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"Addiction to painkillers is a national epidemic. It kills 115 Americans every day. Painkiller overdose is now the leading cause of death among people under fifty. But, life doesn't come with an instruction manual on what to do if you're in the clutches of addiction. And because most people are ashamed of their addiction, they are reluctant to seek help. Now, 101 Things to Know if You're Addicted to Painkillers cuts to the chase, offering "bare bones"...
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Recovery from anything is possible if you have hope. The Addiction Manifesto is the story of the trials and tribulations of a recovering addict on the road to recovery. For 20 years JR Weaver ran the streets, homeless, hopeless, Godless, and lost to the reality that his life was worth anything more than the next hit or drink. That is exactly what substance use disorder does, it blinds one to the reality or reasons behind why one's life has become...
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Every addictive drug and behavior is as unique as the individual caught in it. This book abandons the recovery-industry "one-size-fits-all" mentality by separating each drug and behavior and provides strategies that are customized, specific and detailed. Addiction is a pathological disorder that affects every society and every culture on this planet and has for thousands of years. It is much more pervasive than other clinical disorders; it is a defect...
4) A Common Struggle: A Personal Journey Through the Past and Future of Mental Illness and Addiction
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Inside this Instaread Summary & Analysis of A Common Struggle • Summary of book • Introduction to the Important People in the book • Analysis of the Themes and Author's Style
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Addiction is a complex and chronic condition characterized by compulsive engagement in rewarding stimuli, despite adverse consequences. It often involves the repeated use of substances like drugs or alcohol, but it can also manifest as behavioral addictions, such as gambling or internet use. The fundamental feature of addiction is the inability to control the urge to engage in the behavior or consume the substance, even when it leads to significant...
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Book Preview: #1 I was born in a small New England town of about seven thousand people. I was the only child, and I was forced to go to church, Sunday School, and evening service. I resolved that when I was free from parental domination, I would never again darken the doors of a church.
#2 I had been drinking excessively for several years, and when I reached the final exams for my...
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This book is designed to help the reader acquire the knowledge and skills to learn how to make new habits to replace old habits. The reader will learn about "super habits", and why old habits never really die. More importantly, the reader will learn the key to building new habits and maintaining these new habits. This book discusses how to maintain awareness using a very special habit to avoid the pitfall of relapse. The reader will also become acquainted...
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Have you struggled with drinking or some form of addiction for some time now? Maybe even years? Have you stopped but still feel emotionally or spiritually bankrupt? Have you tried several times to quit but simply can't stay stopped? Have you been told by many others that you need to cut back? Have consequences from your addiction piled up to the point it's overwhelming?
If so, this book might be for you. It discusses twelve principles that one...
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Over 60% of all Christian men have a porn addiction. The main goal of "Death to the Flesh" is very simple: I wish to offer a real-world strategy to help these men heal from a pornography addiction — and any anxiety associated with it!
After 30 years of giving in to my lust, I have been porn free since June 1, 2020. God has healed me, and my story is this book. I have experienced the supernatural power of the Holy Spirit, and the world needs to...
11) When Angels Fall
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Author Mark Mastroianni, a registered nurse and thirty-year veteran of the nursing profession, uses his own story and well-documented facts to explore the depth of substance abuse among nurses. His soul-searching story lets other nurses know they are not alone. Mark's own pain and hard-won insights can help other nurses overcome their addictions and give hospitals, doctors and other healthcare employers plenty of reasons to help them through their...
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Breaking free of outdated explanations and rigid "rules" for recovery, The Abstinence Myth offers a hopeful, research-based framework for transformation by an addiction expert and renowned TEDx speaker who overcame his own addiction and has guided hundreds of clients into lives of joy and purpose. In this simple yet radical new book, Adi Jaffe, PhD, draws on his own life experience, cutting-edge research, and work with hundreds of clients and families...
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Addiction is hellish, lonely, and exhausting. Whether your "drug of choice" is food, alcohol, sex, narcotics, gambling, all, some, or none of the above, when you are caught in the grip of addiction it can be so difficult to heal and set yourself free. Difficult, but not impossible.I am living proof. And so are people whom I've coached and counseled over the past 30-plus years.As for me, today I am a successful professional with a fulfilling life....
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Addiction is an increasing problem in our society. While there are a variety of programs and "steps" that addicts can follow to work towards recovery, there is no rule book for us-the people who are in love with an addict. All of our journeys are different and yet, the same-filled with chaos, uncertainty, and confusion. This book may not hold any magical solutions to your challenges, but it just might provide you with the comfort and companionship...
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Is addiction a disease, a sin, a sign of hypersensitivity, a personal failing, or a unique resource for the creative mind? However it is defined, addiction can have devastating consequences, often shattering lives, sundering families, causing impoverishment, and even triggering suicide. Yet it can also be a source of inspiration. In these frank essays, leading American and Canadian writers explore their surprisingly diverse personal experiences with...
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This book is written for readers who have found themselves in a hopeless, helpless state, those who have reached the pinnacles of success yet plummeted into the depths of despair, and those who have achieved true joy in life and want to better understand the clutches of addiction, so they can reach out to those afflicted. Bill's hope and passion is to share his story so others may unshackle themselves from their addictions and take the miraculous...
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"Alcoholism a disease? No way! Cancer is a disease. All they have to do is put down the bottle!" "If he cared enough about what he was doing to his parents, he'd get help. It's that simple." "She's been through rehab before – I don't see how this time will be any different." Likely you've heard statements like these. Perhaps you've even thought them, yourself. So much of what we believe about addiction and addiction recovery is bound up in stigma,...
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Sophie was a brilliant child by anyone's definition. Accomplished athlete, 4-H champion, recognized artist, and Western and English horsewoman. By the age of sixteen she had added one more "achievement" to her resume, this one ignominious: drug addict. “Then There Was No Mountain” describes the external and internal processes the author, Sophie's mother, experiences in coming to terms with her daughter's addiction, then in seeking and ultimately...
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The Shadow is named shame. It hides in the mirror calling for resolution. Often cunning, sometimes illuminating and forever persistent, the shadow will prevail until acknowledged and named. It waits to be christened.
Those suffering from addictions and accompanying neurosis are often lost in the shadow, seemingly unable to transcend its dominance and dark allure. Still, in those who aren't irredeemably lost, there is often an intrinsic understanding,...
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Book Preview: As a man with severe addiction to gambling, card counting, and cocaine, Mike Lindell made terrible life choices that ultimately cost him his wife, family, and financial stability. However, even as he was drowning in despair, God revealed himself in his life and showed him the miracles he could do, if only he had a flicker of hope.
“What Are the Odds?” traces the...
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