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Do you ever wonder why some alcoholics and drug addicts recover and
put their lives together while others die from this horrible
worldwide problem? What gives them the physical and mental strength
to fight this battle and come out winning? These questions, and the
author's tragedy to losing her husband and daughter from their
alcohol abuse, encouraged this writing. Here is a book, not only
for the substance abusers, but for family members, society,
doctors, and counselors to learn, not only what the addict is
looking for with support to help them through with their recovery,
but new ways to help the addicted. You will learn that childhood
emotional wounds mold us into what we become in adulthood. What is
and isn't Working for the Alcoholic and Addict is a book of
personal stories by thirty-four alcoholics and drug users from all
walks of life. The first few years of recovery in substance abuse
contain numerous pitfalls which addicts in recovery must have the
right kind of help with. The best-intention of friends, family,
lovers, and co-workers can be healthy supports or obstacles to
long-term sobriety. Addicts sharing their experience, strength and
hope with others is something that only a recovering addict or
alcoholic can do. It is a unique gift. This book contains the
testimonies of individuals who were or are actively in a recovery
program and wanted to share their habit and actions with their
struggles trying to overcome their own addiction. Their main goal
is to help others who are fighting with their recovery and
sobriety. These are their own stories on how their addiction led to
the devastation of losing control of their life, family, friends
and the death of other family members from this disease we call
Alcoholism. Their desire is to lift other substances abusers,
especially young people, in learning the reality that it's not that
drinking and taking drugs may, could or would kill. It will.
Hopefully, the heartfelt honesty from the participants will help
doctors and counselors to use their stories for their own study on
what may be missing in the treatment methods. The personal
testaments within What is and isn't Working for the Alcoholic and
Addict is an added tool as to how people are affected, and how they
suffer long-term drinking habits from living in an active alcoholic
family. As one contributor wrote, "I was tired of getting sick, my
hands shaking, my vision deteriorating, my nose bleeding, my bowels
moving sporadically, the violence and running from many situations
being paranoid to the point of staying home all day (I had a job, a
husband, family), not sleeping and not feeling safe." What
alcoholic or addict is not going to relate to these emotions?
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