Struggling with the demands of her job, distant husband, spoiled daughter and Alzheimer's patient father, Allison becomes addicted to painkillers and lands in rehab, where amid fellow inpatients she confronts incompatible recovery techniques, barely trained counselors and her own denial. "Allison Weiss has a great job...a handsome husband...an adorable daughter...and a secret. Allison Weiss is a typical working mother, trying to balance a business,...

"Originally published in hardcover in the United States by Nan A. Talese, an imprint of Doubleday, a division of Random House, Inc., New York, in 2003"--T.p. verso.

Tells the story of three generations of women whose lives have been shaped through the experiences of waiting for one event or another to take place.

An insider's view of America's drug and alcohol rehab industry explores its strengths and weaknesses while revealing a disturbing gap between best practice and reality.

Addiction and Recovery For Dummies gives you the tools you need to identify and face addiction in yourself or a loved one, while working towards a healthy and realistic approach to recovery. This book offers a compassionate, unbiased, and non-judgmentalguide to evaluating and overcoming addiction. You'll learn to identify the range of addiction levels, the various types (including substance and non-substance), and the possible causes of addiction....

"Partners experience dire consequences as a result of being in a relationship with someone suffering from compulsive sexual behavior. Their emotional well-being requires developing new skill sets for self-care and self-protection as they confront the difficult and painful process of discovery, disclosure, and beyond. In other words--they need boundaries. This is the first book specifically for partners affected by addictive behavior that addresses,...

"On a fall day in 1978, Los Angeles attorney Paul Morantz reached into his mailbox to collect his mail and was nearly killed. He was bitten by the four-foot-long rattlesnake that had been put there by members of a cultlike group called Synanon. Chuck Dederich-a former Alcoholics Anonymous member who coined the phrase "Today is the first day of the rest of your life"-established Synanon as an innovative drug rehabilitation center near the Santa Monica...

"The twelve steps tap into the essential human process of change and will be regarded as one of the intellectual and spiritual landmarks in human history.-Patrick Carnes It was out of his reverence and respect for the wisdom and therapeutic value of the Twelve Steps that Carnes wrote A Gentle Path through the 12 Steps, now a recovery classic and self-help staple for anyone looking for guidance for life's hardest challenges. Hundreds of thousands of...

"Learn to identify the "hooks" that trigger your addictive behavior and replace compulsive habits with constructive ones using this helpful guide from a mental health expert. As a young man, Dr. Adi Jaffe's own battle with addiction nearly landed him a decades-long prison sentence. Now, his revelatory addiction treatment protocol has helped thousands to free themselves from the addictive habits that cause negative consequences." -- Publisher's website....