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"In Goodbye Hangovers, Hello Life, the first book on recovery specifically for women, Jean Kirkpatrick tells how she achieved sobriety. She explains the special problems of the woman alcoholic, and challenges some of the premises of Alcoholics Anonymous, an organization founded by and for men that she believes fails to address the specific needs of women. Instead of harping on past problems and behavior, the Women For Sobriety program focuses on the...
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"Recognizing that an addiction to 12-step programs can be just as dangerous as an addiction to alcohol or drugs, this book provides techniques to counter the self-defeating beliefs that lead to addiction. It enables those who have gone through Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, and formal 12-step addiction treatments to overcome the self-destructive beliefs and attitudes that these programs promote. These include the idea that addicts and...
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"Addicted? presents different ways to recognize the early and often subtle signs of addiction-much in the same way we learn to detect the early signs of cancer. But, unlike cancer, where people rush to get treatment as soon as they recognize the signs, an addiction typically is faced with great guilt and ambivalence. Addicted? provides questionnaires that screen for a wide array of chemical and behavioral addictions at all stages of development, and...
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"As a smoker, you know how comforting stepping out for a smoke can be. Smoke breaks are relaxing rituals that can help you cope with stress, keep perspective, and feel good. So why give them up? With The Smoke-Free Smoke Break, you don't have to. This groundbreaking approach presents a complete plan for quitting smoking safely by helping you transform your smoke breaks into a powerful self-care routine for managing stress and cravings. The exercises...
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Is there an aspect of your life that is caught in a cycle of persistent, learned behavior that causes you, and maybe the people around you, problems? Anything that is out of control, whether it be smoking, toxic relationships, unhealthy emotions, too much or too little sleep, or working obsessively, can all create imbalance and distraction. ADDICTION: What a Cover-Up! takes apart each of the elements that lead to compulsive behavior and offers you...
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Break the addiction cycle once and for all with this powerful and compassionate workbook-now fully revised and updated!
If you struggle with addiction, know that you are not alone. Addictive behaviors are often the result of loss-the loss of a job, the death of a loved one, or even the end of a romantic relationship. If you're like many others, you may have turned to drugs, alcohol, or other troubling behaviors to avoid the pain of loss. But, this...
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"Medical journalist Stephanie Marohn eases the pain and trauma of addiction recovery in this guide, one in a series dealing with ailments such as anxiety and depression. In layman's terms she discusses how chemical imbalances in the brain create addiction and withdrawal symptoms, and how they can be restored. Suggestions include: amino acid supplements (to regulate sugar levels), herbs such as chamomile, valerian root (to relax the nervous system),...
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Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
1 online resource (160 p.)
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English
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"Okay, I quit. Now what? / Becoming a Re-Invented Alcoholic. Quitting drinking is the easy part - staying quit and enjoying sober life is the hard part. This book offers practical ideas to get the most out of sober living. It asks the reader to think about their own life and think on their own behalf. This is an alternative to traditional step systems. Not religious based."--
Pub. Date
2012
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1 online resource (50 p.)
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English
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"The "Condensed EZ Big Book of AA" is a shortened version of the "EZ Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous," published by Beacon Street USA in 2010 as a modern "translation" of the original text of "Alcoholics Anonymous" (known as the "Big Book"). The original was published by AA founders in 1939 and has never been updated. It contains difficult, outdated language, addresses males only, and uses spiritual terms not acceptable to many non-Christians. For...
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2010
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1 online resource (91 p.)
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English
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"A gripping and compelling story of one mothers journey raising her heroin addicted daughter. On the night of August 22, 2009, her beloved 32-year old daughter died from heroin overdose. Despite all the sorrow, this story is neither gloomy nor depressing, but rather an unflinching account of one woman's life, and her daughter whom she did not abandon to the bitter end."--
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New Harbinger Publications
Pub. Date
2011
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1 online resource (232 p.)
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English
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"Anyone who has struggled with sex addiction knows that living with constant sexual compulsions can be extremely difficult. But summoning the courage to find help for this condition can be even more of a challenge. If addictions to pornography, strip clubs, massage parlors, prostitutes, phone sex, or chat rooms have made you feel trapped, this book can help you find a way to break free. Written by a former sex addict who specializes in counseling...
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Red Wheel Weiser
Pub. Date
2011.
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1 online resource (256 pages)
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English
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"Millions of viewers have watched Dr. Drew conduct professional interventions with celebrities who are struggling with addictions. But we can't all afford a professional intervention. The Intervention Book offers real-life stories and step-by-step advice for intervening in a loved one's life. In The Intervention Book, Kathy L., the 12-step recovery columnist for BellaOnline, one of the largest sites for women on the web, offers a comprehensive guide...
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New Harbinger Publications
Pub. Date
2012
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1 online resource (376 p.)
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English
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"As a clinician or researcher in the field of mental health or addictions, this book will offer you powerful insight into how acceptance and mindfulness-based interventions are being successfully used to treat a variety of addictive behaviors, ranging from substance abuse to gambling addiction. Edited by Steven C. Hayes, a founder of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and a world renowned authority on mindfulness-based therapy, Mindfulness and...
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Pub. Date
2010
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1 online resource (24 p.)
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English
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"From the master of human behavior, Dr. David J. Lieberman, comes an extraordinary little book that can transform your life. Discover how food craving develop and how you can eliminate them from your life once and for all."--
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Pub. Date
2009
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1 online resource (331 p.)
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English
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"This book offers a different path that breaks the stereotype of the 12-step system. An alternative to the typical recovery model or "program" system. An inspiring, real life story, like no other story you've heard before. It is entertaining, funny, sad and brutally honest. Straightforward and uncomplicated. Written in raw terms and language for the alcoholic. Reality is reflected on every page."--
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Mandeville Press
Pub. Date
2005.
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Third edition.
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1 online resource (108 pages)
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English
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"Providing clear, useful, and nonjudgmental information, this revised and fully updated handbook describes some of the effects drugs can have on the human body, mind, emotions, and unconscious. Simple and healthy alternatives to consciousness-altering substances, including hallucinogens, uppers and downers, marijuana, cocaine, and alcohol, are offered to those wishing to break away from drug use. For those seeking to experience higher, more enlightened...
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Lemon Press
Pub. Date
2014.
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1 online resource.
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English
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***Bonus included, free copy of Bestselling Novel 'Informally Educated' ***Drugs are the contest, Death is the prize, and Life is the price B4:20 is a gritty book about drug addiction. It contains Foul language and Adult Situations. Drugs are a double-edged dagger. For some the euphoria and enlightenment they provide help to ease the stress of a world careening out of control. For others they provide a life of escalating nightmares. A life of addiction...
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Red Wheel Weiser
Pub. Date
2008.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (176 pages)
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English
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"As an atheist with a background in fundamentalism, Bucky Sinister was skeptical of 12-step groups when the time came for him to get sober. He was afraid of losing his artistic abilities and had big problems with the higher power concept. In spite of his hesitations, he stuck with the program and it rewarded him greatly. In Get Up, he shares the knowledge he gained on his journey, from being afraid of AA philosophies to embracing them, motivating...
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