Bibliograph

Unhooked, how to quit anything, Frederick Woolverton and Susan Shapiro

Type

Label

Unhooked, how to quit anything, Frederick Woolverton and Susan Shapiro

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Unhooked

Oclc number

768072644

Responsibility statement

Frederick Woolverton and Susan Shapiro

Sub title

how to quit anything

Summary

A specialist in treating addictions and a former patient outline a method of controlling any kind of addiction--including substance abuse and other compulsive behaviors that mask emotional pain--by understanding the underlying pain

Table Of Contents

Is your habit addictive? Caffeine, Web surfing -- Write to find out what you think: anorexia, social functions & dysfunctions -- Learn to rely on people, not substances: cigarettes, alcohol, sugar -- How to cultivate core pillars: ecstasy, extreme sports -- Feelings misinform: cocaine, sex & shopping -- Understanding how addicts think: hallucinogenic drugs & stealing -- Commit to stopping one addiction at a time: promiscuity & alcohol -- The secrets of soft habits: binge eating -- The hidden perils of all addictions: cigarettes -- Learn how to suffer well: overeating, cigarettes -- The importance of the right social life: painkillers & food addiction -- Quitting an addiction everyone loves (and encourages): gambling -- Beware the substance shuffle: piercings, tattoos, oxycodone -- Why an addict needs rules to live by: overexercising -- Chipping the edge off narcissism: pornography -- Switch to healthy substitutes: surviving bulimia & alcoholism -- The realities of relapse: crack & crime -- The dangers of addiction therapy: alcohol, violence -- Staying clean and careful forever: recovery -- Keep holiday "cheer" from turning harmful -- The problem with depending on people

Target audience

adult

Classification