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The Last Addiction: Own Your Desire, Live Beyond Recovery, Find Lasting Freedom 10 reviews
Sharon Hersh
WaterBrook Press, 2008
Sharon Lives Her Message
+ A Must Have
+ Full of Compassion and Truth
+ worth re-reading
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Addiction and Change: How Addictions Develop and Addicted People Recover (The Guilford Substance Abuse Series)5 reviews
Carlo C. DiClemente Phd
The Guilford Press, 2006
How people become addicted; how they recover.
+ Book Review
+ Addiction and Change
+ Addiction and Change: How Addictions Develop and Addicted People Recover (Guilford Substance Abuse Series)
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Finding Happiness in a Frustrating World12 reviews
Jim Johnson
Dog Ear Publishing, LLC, 2008
I Loved this book!
+ The info you need!
+ Happiness Found!
+ The Average Person Lives 28,000 Days- Make Them Happy Ones
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Addict In The Family: Stories of Loss, Hope, and Recovery. 22 reviews
Beverly Conyers
Hazelden, 2003
Excellent
+ Direct, Accurate and Hard to Ignore
+ Very helpful education book
+ EXCELLENT, well written, truly helpful and enlightening
+ Excellent Book
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Out of the Shadows: Understanding Sexual Addiction69 reviews
Patrick J. Carnes
Hazelden, 2001
Out of the Shadows
+ Very informitive
+ Out of the Shadows
+ A GOOD READ.
+ For Those Who Think They Have A Problem
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Addiction: Why Can't They Just Stop?11 reviews
Rodale Books, 2007
understanding the diesase
+ a good synopsis
+ New perspective - helpful
+ Excellent Book!! Highly recommended!!
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The Addictive Personality: Understanding the Addictive Process and Compulsive Behavior 30 reviews
Craig Nakken
Hazelden, 1996
Ecellent
+ A Must Read
+ Helped me to understand what I was dealing with
+ Good place to start
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How to Break Your Addiction to a Person52 reviews
Howard Halpern
Bantam, 2003
Only Read This Book If You Seriously Want Out Of An Addictive Relationship
+ Such a life saver!!!!
+ Still the best!
+ Terrific.
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Addiction and Grace: Love and Spirituality in the Healing of Addictions (Plus)53 reviews
Gerald G. May
HarperOne, 2007
For everyone, and probably not entirely what you expect
+ A good read for any adult
+ addiction and grace
+ A perfect blend of God's grace and the psychology of addiction.
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7 Tools to Beat Addiction13 reviews
Stanton Peele
Three Rivers Press, 2004
A great wake-up call
+ Great Resource!!!
+ Review of 7 Tools to Beat Addiction.
I've binge eaten for decades. This addiction has been an albatross around my neck all my adult life. I quit a 2-pack-a-day smoking habit 25 years ago and quitting smoking was nothing compared to trying to quit binge eating. Bingeing has kept me from living my life fully and has comprised my health. ...
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Treating Pornography Addiction: The Essential Tools for Recovery14 reviews
Ph.D. Kevin B. Skinner
GrowthClimate, 2005
Excellent starting place
+ great for therapy
+ Very Helpful
+ Treating P. Addiction
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Addictions: A Banquet in the Grave : Finding Hope in the Power of the Gospel (Resources for Changing Lives)21 reviews
Edward T. Welch
P & R Publishing, 2001
Excellent Book for those who love and Addict
+ very helpful
+ This book changed me.
+ Better than expected!!
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The Addiction Workbook: A Step-By-Step Guide to Quitting Alcohol and Drugs (New Harbinger Workbooks)5 reviews
Patrick Fanning, John Terence O'Neill
New Harbinger Publications, 1996
Turning away from alcohol and/or drugs
+ Excellent choice
+ Addiction workbook:A step-by-step guide.....
+ Quick 101 education
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The Science of Addiction: From Neurobiology to Treatment3 reviews
Carlton K. Erickson
W. W. Norton & Company, 2007
Excellent book
+ good overview
+ From genetics of dependence to chapters on various ways the brain processes drugs in the body
First, let me say that I am a doctor specializing in alcohol and drug studies and the author of over a hundred publications so I have a good perspective of science books, etc. In a sentence, Carl Erickson's book, The Science of Addiction is one of the best books ever published on the subject. ...
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Truth About Addiction and Recovery25 reviews
Stanton Peele
Fireside, 1992
Best I've Read
+ Awareness Enhanced
I just finished a nine month stint in alcohol recovery. I entered voluntarily, which I'm glad for, but of course I was in the company of many who had been forced by the legal system into the same treatment. As is pretty much always the case, when you get a DUI or some other form of alcohol- or ...
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Addiction & Recovery for Dummies12 reviews
Brian F. Shaw PhD, Paul Ritvo PhD, ...
For Dummies, 2004
a learning tool
+ Addiction & Recovery for Dummies
+ Sweet
+ understanding addiction
+ got it for a friend
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THE ALCOHOLISM AND ADDICTION CURE: A Holistic Approach to Total Recovery84 reviews
Chris Prentiss
Power Pr, 2007
The Alcoholism and Addiction Cure
+ A wonderful story of a father's devotion to help his son.
+ finally, a solution
Dr. Prentiss gives rock solid evidence to what I have suspected for some time. That what is called alcoholism, is not the dead end that it has been called. But, a horrible symptom of problems which lie much deeper. A very worthwhile read for those involved in any way with addiction. Hope does ...
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Willpower's Not Enough: Recovering from Addictions of Every Kind18 reviews
Arnold M. Washton
Harper Paperbacks, 1990
Hugely Empowering - Great to Read with a Spouse!
+ Excellent Book and Guidance
+ As Promised - Great Service/Delivery
+ Great for families/friends of addicts!
+ As good as a self-help book can be
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Freedom from Addiction: The Chopra Center Method for Overcoming Destructive Habits6 reviews
Deepak Chopra, David Simon M.D.
HCI, 2007
Freedom from Addiction
+ can save lives
+ Excelent
Very insightful book for anyone wanting to break bad habits such as smoking, drinking, etc.
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The Heart of Addiction: A New Approach to Understanding and Managing Alcoholism and Other Addictive Behaviors21 reviews
Lance M. Dodes
Harper Paperbacks, 2003
What a terrific book
+ Simple Understanding
+ Refreshing, insightful perspective on addiction
+ An Important Perspective
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