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Unlike any other book on the subject, WHEN THEY WON'T QUIT gives the reader an immediate course of action to effectively help the alcoholic or other drug addict in their life. Since no one ever got sober without some form of intervention, the reader is guided, step by step, through the intervention process and on into the stages of treatment and early recovery..
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Compelling, provocative stories of Addiction and Loss

"Mom, nobody wakes up one day and decides to be an addict." The stories contained in this book are about people from every walk of life, socioeconomic levels, religious and ethnic backgrounds whose lives were intertwined with people who didn't "decide to be an addict."

They all share one common bond - living with, and loving an addicted person.
Contained within the pages of this book are stories by bereaved parents who have suffered the ultimate loss: The loss of their precious child.

Read how addiction, whether it be drugs, alcohol or gambling, destroys not only the addicted person, but their entire circle of friends and family.

No one escapes the tentacles of addiction. Like an octopus it reaches its deadly arms around us and squeezes the very life out of all of us. Our society is affected in ways we never imagined.

Read excerpts from middle school students on the peer pressures they face today.

Read the stories of parents who have gone through hell, sacrificing their very sanity trying to save their child.

The profiles of these children will change your mind about what kind of people do drugs. GOOD KIDS DO DRUGS TOO!.
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Authors Maralys Wills and Mike Carona have created a thoroughly researched, up-to-date expose of how most crimes in this country are either the direct or indirect result of the criminal's drug or alcohol abuse. They further reveal how the current correctional trend toward longer sentences, fewer prison programs, and very limited access to drug/alcohol treatment guarantees continuation of the massive recidivism rates we currently experience. Save My Son is not, however, merely a diagnostic book; it is also prescriptive, outlining Sheriff Carona's vision of locked-down mandatory drug and alcohol treatment and job traning facilities for nonviolent drug offenders designed to reduce recidivism and reverse the national trends of imprisoning massive numbers of addicts.
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This inspirational book was written to assist the loved ones of the substance-addicted find inner healing through awareness, self-love, changed perception and non-judgement But anyone experiencing external pain and adversity will benefit from the author's inspiring journey.

Brenda shares her personal experience of living with a drug addict/alcoholic for nine years and the following nine years of clean and sober life. She takes her readers back in time to the life-changing event, which started her husband on his successful recovery. When she did not experience the expected inner peace following her husband's sobriety, she began her own journey to find inner healing and recovery.

Every substance-addicted individual will adversely affect the lives of four other individuals. There were an estimated 28.6 million children of alcoholics in 1991.

Brenda addresses this mental health issue, in her book. Her book was written to assist the loved ones of the substance-addicted find their path to inner healing. But all readers will benefit from the author's inspiring journey to inner healing.

In her book, Brenda reveals that peace, joy and happiness are available, no matter what the external circumstances. Read and book and learn why these three precious gifts are missing from the lives of so many individuals and how they can be recovered. Brenda's story of inner healing is both inspiring and thought provoking..
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Do you work with addicted women? How can you help them to get sober and to lead healthier lives? What are the issues women face as they work through problems with substance abuse? How does motherhood influence the recovery process? To what extent do relationships support or undermine a woman’s efforts to overcome alcoholism or other addiction?

This book answers these and other questions surrounding the effective treatment of women addicts. It offers hands-on practical guidance to counselors, nurses, social workers, and others who help women along the journey from substance abuse to healthy and fulfilling lives.

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Be more effective in group therapy with addicted clients

Group Psychotherapy with Addicted Populations: An Integration of Twelve-Step and Psychodynamic Theory, Third Edition is the newly revised edition of the classic text, that provides you with proven strategies for defeating alcohol and drug addiction through group psychotherapy. Philip J. Flores, a highly regarded expert in the treatment of alcoholism and in group psychotherapy brings together practical applications of 12-step programs and psychodynamic groups. This updated book explores the latest in constructive benefits of group therapy to chemically dependent individuals, providing opportunities to share and identify with others who are going through similar problems, to understand their own attitudes about addiction by confronting similar attitudes in others, and to learn to communicate their needs and feelings more directly.

Topics in Group Psychotherapy with Addicted Populations: An Integration of Twelve-Step and Psychodynamic Theory, Third Edition include:

alcoholism, addiction, and psychodynamic theories of addiction
alcoholics anonymous and group psychotherapy
use of confrontational techniques in the group
inpatient group psychotherapy
characteristics of the leader
transference in the group
resistance in groups
preparing the chemically dependent person for group
the curative process in group therapy
integrating a modern analytic approach
a discussion of object relations theory
group psychotherapy, AA, and twelve-step programs
diagnosis and addiction treatment
treatment issues at early, middle, and late stages of treatment
a discussion of guidelines and priorities for group leaders
countertransference
special considerations of resistance to addiction
termination of treatment

Professionals working in group therapy and addictions will find Group Psychotherapy with Addicted Populations: An Integration of Twelve-Step and Psychodynamic Theory, Third Edition an invaluable resource emphasizing the positive and constructive opportunities group psychotherapy brings to the chemically dependent individual.

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