Drug abuse, particularly opioid addiction, is more of a public health problem than ever before - so much so that in March 2018, the American College of Physicians will recommend that substance abuse disorders be treated as a chronic medical condition. They urge physicians to become more fa miliar with addiction, and as the epidemic rises, health professionals of all kinds are looking for alternative means of healing to treat those in need. With its powerful and spiritual view on recovery, One Breath at a Time is more relevant now than ever before. Since its initial publication in 2004, the book has sold steadily - it's netted more than 62,000 copies mainly through the author's promotion and busy events and workshop schedule. The revised edition will include a new conclusion by the author describing how the book has been a cornerstone of his teachings over the past years and a new foreword by a contributor. In One Breath at a Time, Griffin shares his own extraordinary journey to sobriety and how he integrated the Twelve Steps of recovery with Buddhist mindfulness practices. He examines each step and how it relates to Buddhist teachings and presents techniques for finding clarity and awareness. One Breath at a Time describes the convergence of two vital traditions - one ancient, the other contemporary - and shows how they work together to create a rich spiritual path.

A therapist's story of complex trauma and her remarkable journey to recovery. When Connie Greshner was eight years old, her father walked into a bar in Ponoka, Alberta, and shot her mother. So began a young life defined by trauma. From Catholic boarding school in Kansas to the streets of the Downtown Eastside in Vancouver, Connie travelled in pursuit of acceptance and belonging. Grief, confusion, and shame manifested as depression, addiction, and promiscuity. Branded chronically suicidal with no hope of recovery by the mental health system, Connie was determined to heal herself and help others. Supported and inspired by exceptional friends, a love of books, and a connection to nature, she finally found her home, purpose, and peace. In Borderline Shine, Connie breaks the silence and shame of intergenerational violence. With unflinching honesty she chronicles her unique journey through the darkness of suffering to the light of compassion, hope, and recovery.

Alcoholics Anonymous is one of the most significant self-help books of the twentieth century with an estimated thirty-seven million copies sold, translated into seventy languages. Released in 1939, the Big Book, as it is commonly known, has spawned a number of recovery communities around the world and remains a vibrant tool in introducing a plan of recovery from addiction in all its manifestations. It has been forty years since the last scholarly history of Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.), Ernie Kurtz's Not God, published in 1979. Since then, all books that focus on one or more aspects of A.A. history have relied almost exclusively on the anecdotal stories told long after the fact by Bill Wilson and number of other early members, accounts that have proved at times to be inaccurate. Writing the Big Book is the result of eleven years of in-depth research into the formative years of A.A. Granted unprecedented access to the GSO archive, among others, the author reveals the inner workings of the early Fellowship, the conflicts, personalities, failures, and dispels myths of canonical texts such as Dr. Bob and the Good Old Timers, Alcoholics Anonymous Comes of Age, and A Brief History of the Big Book. Relying, whenever possible, on primary, real-time documents, the author pulls various threads into a remarkably coherent narrative. While the story focuses primarily on the eighteen months between October 1937 (when a book was first proposed) and April, 1939 (when Alcoholics Anonymous was published), relevant events both before and shortly after those dates are fully incorporated. Across the span of these eighteen months, the wealth of available archival materials allows a week-by-week accounting of events, which is presented here through an amazing amount of previously unreported details in a comprehensive and compelling story.

Alcohol use, drug use, and addiction are challenging topics for parents to discuss with children. These subjects are even more complex, and more urgent, for recovering parents to discuss with their children. Best-selling recovery author Claudia Black introduces readers to five different families and reveals how each of the parents talked with their kids about recovery, relapse, and the child's own vulnerability to addiction. Discussion tips and clearly presented facts help parents focus on key issues. Age-appropriate strategies help reduce children's experimentation with alcohol and other drugs.

Uber Drogenkonsum wird heute ausserordentlich viel diskutiert und ge- schrieben. Dabei besteht im deutschen Sprachgebiet immer noch ein gro- sser Mangel an zusammenfassenden klaren Darstellungen des Wissens auf diesem Gebiete. Es fehlen periodisch sich wiederholende reprasentative epidemiologische Untersuchungen uber die Verbreitung, Zu- und Abnahme des Drogenkonsums wahrend der letzten Jahre. Ferner fehlen trotz zahl- reichen, meistens an die Laien gerichteten Mitteilungen, auch zusammen- fassende Darstellungen der wissenschaftlichen Literatur. Brigitte WOGGON hat im vorliegenden Werk in verdienstvoller Weise 749 Veroeffentlichungen der letzten Jahre zusammengefasst. Es ist ihr gelungen, damit einen gul- tigen Oberblick uber das Wissen auf dem Gebiete der Cannabisforschung zu gewinnen und in ihrer Darstellung Tatsachen und Interpretationen deutlich auseinanderzuhalten. Es wird so dem Leser moeglich, ein objek- tives Bild zu gewinnen und sich ein eigenes Urteil uber die Sachlage zu bilden. Dem vorliegenden Werk ist eine moeglichst grosse Verbreitung zu goennen, denn die dringend noetige Aufklarung kann nur durch Verbrei- tung von solidem Wissen geschehen. Prof. Dr. med. J. Angst V VORWORT Bei der grossen Flut von Publikationen uber Cannabis ist es fast nicht moeglich, einen Uberblick uber die Literatur zu gewinnen. Das vorliegen- de Literatur-Sammelreferat uber Cannabis soll einen Einblick in den Wissensstand 1971/72 vermitteln. Wahrend 2 Jahren wurden insgesamt 749 Veroeffentlichungen auszugsweise zusammengefaSt und nach Stichworten in- haltlich den einzelnen Themen zugeordnet. Befunde und Schlussfolgerungen der zitierten Autoren wurden moeglichst getrennt von eigenen Stellung- nahmen dargestellt. Das Literaturverzeichnis ermoeglicht dem an bestimm- ten Punkten speziell interessierten Leser, diese ausfuhrlicher in den Originalarbeiten nachzulesen.

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.

Another in the Edward Bear/Tyler series of extended dialogues, this one dealing with Seven Deadly Fears, the fears that keep us from enjoying life and living in the sunlight of the spirit. As some anonymous troll once said, "Fear is the prison of the heart." So sit down, relax and read how Edward and his mentor, Tyler, deal with the Fear of Intimacy, Fear of the Unknown, Fear of Change, Fear of Rejection/Abandonment, Fear of Conflict/Anger/Confrontation, Fear of Becoming a Burden, and Fear of Dying. "Sit down and enjoy a down-to-earth conversation with a wise man and a wise guy as they work through common, everyday fears. Their simple wisdom is profound. Get refreshing "aha's: and proven tools that can help us choose growth in the hard parts of life." -David Newcomb MA, CACIII, NCC Psychologist "In The Seven Deadly Fears, Edward Bear and his alter-ego, Tyler, with crisp and succinct dialogue, reduce our most common fears to the mundane. Wit and philosophy mix well to take the dread out of everyday plights. Edward, please keep Tyler talking, we are not completely cured." -James Baird Weaver, Ph.D. Psychologist

Viele Platze und Grunanlagen werden abends zu Freiluftkneipen umfunktioniert. Menschen treffen sich dort und trinken zusammen Alkohol. Der Autor beleuchtet die rechtlichen Moeglichkeiten von Behoerden dagegen vorzugehen. Der Schwerpunkt der Arbeit liegt dabei auf polizeirechtlichen Loesungsansatzen, vor allem dem Erlass von Polizeiverordnungen. Der Autor kommt zu dem Ergebnis, dass im oeffentlichen Alkoholkonsum durchaus eine abstrakte Gefahr fur die oeffentliche Sicherheit liegen kann. Strassenrechtlich kann Alkoholkonsum nicht abstrakt-generell untersagt werden. Nur im Einzelfall koennen Behoerden einschreiten. Auch die kommunalrechtlichen Moeglichkeiten sind begrenzt. Abschliessend untersucht der Autor Moeglichkeiten, den Alkoholverkauf zu besonderen Anlassen oder auf Festen einzuschranken.