Self-Help : Substance Abuse & Addictions

" The Craving Cure is a wonderful resource for personal insight and transformation.". --Caroline Myss, Ph.D. Author of Entering the Castle and Anatomy of the Spirit. Free yourself from food addictions!. Excessive consumption of sugar in all its forms--including simple carbohydrates, caffeine, alcohol--can lead to weight problems, fatigue, anxiety, depression, and other mental and physical disorders. Whatever you are craving weakness, this book will give you the knowledge and techniques you need to overcome it. The Craving Cure will help you: Understand the psychological and physical basis of food addictions; Use affirmations, imagery, and relaxation techniques to overcome your addictions; Develop a healthier, more satisfying lifestyle--without feeling deprived--through the author's two-week detox program more...

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My Dream Life. Deep down inside I knew that by virtue of the life I had been leading, jail was inevitable and a debt long overdue. But the most disheartening part of this ordeal occurred as the police led me into Central Booking. I had a clear view of the nearby skate park called the Brooklyn Banks, a famous skate spot that I had been shredding since I was eight years old. I could almost see a young version of myself, laughing with my friends, learning new tricks, skating under the warm evening sun. "As a skateboarder, I was fixated on testing my boundaries, but this was my way of fooling myself into feeling in control. Soon it grew to consume me.". At only twenty-two, Brandon Novak had accomplished more than most people dream of in a lifetime. By the age of fourteen, he had been discovered by legendary skateboarders Tony Hawk and Bucky Lasek, and signed on to skate professionally. By eighteen, he had traveled the world, signed autographs for thousands of fans, won big-time sponsorships, and had his photo plastered all over the skate magazines. "I was a dreamseller. I sold those who loved me their dream that I was a recovering addict. I gained their trust, and betrayed them in order to get my precious next fix.". Yet as swiftly as his career peaked, it crashed, brought down by heroine, a force far more powerful than his greatest ambitions. One day he had it all, the next he was living in an abandoned garage, begging for spare change on the street and bathing in gas station restrooms. Brandon now lived for one thing only—his next fix. "Where once I had the world in my hand, I now had nothing but a distorted, twisted version of what I had once been.". Brandon probably would have died a junkie's death if not for his closest friend, MTV and Jackass star, and music video director Bam Margera, who refused to give up on the "dreamseller." Bam invited Brandon into his home and gave him cameos in the CKY videos, his independen more...

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This is the first comprehensive historical account of the evolution of the global drugs control regime. It analyzes how the rules and regulations that encompass the drug question came to be framed and examines the historical aspects of the issue. more...

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A step-by-step guide to life beyond drugs. more...

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Doping is undoubtedly one of the most controversial issues within sport. This collection of essays from academics, practitioners and administrators, analyzes contemporary socio-legal and political themes related to doping in sport and provides a challenging view of doping issues. more...

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