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Hatherleigh Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
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A counsellor at one of the most innovative and renowned drug and alcohol treatment centres in the world, Erica Spiegelman brings a level of understanding and sensitivity in Rewired to the struggle against addiction gained through years of experience. Rewired is a revolutionary new approach to addiction recovery from an innovative expert who understands just how deeply addiction can run. Centred around the concept of self-actualisation, Spiegelman...
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English
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Now you can find freedom and relief from alcoholism and addiction. After suffering through over 10 years of his son's addiction and many failed attempts at recovery, Chris Prentiss needed a solution. Together, he and his son Pax created a program that saved Pax's life and is saving people's lives today at the Passages Addiction Cure Center in Malibu, California. The Alcoholism and Addiction Cure contains the breakthrough three-step holistic program...
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Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
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The #1 New York Times best-selling story of addiction and a father's love: "A brilliant, harrowing, heartbreaking, fascinating story, full of beautiful moments and hard-won wisdom. This book will save a lot of lives and heal a lot of hearts."—Anne Lamott
Now a Major Motion Picture Starring Steve Carell and Timothée Chalamet.
What had happened to my beautiful boy? To our family? What did I do wrong? Those are the wrenching questions
...7) A common struggle: a personal journey through the past and future of mental illness and addiction
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English
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"Patrick J. Kennedy, the former congressman and youngest child of Senator Ted Kennedy, details his personal and political battle with mental illness and addiction, exploring mental health care's history in the country alongside his and every family's private struggles. On May 5, 2006, the New York Times ran two stories, 'Patrick Kennedy Crashes Car into Capitol Barrier' and then, several hours later, 'Patrick Kennedy Says He'll Seek Help for Addiction.'...
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Publisher
The Experiment
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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Every day, over 100 Americans die from opioid abuse. Bisaga and Chernyaev provide a comprehensive medical guide for opioid use disorder (OUD) sufferers, their loved ones, clinicians, and other professionals. He explains why treating OUD is unlike treating other forms of drug dependency, examines the science of the addiction, and discusses the different stages and effective methods of treatment, as well as behavioral therapies.
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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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"The opioid epidemic is responsible for the first sustained decline in U.S. life expectancy since the 1960s. In 2016, more than 50,000 Americans died from an opioid overdose -- to say nothing of the hundreds of thousands who live with some measure of opioid addiction every day. The Opioid Epidemic: What Everyone Needs to Know® is an accessible, nonpartisan overview of the causes, politics, and treatments tied to the most devastating health crisis...
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Publisher
Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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"A groundbreaking examination of addiction from the chief medical officer for the New York State Office of Mental Health, [this book] is a practical guide to understanding the world of drug use, abuse, and treatment from one of our nation's foremost addiction and mental health experts. Written with warmth, accessibility, and authority, this volume brings together scientific and clinical knowledge, policy suggestions, and case studies--paving a way...
Publisher
Guilford Press
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Description
This volume presents a culturally informed framework for understanding and treating substance abuse problems. From expert contributors, chapters cover specific ethnocultural groups in the United States, including Americans of African, Native American, Latino, European, Middle Eastern, and Asian descent. While emphasizing the need to see each client as a unique individual, the book examines how ethnocultural factors may affect a person's attitudes...
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English
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Presents addiction as a treatable brain disease. Addresses different aspects of the disease in order to shed light on the most current, promising developments in the field. Includes personal stories from addicts as well as the loved ones who struggle to help them find treatment.
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