Self-Help : Substance Abuse & Addictions

This work is one of the few studies to examine the orientations of young children towards alcohol. Through a series of game-like activities, Fossey provides valuable insight into ways in which children learn about drinking. more...

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Did you know Female alcoholics are twice as likely to die as male alcoholics in the same age group; Women metabolize alcohol differently from men, more quickly developing such physical complications as liver disease, high blood pressure, and hepatitis.; A female alcoholic is more likely to suffer from depression, anxiety, and eating disorders, which may not go away even if she stops drinking.; An astonishing four million women in the U.S. meet the diagnostic criteria for abuse or dependence.; When a woman drinks, she is five times more likely to be raped. These are just a few of the alarming facts you will learn from this book -- facts every woman needs to know. Mixing cutting-edge research with affecting stories of women who struggle with alcohol problems, Happy Hours challenges our assumptions and expands our awareness of the role alcohol plays in women's lives. more...

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Originally brought together by the Betty Ford Center's twentieth-anniversary reunion, six women share their poignant stories in this book. Their combined voices-along with Betty Ford's own insightful, compassionate commentary-create a groundbreaking and ultimately triumphant memoir that lays bare the destructive power of addiction. more...

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It's okay to love them. It's your right to help them. Addiction destroys people and can even end lives. When you know or suspect that someone you love is suffering from addiction you have two goals: getting your loved one into treatment and turning that treatment into full-fledged sobriety. Many addiction experts tell you that you have to disengage or risk being an enabler, a codependent bystander, in the wreckage of an addict's life; that you have to cut all ties or be taken advantage of financially and emotionally; that you have to protect yourself from your loved one, who isn't the person you used to know. But many friends and family members find it unnatural, even impossible, to turn away from a person they love who is at his lowest point, and refuse to believe that their addict is lost to addiction. more...

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His Healing Power is a collection of Dr. Lilian B. Yeomans’ four classic books on healing. Dr. Yeomans, a graduate of the University of Michigan’s Medical School, has a powerful testimony of breaking free from a gripping and hopeless drug addiction. Following her deliverance, Dr. Yeomans gave up her medical career and, for the next 40 years, served as a popular Bible teacher and writer—inspiring thousands to believe God for healing and salvation. Yeomans’ books were first published in the 1930s but her remarkable insight into the Word of God makes these classic messages relevant to today. Her unique teaching approach will thrill you as you read many amazing stories of healing and of Yeomans’ unshakeable faith in Christ as the Healer. more...

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