Why Don't They Just Quit?
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| Rating | : | 4.89 (869 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0578041197 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 301 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-02-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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(page 97) Why a parent would leave their child due to their addiction. This book offers a message of hope to families and friends, giving practical solutions so they can help anyone struggling with addiction to begin the road to recovery.You will learn: Why a person doesn't have to hit rock-bottom before getting help. New! Revised/2010 updated Edition (contains valuable new insights, resource info and first-person accounts from parents who have struggled and won!)Real-life solutions to help you now! Watching a loved one immersed in an intense battle with alcohol and drug abuse may be the most difficult, complex and harrowing experience youll ever have. (page 245) Why effective intervention doesn't have to be a surprise attack.
A very strongly recommended addition to community library Self-Help reference collections In the past, the advice given to drug addicts and alcoholics was to simply exercise their will power to give up their affliction. Advances in medical science have shown that this advice was naive and ineffectual for most alcoholics and the vast majority of addicts. Whether de. Why Don't They Just Quit? Read this book and find out why Sheryl Letzgus McGinnis As the author myself of 3 books on drugs and addiction I'm quite familiar with the lives of addicts and their loved ones. This book by Joe Herzanek is one of the very best by far on this subject. The book is easy to read, divided into sections so you can look for whatever top. "Five Stars" according to Katie Malchak. A+++++
Maybe Mia would still be here. I can't put into words the anguish of attending my daughter's funeral. --Donna Schwartz, MFT, CAC III Valley Hope Treatment Services in Colorado, former Family Program Therapist of Parker Valley Hope Treatment Center Many of you reading this book are facing the battle of your life. I wish I would have had this book long ago. If you, or someone you know and love, are living in the tornado of addiction, finding it spinning you around with your loved one, then this book can be one of the most clear/helpful guides in understanding how to navigate through the confusion, drama and pain that is associated with addiction in a family. --Nicholas Taylor, Ph.D., Licensed Clinical Psyc
Joe Herzanek, a man who battled his own demons of addiction over thirty years ago, says, I know people can change. Chaplain Joe Herzanek and his wife Judy have three children, Jami, Jake, and Jessica, and enjoy the beautiful Colorado outdoors with their two Cairn Terriers, Lewis and Clark. As an addiction counselor in Colorado he spent sixteen years working in the criminal justice system as the Chaplain at the Boulde