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Reclaim your life Beat The Booze is an inspirational, easy to read
and highly practical book aimed at those who wish to cut down or
cut out alcohol and at those who wish to help someone else who has
a drink problem. It can help both problem drinkers and individuals
who wish to reduce their alcohol intake simply for lifestyle
reasons, and contains all the assistance the authors could find
from interviewing leading experts in the field of alcohol addiction
and case studies who have successfully cut down their drinking or
given up alcohol altogether. It includes many new and previously
little publicised sources of help, and the Appendix contains
contact details for a vast range of organisations that can provide
professional help and further information. The authors have also
been able to draw on extensive personal experience in battling
alcohol. One used to have a serious drink problem, the other gave
up for lifestyle reasons.
A pediatric oncologist and palliative care physician, Dr. Adam B.
Hill, suffers stress and disillusionment with the culture of
medicine, leading to alcoholism, depression, and suicidal thoughts.
Then while in recovery, he loses a mentor to suicide, revealing the
extent of the burnout epidemic in the medical field. By sharing his
harrowing story, Dr. Hill shows how this problem manifests,
considers ways to address it, and confronts commonplace attitudes
regarding self-care, recovery/treatment, empathy, and vulnerability
amongst medical practitioners. His book is a road map for better
practices at a time when doctors around the world are struggling in
silence. Long Walk Out of the Woods is a game-changing personal
narrative and prescriptive book. It expands on Dr. Hill's famous
2017 essay in the New England Journal of Medicine, "Breaking the
Stigma: A Physician's Perspective on Recovery and Self-Care".
To say that drugs have become the major affliction of society is
not stating the situation too strongly. No sector of life is
untouched by this epidemic. Crime and violence are the most obvious
byproducts, but amorality, aborted educations and, indeed, ruined
lives are no less serious and just as widespread. And the problem
is not limited to street drugs; the effects of medical and
psychiatric drugs, whether painkillers, tranquilizers or
"antidepressants," are as disastrous. L. Ron Hubbard addressed this
problem, not with the objective of resolving the physical ills of
individuals but as a continuation of his quest to free man as a
spirit and handle, along this route, any barrier that needed to be
resolved. Drugs were such a barrier. Until Mr. Hubbard developed a
workable drug rehabilitation program, there was no solution.
Psychiatric-inspired programs had many more failures than successes
and some only created worse addictions. Other people, more
well-intentioned, found that good intentions weren't enough. They
lacked a technology that worked. Mr. Hubbard's program provides
that technology. From helping the person discover why he took drugs
in the first place, to eliminating the mental and spiritual damage
done by drugs, to detoxifying the body of long-term drug residues,
to providing the person with tools that will enable him to stay off
drugs for good, it is without doubt the most thorough and effective
program in the world. Today, for the first time, as hundreds of
thousands will attest, those addicted to drugs and alcohol can free
themselves of this tyranny and face life with renewed vigor and
hope. This section contains some of the elementary principles of
this program and provides the first real understanding of substance
abuse problems.
If you're thinking about going sober for Dry January or looking to
make a long-term change, How to Go Alcohol Free is the easy guide
to kicking the drink in 100 simple steps. Drinking is on the
decline, with more and more people turning away from the bottle.
The financial and wellbeing benefits of going alcohol free - from
more financial stability to better sleep, relationships, skin and
mental health - are undeniable. There has never been a better time
to give sobriety a go. Whether you're a diehard drinker or a
sometimes sipper, How to Go Alcohol Free is here to help you take
control and change to a no-alcohol lifestyle. Helping you to
understand your alcohol intake and its effects, and offering
practical ways to take a break from booze, Kate Bee will help you
plan for, switch to and enjoy a life beyond booze.
Millions of people would like to cut down on their drinking without
giving it up altogether and this encouraging book has helped many
make that goal a reality. Distinguished clinician-researchers
William R. Miller and Ricardo F. Munoz have spent more than 40
years studying whether moderation works, who it works (and doesn't
work) for, and how to achieve it. Armed with authoritative facts
about how much is too much, readers can set realistic, customized
moderation goals. Loads of practical strategies, stories, and
planning tips are included. Readers learn new ways to enjoy social
events, defuse tension and stress, and cope with difficult emotions
with or without a glass in hand. Updated with the latest scientific
data, the second edition is designed to be even more interactive,
and features a new chapter on mindfulness.
'BREATHTAKING' Dolly Alderton, 'REMARKABLE' Marian Keyes,
'LIFE-CHANGING' Emma Jane Unsworth, 'COMPELLING' Amy Liptrot,
'EXTRAORDINARY' Sali Hughes To everyone else, Terri White appeared
to be living the dream - living in New York City, with a top job
editing a major magazine. In reality, she was struggling with the
trauma of an abusive childhood and rapidly skidding towards a
mental health crisis that would land her in a psychiatric ward.
Coming Undone is Terri's story of her unravelling, and her
precarious journey back from a life in pieces.
Currently there is such a cornucopia of conflicting theories in the field of addiction studies that it has become exceedingly difficult for treatment providers, therapists, and policymakers to integrate this vast field of knowledge into effective treatment. Since such a chaotic overabundance of treatment theories, styles, and definitions cloud the field of addictionology, many therapists claim their field is in need of a paradigm shift.
In the last 20 years an integrative and compound model has emerged known as the biopsychosocial model, but without a solid and comprehensive meta-framework, syncretistic confusion can result when therapists pick and choose techniques without direction or an overall rationale. To address this problem, Guy du Plessis applies integral theory as a conceptual framework for understanding addiction, as well as a meta-therapeutic framework for therapists. The integral foundation of addiction outlined in this book provides researchers, academics, treatment providers, policy makers, and therapists with a conceptual architectonic of addiction and its treatment that is integrative, inclusive, and practical.
An Integral Foundation for Addiction Treatment belongs on the shelf of every addiction treatment therapist, and anyone else who is impacted or influenced by the topic.
'SUCH AN IMPORTANT BOOK... ESSENTIAL READING FOR PARENTS' Gabby
Logan 'INCREDIBLY POWERFUL... A MUST-READ' Victoria Derbyshire When
Dan died, I realised many things. I realised drugs were closer to
our door than I'd thought. I realised drugs have become normalised
for young people. I realised drugs are more affordable, accessible
and available than ever before. And I realised I didn't know
enough, and nor did Dan, to navigate the choices and come back
alive. When Daniel Spargo-Mabbs was 16, he went to a party and
never came home. The party was an illegal rave and Daniel - bright,
popular, big-hearted prom king Dan - died from a fatally strong
overdose of MDMA. In the seven years since, the range of substances
has become wider, the levels of exposure higher, and the threat to
young people's physical and mental health from drugs greater than
ever before. Despite this, there is almost no guidance for parents
to help their children navigate this perilous landscape and to stay
safe. To come home at night. To grow up. This book is everything
Fiona Spargo-Mabbs wishes she'd known, everything she wishes she'd
done, before she lost her son. Because however you parent, and
whatever you do, at some point your child is likely to be in a
situation where they have to make a decision about drugs. What if
that decision is 'yes'? Do they know what the risks are? Do they
have strategies they can bring to bear if things go wrong? I Wish
I'd Known interweaves the story of one family's terrible loss with
calm, measured and practical advice for parents. It explores the
risks posed by illegal drugs, and explains the way the adolescent
brain makes decisions. There is practical advice for saying safe,
information on reducing harm, and 'talking points' for parents and
their children to do, talk about, look at, look up or consider. A
life lost to drugs is a loss like no other. Throughout the book,
Daniel's story - his life, his death and what happened afterwards -
not only provides a compelling reminder of the importance of those
conversations, but also serves as an unforgettable eulogy to a son,
brother, boyfriend and friend whose legacy continues to touch, and
perhaps even save, the lives of other young people.
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