Recovery Now: A Basic Text for Today
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| Rating | : | 4.85 (834 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1616495073 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 180 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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White, MA, Emeritus Senior Research Consultant, Chestnut Health Systems. "Recovery Now succeeds in being exactly what it aims to be: a friendly and useful guide for anyone who is contemplating their use of alcohol and/or drugs and taking their first steps toward using a recovery fellowship to change their lives for the better. The combination of practical information and lucid stories of men and women who have 'been there' make this book an excellent companion to the official literature published by Alcoholics Anonymous and other 1
Dianne said It's About Time!!. Alcoholics Anonymous has long been the "go to" program for those looking for help with their recovery and the success of the program over the years is well documented. In our contemporary society, addiction to alcohol and drugs has increased with no geographic areas, gender, religious or age groups left untouched. While the principles of the basic text used for 75 years are still effective and useful to many, our society has changed, as has the research regar. "Recovery Now fills important gap" according to Cynthia. It's been over 75 years since the Big Book--the basic text of Alcoholics Anonymous-- was written and over 50 years since Narcotics Anonymous published their basic text. Many of us have waited a long, long time for a book that explains addiction and Twelve Step recovery in a more up-to-date and inclusive way--in a voice that speaks to everyone who struggles with addiction to alcohol or other drugs (or to anyone who wants to learn about addiction), regardless o. "It's about time!" according to James. It’s about time!I have great respect for the courageous founders of AA and the pioneering authors of The Big Book. However, the book’s dated language, science, and social stereotyping, and its focus only on addiction to alcohol has increasingly limited its power to reach the broad and diverse audience that needs to benefit from its core wisdom.“Recovery Now” preserves that core wisdom, updates the science of addiction and recovery, and
Marvin D. Regardless of gender, sexual orientation, culture, age, or religious beliefs, this book can serve either as your guide for recovery, or as a companion and portal to the textbook of your chosen Twelve-Step Program.. Seppala, MD, offers a doctor’s opinion” in the foreword to Recovery Now, outlining the medical advances in addiction treatment, and updating the Big Book’s concept of addiction as an allergy to reveal how it is actually a brain disease. Recovery Now combines the most current research with the timeless wisdom of Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, and other established Twelve-Step program guides to offer an accessible basic text written in today’s language for anyone recovering from addiction to alcohol and other drugs. For decades people from all over the world have found freedom from addiction--be it to alcohol, other drugs, gambling, or overeating--using the Twelve-Step recovery program first set forth in the seminal book Alcoholics Anonymous. Although the core principl