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"Contrary to popular belief, addiction isn't a conscious choice. It's a chronic illness, like diabetes or asthma, that responds to treatment and deserves compassion. And yet, too many people expect their loved ones to simply recover on their own without interventions. Drawing on peer-reviewed research and decades of expertise, Dr. Nzinga Harrison reveals the factors that predict one's risk for addiction: biology and heritability, childhood experience,...
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English
Description
Anne M. Fletcher is a trusted New York Times bestselling health and medical writer who visited fifteen addiction treatment centers-from outpatient programs for the indigent to famous celebrity rehabs; from the sites of renowned twelve-step centers to several unconventional programs-to find out what really happens. What she reveals ranges from inspirational to irresponsible and, in some cases, potentially dangerous. As always with her books, Fletcher...
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English
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"Meg works for a casino in LA, catching cheaters and popping a few too many pain pills to cope, following a far different path than her sister Haley, a famous actress. But suddenly reports surface of Haley dying at the remote rehab facility where she had been forced to go to get her addictions under control. There are whispers of suicide, but Meg can't believe it. She decides that the best way to find out what happened to her sister is to check in...
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Publisher
Perigee, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
xiv, 256 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
As compelling as it is informative and authoritative, The Anatomy of Addiction will lead you to a better understanding about the causes, prevention, and treatment of addiction. It explains in layman's terms what constitutes effective, evidence-based addiction medicine and how to find it. This book provides actionable, scientific information for addicts and their families and details how to avoid so-called rehab clinics that are at best useless and...
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Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
336 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
More people than ever before see themselves as addicted to, or recovering from, addiction, whether it be alcohol or drugs, prescription meds, sex, gambling, porn, or the internet. But despite the unprecedented attention, our understanding of addiction is trapped in unfounded 20th century ideas, addiction as a crime or as brain disease, and in equally outdated treatment. Challenging both the idea of the addict's broken brain and the notion of a simple...
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Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
xxv, 465 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Big Tobacco meets Silicon Valley in this corporate exposé of what happened when two of the most notorious industries collided-and the vaping epidemic was born. Howard Willard lusted after Juul. As the CEO of tobacco giant Philip Morris's parent company, and a veteran of the industry's long fight to avoid being regulated out of existence, he grew obsessed with a prize he believed could save his company-the e-cigarette, a product with all the addictive...
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Publisher
Bambu Editorial
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
140 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
Español
Description
I arrived in Medellin looking for Adrian, and I met Nahum, Hernan Dario, Jonathan, Victor Manuel, Fernando, Juan Esteban, Ruben Dario, Wilinton, Douglas, Jose Daniel, Angel Antonio, Julio, and Fabio. In Barecelona, I'm Santiago, but here at the Jericho Lighthouse Foundation, I'm Kaliman, the hero who listens to true stories of wounded, mistreated young men who had been banished from the good life. You can't erase the past, and picking yourself up...
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Miembro de la Camara Nacional de la Industria Editorial Mexicana volume registro num. 43
Publisher
Ninueva Imagen Colectiveo Editorial
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
331 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
Español
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
xix, 331 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
The mother of global superstar Demi Lovato describes how her own musical ambitions were challenged by an eating disorder, addictions, and unhealthy relationships, sharing perspectives on her daughters' fame and the ways their family has endured adversity through faith.
16) Flyaway
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Fifteen-year-old Stevie Calhoun, the daughter of a drug addict who has agreed to go with her aunt Mindy after another one of her mom's disappearances, is confident her mom will return, and wonders if she cares about her friend Alan, school, or anything else that has to do with the life of a normal teenager.
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Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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"The beloved star of Friends takes us behind the scenes of the hit sitcom and his struggles with addiction in this candid, funny, and revelatory memoir that delivers a powerful message of hope and persistence In an extraordinary story that only he could tell, Matthew Perry takes readers onto the soundstage of the most successful sitcom of all time while opening up about his private struggles with addiction. Candid, self-aware, and told with his trademark...
18) Gather
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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 13
Physical Desc
325 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Ian Gray isn’t supposed to have a dog, but a lot of things that shouldn’t happen end up happening anyway. And Gather, Ian’s adopted pup, is good company now that Ian has to quit the basketball team, find a job, and take care of his mom as she tries to overcome her opioid addiction. Despite the obstacles thrown their way, Ian is determined to keep his family afloat no matter what it takes. And for a little while, things are looking up: Ian makes...
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