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Clean, overcoming addiction and ending America's greatest tragedy, David Sheff

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

index present

non fiction

Clean

bibliography

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David Sheff

overcoming addiction and ending America's greatest tragedy

"Based on the latest research in psychology, neuroscience, and medicine, [this book looks] beyond the traditional approaches to prevention and treatment of addiction and the mental illnesses that usually accompany it. The existing treatment system, including Twelve Step programs and rehabs, has helped some, but it has failed to help many more, and David Sheff explains why. He spent time with scores of scientists, doctors, counselors, and addicts and their families to learn how addiction works and what can effectively treat it. [His book] offers ... counsel for parents and others who want to prevent drug problems and for addicts and their loved ones no matter what stage of the illness they're in."--Front flap of jacket

America on drugs: This is your brain on drugs ; This is our nation on drugs -- Why we use: Everybody does it ; Helping kids grow up -- When drug use escalates: Use becomes abuse, and abuse becomes addiction ; Addicts aren't weak, selfish, or amoral-they're ill ; Don't deny addiction, don't enable it, and don't wait for an addict to hit bottom-he could die ; Intervention -- Getting clean: Finding treatment ; Detox -- Staying clean: Beginning treatment ; Primary treatment ; Treating drug problems with drugs ; Where does AA fit in? -- Treating a chronic illness: Treating dual diagnosis ; Relapse prevention -- Ending addiction: The future of prevention and treatment ; Fighting the right war -- Epilogue -- The Clean paradigm in twelve steps --Appendix: Just say Know