Una historia autorizada, esclarecedora y profundamente humana de la adicción, un fenómeno que sigue siendo desconcertante y profundamente incomprendido a pesar de haber tocado innumerables vidas, de un psiquiatra de adicciones que se esfuerza por comprender a su propia familia y a sí mismo. An authoritative, illuminating, and deeply humane history of addiction--a phenomenon that remains baffling and deeply misunderstood despite having touched...

A group of teens in a Seattle-area rehabilitation center form an unlikely friendship as they begin to focus less on their own problems with drugs and alcohol by reaching out to help a new member, who seems to have even deeper issues to resolve.

"By blending photography and writing Michael provides insight into the diseases of alcoholism and addiction and the pathways to recovery. In this new collection of photographs and essays he shares stories of resilience, compassion and empathy. Michael reveals candid details of his own journey, from his three month stay at the Talbot recovery campus in Atlanta to a new life filled with caring and connection. Along the way he discovers that sobriety...

"Author with a partner in recovery from addiction to alcohol presents The ASCENT Approach she developed with Jeremy Frank, PhD, a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Certified Alcohol and Drug Counsellor. Six practices to help couples rebuild their relationship are demonstrated in real-life stories of couples navigating the difficult process from early recovery to a successful long-term recovery"--Provided by publisher.

"An autobiography of Rodney King, who was the defendent in the judicial case that sparked the L.A. Riots in 1992"--

"Love First provides clear steps for families, friends, and professionals to create a loving and effective intervention plan for helping those who have an addiction. This revised and expanded twentieth-anniversary edition adds new intervention techniques for alcohol and other drug addictions, plus contemporary insights from the authors' decades of front-line work with those who are addicted and their families. Also new are tools to help families undertake...

"The candid autobiography of all-star pitcher "Sudden Sam" McDowell, whose alcohol-fueled life quickly and famously spiraled out of control, and his ultimate redemption as a counselor for other athletes suffering from addiction"--

"Un testimonio sobre el alcoholismo como adicción y un ensayo sobre el mito literario que lo envuelve. Un libro valiente y deslumbrante. Este es un libro sobre la adicción. Habla del alcoholismo y la lucha por salir de él; también aborda los mitos -literarios, artísticos- que lo envuelven, conectando genialidad con autodestrucción etílica. La autora empezó a beber de adolescente, pero fue durante su etapa universitaria cuando se convirtió...