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| Addiction & Recovery for Dummies | 
| Authors: Brian F., Phd Shaw, Paul, Phd Ritvo, Jane, D.phil Irvine
Creator: M. David Lewis
Publisher: For Dummies
Category: Book
List Price: $16.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 148606
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 312
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 5.8 x 0.8
ISBN: 0764576259
Dewey Decimal Number: 362
EAN: 9780764576256
ASIN: 0764576259
Publication Date: December 24, 2004
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Product Description
Evaluate medications and treatment programs
Break free from addictive substances or behaviors and get a fresh start
Think you have an addiction? This compassionate guide helps you identify the problem and work towards a healthy, realistic approach to recovery, explaining the latest clinical and self-help treatments for both adults and teens. This book also offers tips on reducing cravings, handling your relationships, and staying well for the long run.
Discover how to
* Identify the reasons for addiction
* Choose the best treatment plan
* Handle slips and relapses
* Detect addictions in a loved one
* Find help and support
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| Customer Reviews: Read 3 more reviews...
 a learning tool October 6, 2008
This is a wonderful book, it explains all you need to know about
addictions, addiction types, dual diagnosis being whether the
person has a mental illness that is contributing to the addiction.
Recovery groups,rehab and alternative treatments.
How to handle relapses,checking into genetics and the triggers.
It covers addictions such as alcohol,gambling,substance use and abuse and more. I found this to be very educational and recommend it for anyone who likes to learn in small amounts at a time, an
easy read.
 Recovery Programs "Lite" November 4, 2006
2 out of 7 found this review helpful
Save your money and don't buy this book. An hour watching Opra will provide more information than you'll ever find on the pages of this lightweight text. There are far better books available for people looking to overcome their addiction, as well as loved ones seeking a better understanding of addictions.
No Axe To Grind March 7, 2005
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
Clear readable practical education and guidance on dealing with your or your loved one's addiction. Covers all the most important treatment approaches without moralizing and helps you choose what is most helpful or appropriate to your situation. I have already recommended to two patients who both found it tremendously helpful.
Forget the title-This is a really smart book! February 4, 2005
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
The title of this series always turns me off--so formulaic and usually simplistic. But this book is different! The format is simple and the material is presented in the clear, crisp and easily readable style typical of this series but this book is also truly wise, practical and compassionate in its approach. There is up-to-date information on medications, the physiology of addiction, treatments and groups that can offer support to the addicted person and plenty of practical advice for those on the sidelines (family, friends, spouses) who want to help but don't understand the problem. The book makes practical suggestions for treatments/groups that can help, how to deal with relapse cravings and moving forward in life without relying on an ultimately self-destructive habit. I have 30 years of experience as a therapist and this is one of the few selp-help books that I respect. I plan to give it to my clients and to recommend it to colleagues. Buy it---you won't be disappointed!
The best book I've read on addiction--really helpful! January 24, 2005
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
I can't recommend this book too highly. I have been working in this field for years and have searched for a book that would not turn off people struggling to come to terms with addictive problems. This book is easy to read, concise and presented in a manner that invites the reader to stay with the material. In addition to giving great information on the biology of addiction, it is full of excellent suggestions on how to practically go about attacking the problem. And it is optomistic! So important when someone feels overwhelmed by the problem and has struggled, often unsuccessfully, to change behaviors that are self-defeating. I would also advise relatives and friends of addictive persons to use this book to help them cope better with this issue and to find hope.
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