Truth About Addiction and Recovery

A radical new approach to recovery€"using methods proven more effective than medical treatment or twelve-step programs.

Drawing on the latest research and detailed case studies, the authors expose the best-kept secrets in the recovery field:

· Addictions€"whether to food, cigarettes, sex, alcohol, or drugs€"are not diseases, and they€re not necessarily lifelong problems.
· Many more people give up addictions on their own than are helped by medical treatment or twelve-step programs.
· Developing values, skills, and life resources enables people to quit addictions€"and to shed the addict identity altogether.

In their revolutionary €œLife Process Program€ for overcoming all kinds of addictions, the authors emphasize self-help and treatment through coping with stress and achieving one€s goals. As helpful as it is controversial, The Truth About Addiction and Recovery will forever change the way we view and treat addiction.

€œA classic.€ €"John Norcross, PhD, ABPP, Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of Scranton and author of Changing for Good