"If anyone you know is struggling with addiction-or if you think you might have a problem-you want to read this book."-GARTH STEIN, bestselling author of The Art of Racing in the Rain "a proven, comprehensive program that compassionately guides the reader to a place of resolution"-DAVID PERLMUTTER, MD, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Grain Brain, and, Brain Maker "a massive achievement and a giant step forward for addiction medicine"-ANNIE GRACE, author of This Naked Mind Drug overdose is now the leading cause of death for Americans under fifty. Even as opiate addiction skyrockets, more people than ever before are hooked on alcohol, sedatives, cigarettes, and even screens. The face and prevalence of addiction has changed and evolved, but our solutions to addiction are stuck in the past. We've been treating addiction as a black or white issue, a disease you either suffer from or will never suffer from. The problem with this model is that it doesn't account for the incredible forces working against all of us, pushing all of us toward addiction: stress, undernourishment, sleep-deprivation, vitamin D deficiency, and isolation, not to mention a flawed medical system and corrupt pharmaceutical companies doling out prescriptions at every turn. The truth: Addiction is a disease that, like many others, exists on a spectrum. We are more vulnerable to becoming addicted to substances at certain points in our lives and based on the evidence provided in The Addiction Spectrum, most effective at kicking addiction when we take a holistic approach. With the help of the 13-point plan and individual protocols detailed in this book, you have the power to change your destiny. No one understands this more than Dr. Paul Thomas, who recovered from alcohol addiction early in his career and founded one of the most effective rehabilitation centers for teens and young adults in his hometown of Portland, OR. Named one of the top family doctors and one of the top pediatricians in the country, Dr. Paul is also board-certified in both integrative medicine and addiction medicine. This unique combination of specialties is intentional: Dr. Paul has devoted his entire life and career to saving lives. Using the best conventional medicine alongside the new science of alternative health, Dr. Paul has treated thousands of patients with the life-saving solutions provided in The Addiction Spectrum. Addiction is a compendium of often devastating circumstances that have gone unchecked by society for far too long. This book is a positive light and guide to overcoming not only addiction but the challenges and obstacles that affect us all.

Euphoric will guide you on your journey to an alcohol-free lifestyle, putting the focus on happiness, well-being and self-love to create the life you want. Breaking old habits is never easy, and when the temptation of alcohol is always present in your social life, it can be hard to make the change to go teetotal. But what if you found a new way to maximise the joy a drink can offer without the health implications? Certified alcohol-free life coach Karolina Rzadkowolska has helped thousands of casual drinkers transform their relationship with drinking. In Euphoric, she shares a proven, eight-week strategy to ditch alcohol and learn how to: * Create a natural buzz that alcohol can only mimic * Be fully present with your friends and family * Feel more energised, look better and live healthier * Enjoy the best sleep of your life * Have fun in any social situation without drinking * Accomplish new goals with your newfound drive Reclaim yourself and rejuvenate your passions, as you make alcohol insignificant in your life and get motivated to chase your biggest dreams.

Bei diesem Buch handelt es sich um die leicht uberarbeitete Fassung des zweiten Teils meiner 1993 an der Fakultat fur Padagogik der Universitat Bielefeld eingereichten Dissertation mit dem Titel "Soziale Netzwerke und soziale Unterstutzung alleinerziehender Frauen." Im ersten Teil dieser Dissertation habe ich einen umfassenden Uberblick uber den Diskussions- und Forschungsstand hinsichtlich der Alleinerziehen denthematik gegeben. Dieser erste Teil ist parallel zu diesem Band im glei chen Verlag unter dem Titel: , Alleinerziehende - Abschied von einem Kli schee" erschienen. Interessierte LeserInnen, die sich einen Einblick in das Thema AlleinerziehendelEinelternfamilien verschaffen mochten, finden dort eine umfassende Einfuhrung. Vorliegender Band dokumentiert den zweiten Teil meiner Dissertation, in welchem die Ergebnisse einer eigenen empirischen, qualitativ ausgerichteten Intensivstudie zu Netzwerk- und Unterstutzungsbeziehungen alleinerziehender Frauen vorgestellt werden. Mein Dank gilt den alleinerziehenden Frauen, die mir uber den Verlauf eines Jahres hinweg bereitwillig viele Stunden ihrer kostbaren Zeit geopfert haben. Ohne die Offenheit und das Vertrauen, das sie mir geschenkt haben, ware die Arbeit in dieser Form nicht moglich gewesen. Die Gesprache mit den Frauen sind fur mich nicht nur in meiner Rolle als, Forscherin ' bedeutsam gewesen, sondern waren eine Bereicherung fur mein personliches Leben, die ich nicht missen mochte. Thomas sei fur seine technischen Hilfen und Elke fur ihr rasantes Kor rekturlesen gedankt. Ohne den pet support von Jule und Lisa schliesslich waren so manche Tiefpunkte im Verlauf der dreijahrigen Arbeit kaum zu uberwinden gewesen."