The Everything Health Guide to Addiction and Recovery: Control your behavior and build a better life (Everything Series)

For the more than 27 million Americans currently battling an addiction, recognizing the problem and seeking treatment is a tremendous challenge. This guide helps addicts and their families understand the nature of the disease so they can get the help they need. Because so many suffer from overlapping addictions, this book addresses a wide range of addictions including alcohol, prescription drugs, food, sex, gambling, shopping, and smoking. Readers will learn how to identify symptoms and causes, overcome social obstacles, decide on the right treatment program, avoid relapse, and more. With this.;Cover; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1: The Nature of Addiction; Chapter 2: Identifying Addiction; Chapter 3: What Causes Addiction?; Chapter 4: Cultural Lures and Addiction; Chapter 5: Alcohol Addiction; Chapter 6: Substance Addiction; Chapter 7: Nicotine Addiction; Chapter 8: Prescription Drug Addiction; Chapter 9: Food Addiction; Chapter 10: Behavioral Addictions; Chapter 11: Gambling Addiction; Chapter 12: Relational Addictions; Chapter 13: Pornography Addiction; Chapter 14: Technology and Addiction; Chapter 15: Roadblocks to Treatment. Cover Copyright Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: The Nature of Addiction Chapter 2: Identifying Addiction Chapter 3: What Causes Addiction? Chapter 4: Cultural Lures and Addiction Chapter 5: Alcohol Addiction Chapter 6: Substance Addiction Chapter 7: Nicotine Addiction Chapter 8: Prescription Drug Addiction Chapter 9: Food Addiction Chapter 10: Behavioral Addictions Chapter 11: Gambling Addiction Chapter 12: Relational Addictions Chapter 13: Pornography Addiction Chapter 14: Technology and Addiction Chapter 15: Roadblocks to Treatment. Chapter 16: Additional Treatment OptionsChapter 17: Recovery Chapter 18: Relapse Prevention Chapter 19: Real-Life Considerations Chapter 20: How Addictions Affect Family Members Chapter 21: Hope for a Balanced Life Appendix A: Resources Appendix B: Street Names and Slang Associated with Substance Addiction Index. For the more than 27 million Americans currently battling an addiction, recognizing the problem and seeking treatment is a tremendous challenge. This guide helps addicts and their families understand the nature of the disease so they can get the help they need. Because so many suffer from overlapping addictions, this book addresses a wide range of addictions including alcohol, prescription drugs, food, sex, gambling, shopping, and smoking. Readers will learn how to identify symptoms and causes, overcome social obstacles, decide on the right treatment program, avoid relapse, and more. With this book by their side, addicts will come to understand themselves and how to treat their addiction so they can live happy, healthy, substance-free lives! book For the more than 27 million Americans currently battling an addiction, recognizing the problem and seeking treatment is a tremendous challenge. The Everything Health Guide to Addiction and Recovery helps addicts and their families understand the nature of the disease so they can get the help they need It is commonly accepted among the medical community that addiction is a chronic disorder of the brain. This guide helps addicts and their families understand the nature of their disease so they can bridge the gap between themselves and the millions of other people who are in recovery.