Breaking Addiction: A 7-Step Handbook for Ending Any Addiction

Dodes M.D., Lance M

ISBN 10: 0061987395 / ISBN 13: 9780061987397

Published by HarperCollins Publishers, 2011

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First Edition. first edition.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Breaking Addiction: A 7-Step Handbook for Ending Any Addiction
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0061987395
• ISBN 13: 9780061987397
• Binding: paperback
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

“Dr. Dodes’s approach runs directly counter to the paralyzing, but standard, message of ‘powerlessness’—a mes­sage that reinforces the sense of helplessness that is at the root of addicts’ life predicaments! Many psychiatrists recognize that this is where we must head, but Dr. Dodes is one with the guts to shine a beacon in the right direction.”

—Stanton Peele, PhD, author of 7 Tools to Beat Addiction and The Life Process Program of Treatment

 

The follow-up to his groundbreaking volume The Heart of Addiction, Dr. Lance Dodes’s Breaking Addiction is a step-by-step guide to beating addiction of any kind—from drugs and gambling to alcoholism, overeating, and sex addiction. By recognizing and understanding the emotional forces underlying addictive behaviors, Dr. Dodes says any dangerous, life-destroying obsession can be overcome. Including special bonus sections for both families and health-care professionals, Breaking Addiction is the new handbook for those suffering from addiction—a valuable resource that addresses addiction’s root causes and serves as an alternative to Alcoholics Anonymous and similar recovery programs.

About the Author

Lance Dodes, MD, is assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School in the Division on Addictions. He has been director of the substance abuse treatment unit of Harvard's McLean Hospital and director of the Boston Center for Problem Gambling. He has been elected a distinguished fellow of the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry.