Falling Trees, Color Blind Scientists, and Addiction (eBook)

A Complete Guide to Addiction for Substance Abusers and Their Families

Mark A Myers, Janet N Myers (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2019
228 Seiten
Mark (Verlag)
978-0-578-52284-5 (ISBN)

Infos

Falling Trees, Color Blind Scientists, and Addiction explores the what and why's of addiction. We present information on the devasting effect addiction has on individuals and families. Current information and research are offered to the reader in gaining a better understanding of the challenge's individuals and families face. We explain the different faces of addiction and how difficult it can be to define addiction. Opinions and experiences can vary from person to person and setting to setting. We describe the problem in these terms: if a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? If someone has a substance abuse problem that has not come up on the radar, does that mean he or she does not have a problem? This is what motivated us to write this book.Anyone facing, dealing with, or wanting to know more about addiction will benefit from this book. Not all chapters will apply to everyone. However, knowledge is power, as they say. The more informed someone is, the better decisions they can make. By the end, you will not only understand the workings of addiction but also be better equipped to reclaim a healthy lifestyle. We refer to real cases to illustrate our points.

Inhalt

Intro: Falling Trees and Sound

Chapter 1: Beetle in A Box

Chapter 2: Dying Donkeys

Chapter 3: Spider in a Urinal

Chapter 4: Peers and Social Connections

Chapter 5: The Brain, Survival, and Pleasure

Chapter 6: Sleep and Substance Abuse

Chapter 7: Food for Thought

Chapter 8: The Mind

Chapter 9: The Turbulent Teens

Chapter 10: Seniors and Substance Abuse

Chapter 11: Dual Diagnosis

Chapter 12: Prescription and Over-The-Counter Drugs

Chapter 13: Families

Chapter 14: Summing it Up

Chapter 15: Color Blind Scientists

Chapter 16: Repair or Replace

Chapter 17: Types of Treatment

Chapter 18: Motivation, Setting a Goal

Chapter 19: Mandated vs. Voluntary Therapy

Chapter 20: Harm Reduction

Chapter 21: Deciding What to do

Chapter 22: Medication Assisted Therapy (MAT)

Chapter 23: Dual Diagnosis

Chapter 24: The Triggered Brain

Chapter 25: Sleep

Chapter 26: Diet

Chapter 27: Excercise

Chapter 28: Inner Thoughts

Chapter 29: Older Adults and Falling Trees

Chapter 30: Family, Peers, and Leisure Pursuits

Chapter 31: Runaway Trolly and Change

 

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 10.6.2019
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Lebenshilfe / Lebensführung
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Sucht / Drogen
• Schlagworte: addiction • alcoholism • drug abuse • substance abuse
• ISBN-10: 0-578-52284-5 / 0578522845
• ISBN-13: 978-0-578-52284-5 / 9780578522845