
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284,45 zł |
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Understanding Marijuana : A New Look at the Scientific Evidence
ISBN: 9780195182958 / Angielski / Miękka / 344 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Marijuana is the world's most popular illicit drug, with hundreds of millions of regular users worldwide. One in three Americans has smoked pot at least once. The Drug Enforcement Agency estimates that Americans smoke five million pounds of marijuana each year. And yet marijuana remains largely misunderstood by both its advocates and its detractors.
To some, marijuana is an insidious "stepping-stone" drug, enticing the inexperienced and paving the way to the inevitable abuse of harder drugs. To others, medical marijuana is an organic means of easing the discomfort or stimulating the... Marijuana is the world's most popular illicit drug, with hundreds of millions of regular users worldwide. One in three Americans has smoked pot at lea...
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212,12 zł |
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Women Drug Users : An Ethnography of a Female Injecting Community
ISBN: 9780198257967 / Angielski / Twarda / 182 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Based on in-depth interviews and observations of the women in their own environment, Women Drug Users is the first full ethnographic account of the lifestyle of female drug users in Britain. It charts their entry into drug use, the various ways in which they finance their habits, and their relationships with friends, partners, family members, and children. Taylor examines the efforts the women have made to give up drugs and details the reasons which make these endeavors difficult. The evidence suggests that, ironically, the lifestyle which evolves around their drug use offers an arena in...
Based on in-depth interviews and observations of the women in their own environment, Women Drug Users is the first full ethnographic account of the li...
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810,93 zł |
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Educating Yourself about Alcohol and Drugs: A People's Primer, Revised Edition
ISBN: 9780306457838 / Angielski / Miękka / 286 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. One of the world's leading authorities in the field of drug and alcohol abuse provides readers with the facts needed to answer the pressing questions an abuser must face, while evaluating the myriad resources available to those in need and walking the reader through each step toward recovery.
One of the world's leading authorities in the field of drug and alcohol abuse provides readers with the facts needed to answer the pressing questions ...
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80,18 zł |
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A Million Little Pieces
ISBN: 9780307276902 / Angielski / Miękka / 430 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. A story of drug and alcohol abuse and rehabilitation as it has never been told before. Recounted in visceral, kinetic prose, and crafted with a forthrightness that rejects piety, cynicism, and self-pity, it brings us face-to-face with a provocative new understanding of the nature of addiction and the meaning of recovery. A story of drug and alcohol abuse and rehabilitation as it has never been told before. Recounted in visceral, kinetic prose, and crafted with a for... |
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68,15 zł |
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Healing the Wounds of Sexual Addiction
ISBN: 9780310256571 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. "Mark has eloquently unraveled the mystery behind addictive behavior: when our relationships are not alive and growing, the temptation for various kinds of addictions is unleashed.."--Dr. Gary Smalley With today's rampant availability of Internet pornography, sexual addiction has become a national epidemic that affects up to 10 percent of Christians. As devastating as any drug habit, it brings heartbreak and despair to those it entangles. But there is help for men and women caught in sexual addiction's downward spiral. This book offers a path that leads beyond compulsive thoughts and...
"Mark has eloquently unraveled the mystery behind addictive behavior: when our relationships are not alive and growing, the temptation for various kin...
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64,34 zł |
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Addiction-Free: How to Help an Alcoholic or Addict Get Started on Recovery
ISBN: 9780312311117 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Addiction-Free is a complete up-to-date guide of who, what, where, and when you or someone you love can contact to get help for problems with alcohol or other drugs. Here are the names, numbers, and e-mail addresses of the experts---millions have found a way out, and so can you. This invaluable guide includes six initial options for getting into recovery: -- The AA treatment program Addiction-Free: How to Help an Alcoholic or... Addiction-Free is a complete up-to-date guide of who, what, where, and when you or someone you love can contact to get help for problems wit... |
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80,18 zł |
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Drug Abuse Treatment : The Implementation of Innovative Approaches
ISBN: 9780313289064 / Angielski / Twarda / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This collection reports on the progress of the intervention programs first described in" Innovative Approaches in the Treatment of Drug Abuse: Program Models and Strategies" (Inciardi and Fletcher, 1993). By examining the implementation of treatment initiatives, this study focuses on an area often neglected in the research literature: the context in which research is conducted. Applied researchers, particularly those who study users of illicit drugs, face many obstacles that investigators working in more controlled settings, or with more predictable and compliant subjects, often do not... This collection reports on the progress of the intervention programs first described in" Innovative Approaches in the Treatment of Drug Abuse: Prog... |
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472,87 zł |
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Recovery from Cults : Help for Victims of Psychological and Spiritual Abuse
ISBN: 9780393313215 / Angielski / Miękka / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Michael Langone and his colleagues provide practical guidelines for helping former cult members manage the problems they encounter when leaving cults.
Michael Langone and his colleagues provide practical guidelines for helping former cult members manage the problems they encounter when leaving cults....
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99,81 zł |
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Nymphomania - a History
ISBN: 9780393322422 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Nymphomania--organic disease, psychological disorder, legal construct, and locker-room joke. Throughout history, it's been all these and more. Today images of sexually available women permeate our culture, and curiosity about nymphomania appears to be as insatiable as the stereotypical nymphomaniac herself. Carol Groneman follows the idea of nymphomania over the last two hundred years, unraveling questions about how much is too much sex for women--and who decides.
Nymphomania--organic disease, psychological disorder, legal construct, and locker-room joke. Throughout history, it's been all these and more. Today i...
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80,02 zł |
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Drug Misuse and Motherhood
ISBN: 9780415271950 / Angielski / Miękka / 332 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22-25 dni roboczych. The growing use of illicit drugs among women has become a major concern for health professionals and social services. The reluctance of drug-using women to seek help from drug agencies and to disclose their use of drugs to ante-natal, midwifery and social services is now officially recognised by government agencies. However, devising an appropriate strategy that will overcome these fears will not be easy without a better understanding of their causes and effects. Drug Misuse and Motherhood gives drug-using mothers a voice. Based on longitudinal research and in-depth... The growing use of illicit drugs among women has become a major concern for health professionals and social services. The reluctance of drug-using ... |
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222,76 zł |
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Anabolic Steroids
ISBN: 9780415280303 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22-25 dni roboczych. Anabolic steroids have traditionally been controversial in the sporting arena. Today, research indicates a dramatic increase in the use of anabolic steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs outside of competitive sports. With evidence of widespread steroid abuse among the general population, health professionals are citing the emergence of an epidemic.
Anabolic Steroids and Other Performance-Enhancing Drugs brings together key issues surrounding these contentious drugs. The book outlines the history and social context of these compounds, including details on their development,... Anabolic steroids have traditionally been controversial in the sporting arena. Today, research indicates a dramatic increase in the use of anabolic st...
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356,83 zł |
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Fastest, Highest, Strongest : A Critique of High-Performance Sport
ISBN: 9780415770422 / Angielski / Twarda / 194 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22-25 dni roboczych. Fastest, Highest, Strongest presents a comprehensive challenge to the dominant orthodoxy concerning the use of performance-enhancing drugs in sport. Examining the political and economic transformation of the Olympic Movement during the twentieth century, the authors argue that the realities of modern sport require a serious reassessment of current policies, in particular the ban on the use of certain substances and practices. The book includes detailed discussion of: * The historical importance of World War II and... Fastest, Highest, Strongest presents a comprehensive challenge to the dominant orthodoxy concerning the use of performance-enhanci... |
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671,48 zł |
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Fastest, Highest, Strongest : A Critique of High-Performance Sport
ISBN: 9780415770439 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22-25 dni roboczych. "Fastest, Highest, Strongest" presents a comprehensive challenge to the dominant orthodoxy concerning the use of performance-enhancing drugs in sport.
Examining the political and economic transformation of the Olympic Movement during the twentieth century, the authors argue that the realities of modern sport require a serious reassessment of current policies, in particular the ban on the use of certain substances and practices. The book includes detailed discussion of: · The historical importance of World War II and the Cold War in the development of a high-performance culture in... "Fastest, Highest, Strongest" presents a comprehensive challenge to the dominant orthodoxy concerning the use of performance-enhancing drugs in sport....
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222,76 zł |