Drug Dependency

In this timely and profoundly original book, best-selling writer and physician Gabor Maté looks at the epidemic of addictions in our society, tells us why we are so prone to them, and what is needed to liberate ourselves from their hold on our emotions and behaviours....

The Nazi regime preached an ideology of physical, mental, and moral purity. But as Norman Ohler reveals in this gripping new history, the Third Reich was saturated with drugs....

Based on the principles behind "Steps Six and Seven", Drop the Rock combines personal stories, practical advice, and powerful insights to help listeners move forward in recovery....

Before meth, Sheff's son, Nic, was a varsity athlete, honor student, and award-winning journalist. After meth, he was a trembling wraith....

A raw and twisty, pause resisting memoir that sounds like fiction, High Achiever spans Tiffany’s life as an active opioid addict. With heart-racing urgency and unflinching honesty, Jenkins takes you inside the grips of addiction and the desperate decisions it breeds....

From number one New York Times best-selling author Michael Pollan, a radical challenge to how we think about drugs, and an exploration into the powerful human attraction to psychoactive plants - and the equally powerful taboos....

Join a fellow hurting soul as he sits with his trauma, leans into therapy, and relies heavily on his faith and Scripture, which give him solace and strength....

The bestselling author of High Achiever reckons with life after addiction in this darkly funny and emotionally raw new memoir.

Skateboarder and Jackass star Brandon Novak comes clean about his crazy rise to fame, tailspin into addiction, and other death-defying stunts on the road to recovery....

Bestselling author and renowned Buddhist teacher Noah Levine adapts the Buddha's Four Noble Truths and Eight Fold Path into a proven and systematic approach to recovery from alcohol and drug addiction—an indispensable alternative to the 12-step program....

This collection of readings moves through the calendar year one day—at a time. For every day, a favorite quotation from the literature of Alcoholics Anonymous is followed by an A.A. member’s personal reflection, making for daily ingestion that is at once inspired and inspiring....

Narcóticos Anónimos: Narcotics Anonymous es el texto básico de la organización Narcóticos Anónimos (NA), dedicado a ayudar a personas en su recuperación de la adicción a las drogas.

Rewired is a new, breakthrough approach to fighting addiction and self-damaging behavior by acknowledging our personal power to bring ourselves back from the brink. Centered on the concept of self-actualization, Rewired will guide you towards not only physical sobriety....

Breaking free of outdated explanations and rigid "rules" for recovery, The Abstinence Myth offers a hopeful, research-based framework for transformation by an addiction expert and renowned TEDx speaker who overcame his own addiction....

Healing the Addicted Brain is a breakthrough work that focuses on treating drug and alcohol addiction as a biological disease....

Mike Majlak was a 17-year-old from a loving middle-class family in Milford, Connecticut, when he got caught up in the opioid epidemic that swept the nation. For close to a decade thereafter, his life was a wasteland of darkness and despair....

When kids turn to substance abuse, parents also become victims as they watch their children transform into irrational and antisocial individuals. This harrowing scenario....

It's been proven that the biggest key factors to living a happy sober life, are to work on rewiring your brain's thought patterns through journaling, seeking supportive resources like this one, and learning to love yourself.

Do you use substances or engage in compulsive activities to regulate your mood....

Used for thousands of years by indigenous tribes of the Amazon rain forest, the mystical brew ayahuasca is now becoming increasingly popular in the West....

God did not stop writing stories at Revelation. This book is based in 98% truth, depicting the meth lifestyle and addiction in its rawest form. Follow one man's journey deep into the chasms of hell....

When Jim Wahlberg went to prison the second time at 22 years old, he was sentenced to six to nine years for breaking and entering, bargained down from life for home invasion.

Maureen Cavanagh’s gripping audiobook memoir is the story of a mother who suddenly finds herself on the frontlines of the opioid epidemic as her daughter battles - and ultimately reckons with - substance use disorder....

This deeply personal and illuminating memoir about her 15-year struggle with heroin, Khar sheds profound light on the opioid crisis and gives a voice to the over two million people in America currently battling with this addiction....

Durga Leela presents a complete overview of how Ayurveda helps us to embody and personalise holistic recovery tools to help us overcome addictions, self-destructive behaviours, disordered eating and chronic diseases....

Renowned neurologist Dr. Russell Surasky reveals a precise and breakthrough medical treatment for opioid addiction. The book you’re holding in your hands contains the answers that can save your life, the life of a loved one, or—if you’re a doctor—the life of your patient.

In Rebuilding Relationships in Recovery, Janice V. Johnson Dowd shows listeners how to repair and enhance their relationships after active addiction. With personal insights and professional wisdom, Dowd—a licensed social worker in recovery—explores her own personal journey through alcoholism, offering a realistic and transformative guide.

Conquer the MAC Exam: Your Guide to the Master Addiction Counselor Certification is a concise study guide designed to help candidates focus on the most essential topics in addiction counseling. Covering the core domains tested in the Master Addiction Counselor exam, this book provides clear explanations of key concepts such as substance use disorders, co-occurring conditions, treatment planning, ethics, and counseling strategies. Readers will explore topics like pharmacology, cultural competence, case management, crisis response, and evidence-based interventions—all foundational to ...

Conquer the Substance Abuse Counselor Exams is a concise study guide designed to help you prepare for credentialing exams such as the ADC, CADC, and similar addiction counselor certifications. This guide does not provide exhaustive coverage of every possible test topic—instead, it focuses on the core knowledge areas most commonly assessed across these exams. Each chapter distills essential principles, giving readers a solid understanding of topics like the counseling relationship, screening and assessment, treatment planning, ethics, documentation, co-occurring disorders, crisis ...

When sex and drugs are combined repeatedly and compulsively, there is a high risk of developing what Dr. David Fawcett calls sexualized drug use. This condition is also referred to as paired substance/sex addiction. Unfortunately, the response from the professional community to sexualized drug use has been far from adequate. As Dr. Fawcett writes, “I have had countless clients come to me who have gone through well-known and otherwise exceptional drug addiction treatment programs that never addressed co-occurring behavioral addictions—most notably sex and porn addiction."