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They Made Me an Addict

Author : Bruce Welch
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1463419953
Total Pages : 317 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (634 download)

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Download or read book They Made Me an Addict written by Bruce Welch and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2011-09-19 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They Made Me An Addict They Made Me An Addict shows the journey of Moses, a young African American male who grows up fascinated by the street lifestyle and dismayed by its tragic results.. He decides to write a book about the streets from the inside out. The only way he knows how to do it is to hang with the thugs and do what they do and say what they say. He changes his church upbringing lifestyle to that of a hardcore juvenile delinquent. He says when he begins his quest, "I want the blood of the streets to flow through my veins so when I write about it, people can feel it." And we all feel it, as we follow Moses from birth to adult years through the streets of Newark, NJ and the dangerous world of drugs, cool, crime and violence, and his quest to make a difference.

Dopamine Nation

Author : Dr. Anna Lembke
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1524746746
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (247 download)

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Download or read book Dopamine Nation written by Dr. Anna Lembke and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2023-01-03 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES and LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER “Brilliant . . . riveting, scary, cogent, and cleverly argued.”—Beth Macy, author of Dopesick, as heard on Fresh Air This book is about pleasure. It’s also about pain. Most important, it’s about how to find the delicate balance between the two, and why now more than ever finding balance is essential. We’re living in a time of unprecedented access to high-reward, high-dopamine stimuli: drugs, food, news, gambling, shopping, gaming, texting, sexting, Facebooking, Instagramming, YouTubing, tweeting . . . The increased numbers, variety, and potency is staggering. The smartphone is the modern-day hypodermic needle, delivering digital dopamine 24/7 for a wired generation. As such we’ve all become vulnerable to compulsive overconsumption. In Dopamine Nation, Dr. Anna Lembke, psychiatrist and author, explores the exciting new scientific discoveries that explain why the relentless pursuit of pleasure leads to pain . . . and what to do about it. Condensing complex neuroscience into easy-to-understand metaphors, Lembke illustrates how finding contentment and connectedness means keeping dopamine in check. The lived experiences of her patients are the gripping fabric of her narrative. Their riveting stories of suffering and redemption give us all hope for managing our consumption and transforming our lives. In essence, Dopamine Nation shows that the secret to finding balance is combining the science of desire with the wisdom of recovery.

The Biology of Desire

Author : Marc Lewis
Publisher : PublicAffairs
ISBN 13 : 1610394380
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book The Biology of Desire written by Marc Lewis and published by PublicAffairs. This book was released on 2015-07-14 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through the vivid, true stories of five people who journeyed into and out of addiction, a renowned neuroscientist explains why the "disease model" of addiction is wrong and illuminates the path to recovery. The psychiatric establishment and rehab industry in the Western world have branded addiction a brain disease. But in The Biology of Desire, cognitive neuroscientist and former addict Marc Lewis makes a convincing case that addiction is not a disease, and shows why the disease model has become an obstacle to healing. Lewis reveals addiction as an unintended consequence of the brain doing what it's supposed to do-seek pleasure and relief-in a world that's not cooperating. As a result, most treatment based on the disease model fails. Lewis shows how treatment can be retooled to achieve lasting recovery. This is enlightening and optimistic reading for anyone who has wrestled with addiction either personally or professionally.

Chasing the Scream

Author : Johann Hari
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1620408929
Total Pages : 433 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (24 download)

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Download or read book Chasing the Scream written by Johann Hari and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2015-01-20 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New York Times Bestseller What if everything you think you know about addiction is wrong? Johann Hari's journey into the heart of the war on drugs led him to ask this question--and to write the book that gave rise to his viral TED talk, viewed more than 62 million times, and inspired the feature film The United States vs. Billie Holiday and the documentary series The Fix. One of Johann Hari's earliest memories is of trying to wake up one of his relatives and not being able to. As he grew older, he realized he had addiction in his family. Confused, not knowing what to do, he set out and traveled over 30,000 miles over three years to discover what really causes addiction--and what really solves it. He uncovered a range of remarkable human stories--of how the war on drugs began with Billie Holiday, the great jazz singer, being stalked and killed by a racist policeman; of the scientist who discovered the surprising key to addiction; and of the countries that ended their own war on drugs--with extraordinary results. Chasing the Scream is the story of a life-changing journey that transformed the addiction debate internationally--and showed the world that the opposite of addiction is connection.

Me Addiction

Author : Rick Brown
Publisher : WestBow Press
ISBN 13 : 1449730299
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (497 download)

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Download or read book Me Addiction written by Rick Brown and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2011-11-14 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a book weve all been wanting but didnt know we needed. --From the forward by Phil and Heather Joel, founders of deliberate People and formerly of Newsboys It's an addiction. The oldest one. It has caused every human from the first person to now to navel gaze rather than God gaze. Its tagline is Whats in it for me? It has caused families to break up, portfolios to bankrupt, and individuals to self-destruct. The addiction? The ME Addiction. Its that ingrained reaction to think of self first and others later. Sometimes much later. Its the idea that having it my way is the best way. Believing that has elevated our egos, sent us into hiding, broken our community, surfaced anxiety, and saturated us with stress. But having it my way wasnt the original way. At the beginning, the first response was to look to God. The better question was, Whats in it for him? ME Addiction will help you diagnose the human condition and take steps to a better life. A life that breaks free from the oldest addiction known to humans and begins to live a revolutionary life. The life for which you were created. Discover what a ME-free world looks like, starting here.

Never Enough

Author : Judith Grisel
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0525434909
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (254 download)

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Download or read book Never Enough written by Judith Grisel and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2020-01-14 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From a renowned behavioral neuroscientist and recovering addict, a rare page-turning work of science that draws on personal insights to reveal how drugs work, the dangerous hold they can take on the brain, and the surprising way to combat today's epidemic of addiction. Judith Grisel was a daily drug user and college dropout when she began to consider that her addiction might have a cure, one that she herself could perhaps discover by studying the brain. Now, after twenty-five years as a neuroscientist, she shares what she and other scientists have learned about addiction, enriched by captivating glimpses of her personal journey. In Never Enough, Grisel reveals the unfortunate bottom line of all regular drug use: there is no such thing as a free lunch. All drugs act on the brain in a way that diminishes their enjoyable effects and creates unpleasant ones with repeated use. Yet they have their appeal, and Grisel draws on anecdotes both comic and tragic from her own days of using as she limns the science behind the love of various drugs, from marijuana to alcohol, opiates to psychedelics, speed to spice. With more than one in five people over the age of fourteen addicted, drug abuse has been called the most formidable health problem worldwide, and Grisel delves with compassion into the science of this scourge. She points to what is different about the brains of addicts even before they first pick up a drink or drug, highlights the changes that take place in the brain and behavior as a result of chronic using, and shares the surprising hidden gifts of personality that addiction can expose. She describes what drove her to addiction, what helped her recover, and her belief that a “cure” for addiction will not be found in our individual brains but in the way we interact with our communities. Set apart by its color, candor, and bell-clear writing, Never Enough is a revelatory look at the roles drugs play in all of our lives and offers crucial new insight into how we can solve the epidemic of abuse.

Addicted Like Me

Author : Karen Franklin
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN 13 : 1458779971
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (587 download)

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Download or read book Addicted Like Me written by Karen Franklin and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2010-10 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Told through the voices of a mother-daughter writing team, Addicted Like Me offers a detailed personal account of addiction and how it affects the entire family. Karen Franklin recounts her own past as a young addict, her struggle with the alcohol...

Understanding Addiction

Author : Sadie Petersen
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1480981990
Total Pages : 110 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Understanding Addiction written by Sadie Petersen and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2018-10-02 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understanding Addiction By: Sadie Petersen Understanding Addiction: Behind the Scenes isn’t going to be like that nagging uncle telling you to kick your son out on the streets. It’s not going to tell you what you should and shouldn’t do about your sister, grandson, daughter, mom, brother, or best friend’s addiction, either. It’s not going to hammer you with statistics and big words about addiction that make no sense, or stuff a bunch of scientific jargon down your throats. What author Sadie Petersen does provide you with is some REAL personal stories about her own life and experiences, real struggles addicts might be afraid to tell you themselves, and some REAL advice and “answers,” by giving you a look behind the scenes of drug addiction. This book is about helping you, and so many others like you, to take a deeper look inside drug addiction by providing a better understanding of this lifestyle through different perspectives, and to help you find the peace and understanding for which you might be searching. It is Petersen’s goal that, after reading her book, every reader will leave with the ability to think objectively and critically about the severity that comes with addiction, and learn how to apply their own behaviors in situations that may arise with their loved one’s addiction. Petersen hopes her audience WILL understand this lifestyle more clearly after reading her story and be able to apply it to their own lives to create improved outcomes for the long run. There are no RIGHT answers in dealing with drug addiction. But, with ten plus years of experience within this lifestyle, Petersen has found her peace with it, and she knows you can, too!

Expanding Addiction: Critical Essays

Author : Robert Granfield
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113501597X
Total Pages : 641 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book Expanding Addiction: Critical Essays written by Robert Granfield and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-12-09 with total page 641 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study of addiction is dominated by a narrow disease ideology that leads to biological reductionism. In this short volume, editors Granfield and Reinarman make clear the importance of a more balanced contextual approach to addiction by bringing to light critical perspectives that expose the historical and cultural interstices in which the disease concept of addiction is constructed and deployed. The readings selected for this anthology include both classic foundational pieces and cutting-edge contemporary works that constitute critical addiction studies. This book is a welcome addition to drugs or addiction courses in sociology, criminal justice, mental health, clinical psychology, social work, and counseling.

Conscience in Recovery from Alcohol Addiction

Author : Yordan Kalev Zhekov
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1621895491
Total Pages : 379 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (218 download)

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Download or read book Conscience in Recovery from Alcohol Addiction written by Yordan Kalev Zhekov and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2013-02-01 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Academic research in alcohol addiction presents diverse results and subject inadequacies. This study identifies conscience and its influence through spirituality on successful recovery as promoting unity and adequacy in the field. The purpose of the study is to analyze the relationship between conscience, spirituality, and recovery from alcohol addiction. This threefold framework underlines the conceptual importance of cognition, affect, behavior, spirituality, and character in addiction studies. Narrative analysis (NA) is employed for designing the present research. It is utilized for collection, examination, and formulation of the results derived from the participants' stories. Semi-structured interviews are used within the NA framework to provide the data from the twelve participants. The latter are selected as a homogeneous group based on characteristics of their addiction, spirituality, and recovery. The analysis of narratives defines conscience with its cognitive, emotive, and conative elements as related to spirituality. The conscience's nature and functioning undergo deterioration during addiction and complete rejuvenation through participants' spiritual transformation of a transcendent divine experience. Spiritually empowered conscience supports progressive recovery from alcohol addiction. The conscientious approach to self, life, and others is shaped by virtue and spiritual commitment.

Facing Addiction

Author : Beth Johnson
Publisher : Townsend Press
ISBN 13 : 1591943388
Total Pages : 107 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (919 download)

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Download or read book Facing Addiction written by Beth Johnson and published by Townsend Press. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s easy to quit using drugs and alcohol. Just ask Gwen, Miguel, and John. They’ve done it dozen of times. The hard part is not starting again. These true stories describe three people’s descent into addiction and their struggles to recover. Gritty and sad, painful and inspiring, the stories show both how low the human spirit can fall and how it can rise again, against all odds.

Living with Alcoholism and Drug Addiction

Author : Nicholas Lessa
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0816073260
Total Pages : 169 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Living with Alcoholism and Drug Addiction written by Nicholas Lessa and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the factors that lead to addiction, how to recognize it, and how to treat it an cope with its aftermath.

Addiction

Author : Irving A. Cohen
Publisher : Health Press
ISBN 13 : 9780929173108
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (731 download)

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Download or read book Addiction written by Irving A. Cohen and published by Health Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Billions of dollars have been expended on educating the public about the dangers of drug and alochol addiction. Despite these massive expenditures, the powerful vortex of addiction continues. Why? Irving Cohen, MD looks at the profile of the addict, the nature of addiction, the pharmacologic nature of the drugs, and explains the roller coaster syndrome that can trap innocent people. Addiction: The High-Low Trap offers a unique perspecive for both the addict and society on how to approach this problem.

Switching Addictions ... Why Didn't Someone Tell Me?

Author : Marilyn Lancelot
Publisher : Wheatmark, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1604944862
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (49 download)

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Download or read book Switching Addictions ... Why Didn't Someone Tell Me? written by Marilyn Lancelot and published by Wheatmark, Inc.. This book was released on 2010-10 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Switching Addictions" reveals snapshots of Marilyn Lancelot's life before she realizes it is possible to switch one addiction for another. Her first book, "Gripped by Gambling," chronicles her descent into compulsive gambling, followed by years of recovery. This book builds on that material, following Lancelot as she so easily slips into new addictive behavior patterns. Including helpful articles from Lancelot's friends and counselors, "Switching Addictions" aims to offer hope and strength to the addict, to their family members, and to those who have questions regarding their own behavior. Lancelot has included meaningful Bible verses, inspirational quotes, and a glossary of terms frequently used in recovery programs. Ultimately, Lancelot realizes that the roots of her different addictions are connected. This realization has allowed her to make many positive changes in her life in recent years. Anyone can change, and "it's never too late to find recovery and begin a new life."

Addiction

Author : John Hoffman
Publisher : Rodale
ISBN 13 : 1594867151
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (948 download)

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Download or read book Addiction written by John Hoffman and published by Rodale. This book was released on 2007-03-06 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One question that anyone who has witnessed addiction up close inevitably asks is, "Why can't they just stop?" For decades the question has confounded addicts, their families, and the doctors and specialists trying to help them. Now it can finally be answered. Thanks to major leaps in the scientific understanding of addiction, an entirely new portrait of this frightening disease has come into focus. The new science tells us that addicts, in part, are unable to quit using drugs or alcohol because chemical changes in their brains prevent them from doing so. In this penetrating look at how addiction works, editors John Hoffman and Susan Froemke (producers of the HBO documentary series ADDICTION) have turned more than two years of research and reporting into a vitally important guide for any family faced with the disease. New imaging technology has enabled scientists to peer inside the addicted brain and observe in real time what craving for drugs and alcohol looks like chemically. It is now possible to literally see the ways that substances like cocaine, heroin, and alcohol alter the brain's "Stop!" and "Go!" decision-making processes. Better scientific understanding has yielded innovations in behavioral therapies, while new medications that can be prescribed by family doctors have been clinically proven to reduce craving in alcoholics and opiate addicts. The result? As Addiction: Why Can't They Just Stop? reports in riveting detail, there is new hope for anyone struggling with addiction. The stories about scientists, doctors, researchers, and families that face addiction gathered in this book testify to the fact that the tide has turned. Yes, recovery remains an imperfect process. It must be tailored to the needs of the individual; it may take years to achieve remission. But, armed with the new science-based understanding of the disease, experts have created treatments that are ever more precise and effective—making recovery a realistic goal for all addicts. The evidence is in. The battle against the addiction epidemic can—and should—be won.

The Addiction Manifesto

Author : JR Weaver
Publisher : Palmetto Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1638373493
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (383 download)

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Download or read book The Addiction Manifesto written by JR Weaver and published by Palmetto Publishing. This book was released on 2021-07-06 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2021 Literary Titan Award Winner, 2021 American Writing Awards Winner, 2021 TCK Readers Choice Award Winner, 2021 Royal Dragonfly Award Winner, 2020 International Book Awards Finalist Army Veteran JR Weaver Chronicles His Journey To Recovery In The Addiction Manifesto Talented author and army veteran, JR Weaver, shares his experience battling addiction in his soon-to-be-launched book titled The Addiction Manifesto JR Weaver is an army veteran and person in long-term recovery who is passionate about the health and wellness of others as he is set to release his book titled The Addiction Manifesto. The author is looking to assist millions of people in different parts of the world through their journey to recovery as he details his experience and struggles with the hope of championing a global recovery revolution. Substance abuse and addiction remain a major plague that has continued to generate a lot of conversation across the globe due to its effect on people as well as its impact on the economies of nations. Unfortunately, recent statistics have shown a worrisome increase in the number of people suffering from addiction. According to a recent report published by the World Health Organization, about 270 million people, approximately 5.5% of the global population aged between 15 and 64, used psychoactive drugs with an estimated 35 million people suffering from drug use disorders and over 180 thousand deaths linked to drug use disorders in 2019. Unfortunately, many of the available addiction recovery resources are seemingly abstract, ultimately failing to yield the desired results. However, JR Weaver aims to change this narrative with the release of The Addiction Manifesto. The author personifies the recovery process, delivering an immersive experience to readers, as he writes about the trials and tribulations he faced during early recovery. JR Weaver aims to highlight the inherent powers of self-belief and how the personal desire to quit drug abuse remains the biggest obstacle to embracing a healthier, happier life. Published by Palmetto Publishing, The Addiction Manifesto initially started as a journal to help the author stay sober before he eventually decided to share his journey with the world as a self-help guide for persons in recovery as well as their loved ones. The book contains easy-to-implement yet effective tips that will help readers own their lives and become responsible members of the society. JR Weaver has already started to receive recognition from different quarters, emerging as a finalist at the 2020 International Book Awards in the Health: Addiction & Recovery category.

Processed Food Addiction

Author : Joan Ifland PhD
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1351646230
Total Pages : 663 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (516 download)

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Download or read book Processed Food Addiction written by Joan Ifland PhD and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-12-22 with total page 663 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Obesity and eating disorders have stubbornly refused to respond to treatment since the 1990’s. This book organizes the evidence for a possible answer, i.e., that the problem could be one of addiction to processed foods. In a Processed Food Addiction (PFA) model, concepts of abstinence, cue-avoidance, acceptance of lapses, and consequences all play a role in long-term recovery. Application of these concepts could provide new tools to health professionals and significantly improve outcomes. This book describes PFA recovery concepts in detail. The material bridges the research into practical steps that health professionals can employ in their practices. It contains an evidence-based chapter on concepts of abstinence from processed foods. It rigorously describes PFA pathology according to the DSM 5 Addiction Diagnostic Criteria. It applies the Addiction Severity Index to PFA so that health practitioners can orient themselves to diagnosing and assessing PFA. It contains ground-breaking insight into how to approach PFA in children. Because the book is evidence-based, practitioners can gain the confidence to put the controversy about food addiction to rest. Practitioners can begin to identify and effectively help their clients who are addicted to processed foods. This is a breakthrough volume in a field that could benefit from new approaches.