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How to Stay Sober: Recovery Without Religion

Used – The need for a secular alternative to recovery from alcoholism or drug addiction is answered here. This book can help non-religious alcoholics to maintain philosophical integrity while achieving the goal of lifelong sobriety. James Christopher, a long-time sober alcoholic, offers new insights and suggestions for developing coping skills and regaining self-esteem through self-reliance. He notes that current research indicates that there is no such thing as an “alcoholic personality” – that

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Everyone’s Problem: Addiction & Recovery: Participant Book

Everyone’s Problem: Addiction & Recovery looks at the spiritual implications of addictions, as well as the physiological and psychological problems that result. It focuses on three addictions most prevalent among teens: alcohol and drug abuse, tobacco addiction, and eating disorders like anorexia nervosa, bulimia, and compulsive overeating. The first four sessions of the mini-course offer detailed information about each of these addictions, including their immediate and long-term consequences. The last four sessions deal specifically with recovery. This mini-course shares information about the processes used by several support groups and recovery programs that are rooted in Catholic Christian teaching and practice. This mini-course is for all teenagers because all have or will in some way be forced to confront problems and issues having to do with addictions.

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Recovery Options: The Complete Guide

A clear and compassionate guide to overcoming substance problems “A no-nonsense, state-of-the-art guide.”—Laurie Garrett, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Coming Plague “Comprehensive, illuminating, easy to read.”—William Cope Moyers, Vice President of Public Affairs, Hazelden Foundation In Recovery Options: The Complete Guide, Joseph Volpicelli, M.D., Ph.D., an award-winning addiction research pioneer, and Maia Szalavitz, a Pulitzer Prize–nominated journalist and f

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Chapter 1 “Introduction” of a feature documentary, “Addiction, Recover and Yoga.” www.adyo.org
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RX for Recovery: The Medical and Health Guide for Alcoholics, Addicts, and Their Families

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How Does Alcohol Recovery Work?

Alcohol recovery typically involved two steps and both are equally important when it comes to alcohol rehab.  There is both a physical component to alcohol addiction as well as a psychological component involved.  Someone who is addicted to alcohol has a dependency that is physical on the alcohol as the body gets used to alcohol in the system.  Withdrawal can take place in alcohol recovery and make someone feel better physically after they get the alcohol out of their system at alcohol rehab.

There is also a psychological component involved in the alcohol addiction as well.  After the physical component is removed and the person is no longer physically dependent upon the alcohol, they still have the psychological dependency factor to contend with.  This can take some time to overcome but can be accomplished with systematic alcohol recovery.  Alcohol rehab concentrates on giving the person the tools that they need to both get rid of the alcohol dependency in their physical state as well as their emotional state.