Addiction category: 1829 books
by Tommy Rosen
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2014
"The feeling was electric-energy humming through my body. I felt like blood was pouring into areas of my tissues that it had not been able to reach for some time. It was relieving and healing, subtler than the feeling from getting off on drugs, but it was detectable and lovely, and of course,...
Addicted?
How Addiction Affects Every One of Us and What We Can Do About It
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2018
This book is about addictions of all kinds. Addictions to smartphones, sex, games, social media, gambling, money, but most of all to alcohol and drugs.
The words 'addict' and 'addiction' are loaded with baggage. Not just in Australia, but the world over, addicts are considered to be sub-human,...
by Jerry Weaver
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2018
Do you have a problem with drugs or alcohol? Do you know somebody that has a problem? Hello, I'm Jerry, army vet and a recovering addict. I wrote this book to help me stay sober but realized that if it could help keep a hopeless addict like myself sober then why wouldn't it help others? I have tried...
by Rick Cottrell
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2016
Author Rick Cottrell characterizes his childhood and nothing less than dysfunctional. He experienced unhealthy living environments at an early age. His experimentation with alcohol and smoking at the age of nine. In beyond addiction Cottrell shares his personal story of addiction and the journey into...
The Last Addiction
Own Your Desire, Live Beyond Recovery, Find Lasting Freedom
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2010
In an age of tell-all addiction memoirs and reality television programs, we gulp down the stories of others in the hope that we, too, can be overcomers–even as we continue to love a person, substance, activity, or ideology too much.
As Sharon Hersh writes, “We all suffer from the same condition.”...
Beyond Addiction
How Science and Kindness Help People Change
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2014
The groundbreaking method that upends current treatment models and “offers collective hope to families of substance abusers” (Kirkus Reviews), helping loved ones conquer addiction and compulsion problems through positive reinforcement and kindness—from the leaders in progressive addiction treatment...
Stop Sex Addiction
Real Hope, True Freedom for Sex Addicts and Partners
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2013
Sexual addiction is a growing menace that threatens all strata of our society. Millions of marriages and relationships have been ruined or severely damaged and countless reputations have been sacrificed on the altar of compulsive sexual behavior. Although not as well known as other forms of addiction,...
by Lori Miller
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2011
“Body Sobriety” delivers an eye-opening approach to overcoming addiction. This book is an excellent resource for any type of addiction and allows addicts to start their recovery at home by teaching readers how to free themselves from a stress posture and eliminate their body’s destructive patterns....
Addiction
Why Can't They Just Stop?
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2007
This companion book to the HBO documentary of the same name sheds light on the hidden American epidemic of addiction. Blending compelling personal narratives with statistics and expert opinion, all gleaned from over two years of research and reporting, ADDICTION offers a comprehensive and provocative...
The Anatomy of Addiction
Overcoming the Triggers That Stand in the Way of Recovery
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2011
The relapse rate for addicts in conventional treatment programs is a shocking 70-90%, despite the best efforts of family members, doctors, and the addicts themselves. Drawing on the latest addiction research, Creative Care founders Morteza and Karen Khaleghi argue that the reason so many addicts fail...
Addicted Like Me
A Mother-Daughter Story of Substance Abuse and Recovery
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2009
Told through the voices of a mother-daughter writing team, Addicted Like Me offers a detailed personal account of addiction and how it affects the entire family. Karen Franklin recounts her own past as a young addict, her struggle with the alcoholism of her parents, and ultimately her husband’s...
Yes! You Can Stop Smoking
Even If You Don't Want To
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2012
This is an advanced textbook for people who have been unable to stop smoking. It covers motivation to stop smoking, healthy coping skills and the ability not to smoke. I wrote the book, Yes! You Can Stop Smoking, because after working in treatment centers for years I saw drug addicts and alcoholics...
Addict in the House
A No-Nonsense Family Guide Through Addiction and Recovery
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2016
"This is a straightforward, rich resource for anyone who lives with, and loves, an addict." —Publishers Weekly Everyone suffers when there’s an addict in the family. Written by an expert in alcohol and drug addiction and recovery, this no-nonsense guide will help you understand the causes of addiction,...
Recovery Now
A Basic Text for Today
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2013
An accessible basic text written in today’s language for anyone guided by the Twelve Steps in their recovery from addiction to alcohol and other drugs.
For decades people from all over the world have found freedom from addiction--be it to alcohol, other drugs, gambling, or overeating--using...