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The recovery book, answering all the questions about alcoholism and addiction on the road to lifelong sobriety, Al J. Mooney, Catherine Dold, Howard Eisenberg ; with a foreword by Harry Haroutunian ; physician director, Betty Ford Center

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The recovery book

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Al J. Mooney, Catherine Dold, Howard Eisenberg ; with a foreword by Harry Haroutunian ; physician director, Betty Ford Center

answering all the questions about alcoholism and addiction on the road to lifelong sobriety

Announcing a completely revised and updated second edition of The Recovery Book, the bible of addiction recovery. Written for the 23 million Americans struggling with alcohol and drugs, it is 'a clear, accurate, and comprehensive resource'for patients, their families, and helping professionals' (Anthony B. Radcliffe, M.D., former president, American Society of Addiction Medicine). Dr. Al Mooney, who lectures internationally on recovery, writing with medical and health journalists Howard Eisenberg and Catherine Dold, covers all the latest in addiction science and recovery techniques. Extensive research in neuroplasticity, for example, sheds new light on how alcohol and drugs actually alter pathways in the brain'but also how this same process, when trained in recovery, can remold the brain, making sobriety a routine way of life. A new understanding of gender and addiction leads to revised insights, techniques, and new hope for treating women in recovery. The book also covers the latest problems and treatments for prescription drugs (now more pernicious than illegal drugs); up-to-date models for intervention; and more. But what really sets the book apart is its question-and-answer format''My wife wants me to go to AA, and I think that's ridiculous. How can I settle this argument'' 'I take a few oxycodone pills each week. They're prescription, so they must be safe, right'' 'I've been in this treatment center for nearly a week. I feel great. I'm cured. Why can't I leave now'' That simple, direct approach makes the daunting journey to sobriety doable

""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""The Mooney Family Story""; ""Chapter 1: Welcome to Recovery""; ""Chapter 2: Your Recovery Plan""; ""The Recovery Zone System""; ""The Red Zone""; ""Chapter 3: Stop: Activate Your Recovery""; ""Chapter 4: Committing to Recovery""; ""Chapter 5: The Many Roads to a Lifetime of Sobriety""; ""Chapter 6: A Closer Look: Detox and Withdrawal""; ""Chapter 7: A Closer Look: Inpatient Treatment""; ""Chapter 8: A Closer Look: AA and Other 12-Step Fellowships""; ""Chapter 9: A Closer Look: 12-Step Programs and You""""Chapter 10: First Steps: Living in Sobriety and Preventing Relapse""""Chapter 11: First Steps: Relationships, Recreation, and Socializing in the Red Zone""; ""Chapter 12: First Steps: Education, Work, and Finances in the Red Zone""; ""Chapter 13: Your Physical Health in the Red Zone""; ""Chapter 14: Your Mental Health in the Red Zone""; ""Chapter 15: For Teens and Young Adults in Recovery""; ""The Yellow Zone""; ""Chapter 16: Proceed with Caution: Build Your Life""; ""Chapter 17: Your Recovery Program in the Yellow Zone""""Chapter 18: Rebuilding Your Life: Relationships, Recreation, and Socializing in the Yellow Zone""""Chapter 19: Rebuilding Your Life: Education, Work, and Finances in the Yellow Zone""; ""Chapter 20: Your Health in the Yellow Zone""; ""The Green Zone""; ""Chapter 21: Go: Celebrate Your Life""; ""Chapter 22: Your Recovery Program in the Green Zone""; ""Chapter 23: Raising Substance-Free Kids""; ""Chapter 24: Your Health in the Green Zone""; ""Chapter 25: Time to Quit Smoking""; ""Chapter 26: For Family and Friends""; ""Afterword""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Recovery Resources""; ""Index""

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