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Esta obra trata sobre la situacin mundial del consumo de drogas, tanto en Europa, Estados Unidos, Mxico y, en particular, el estado de Morelos. Define conceptos bsicos de la clnica diagnstica del consumo de drogas como adiccin, tolerancia, sndrome de abstinencia, uso, abuso, dependencia, y sus diferencias esenciales, con los cuales se establece el diagnstico neurofisiolgico de dependencia fsica a los frmacos. Incluye descripciones completas de las...
62) Methadone Treatment the Hidden Truth: What Every Patient, Spouse, Parent, And Family Needs to Know!
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"Methadone Treatment the Hidden Truth" was written by an active Substance Abuse Counselor working in a methadone clinic. You'll learn how methadone treatment is supposed to work, and why many patients stumble and relapse along the way. Most statistics show that very few patients actually complete treatment and go on to live long term sober lives. Why is that? This book will address the reasons for treatment failure. The hype, the myths, and the word...
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Follow a young boy in the midst of addiction as his family is twisted apart by their parents' strong grasp to drugs. He struggles to survive the abuse that torments him and helps you try to understand the cycle that consumes so many. There is love and anguish in this story of survival. The story was written while he was incarcerated and after an attempted suicide. The nurses shocked him back to life, and he sat in a strip cell, plotting how he could...
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Para los familiares, la adicción puede resultar frustrante, desgarradora, agotadora e interminable. Puede provocarles ataques de ira, dejarlos postrados en la cama, bloqueados por una tristeza y una depresión que no saben cómo superar. Muy pocas familias saben a dónde acudir en busca de apoyo y orientación cuando enferma un hijo, padre o cónyuge.
Blake escribió 'Yo te quiero más' para ofrecer un enfoque distinto a las familias. Así, combina...
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The spread of crystal methamphetamine use sees more and more families face a horrifying reality - their child or spouse or parent is an addict. Their world is a hell where Ice rules and it is far from OK. Ice took families, society and the drug-addiction treatment sector by surprise. Young users often bypassed alcohol, 'soft' and party drug use, so the first mind-altering substance they try is ice, the world's strongest stimulant. A new kind of mature...
66) Loving Dylan
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J. Marie invites you into her journey dealing with her son's drug addiction and her inability to control the chaos. It starts with two priests and three therapists and ends in a Target parking lot, but the efforts in between are too often useless and frequently comical. As she learns the difference between parenting and codependency, which looks similar to the naked eye, she wonders if she will survive loving Dylan.
Grieving the loss of her dreams...
67) My Observations
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These observations were made during the author's twenty-five years with Recovery Acres Society, a special care facility for people with drug and alcohol problems. This includes fifteen years as a board member-including six years as board chair-and ten years as executive director. During that time, the facility was able to help hundreds of men, women, and families recover from addictions. It was a real privilege for the author to be a part of the facility...
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Un adicto en casa' ofrece una guía práctica, detallada paso a paso, para lidiar con la adicción de un ser querido, desde aceptar la realidad de la enfermedad hasta sobrevivir a los repetitivos ciclos de recuperación y recaída.
Además, aprenderás a animarle a que busque ayuda, a superar las trabas emocionales de tener un miembro adicto en la familia y a mantener límites sólidos.
Si quieres tomar decisiones informadas sobre cómo apoyar a tu...
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Walking in Darkness then the Light is a true story about my addiction to drugs and how drugs tried to take my life more ways than one. I grew up in a small town in Iowa and very against drugs during my high school days. I was a shy, nerdy athlete. My second year of college, I broke down and tried pot when I was a little depressed. I was instantly addicted and wanted more and more ever since. I feel all drugs are gateway drugs. My addiction started...
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Offering a fresh and uplifting perspective on every aspect of drug addiction and recovery, this empowering self-help resource, which speaks to addicts from all walks of life, guides readers to the ultimate healthy and sustainable high. This unique handbook explores the human need to feel good and how to integrate past drug experiences into a new, positive lifestyle with traditional Chinese medicine. Mind, body, and spirit workouts are interspersed...
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Few people in the United States have not been deeply and personally affected by the opioid crisis. Opioid Odyssey: Discoveries of Recovery Through Medication Assisted Treatment shines a clarifying light on the largely hidden but surprising truth of this much-discussed crisis. Whether it is a cousin, the son or daughter of a colleague, or a close neighbor who has fallen beneath the wave of opioid casualties, after completing Opioid Odyssey, you will...
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Backbone Power The Science of Saying No brings insight into waking up, making the decision to set an intention, and accept the challenge of learning to say NO, which means YES for you. As you begin practicing your own self-care and gaining inner peace, you will come to the realization that you are the priority. This book is targeted towards: • Families dealing with addicts • Codependent addicts who are currently sober • Anyone who says "I hate...
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In this book you will learn all the basics of psychedelics and why all this research is great news for public health in this century. After a very long and strange journey, psychedelics may finally be back for good.
Rick Doblin, PhD, Founder & Executive Director, MAPS.
In this guide you will learn all the essentials about the history, neuroscience, legality, therapeutic applications and harm reduction of the most promising psychedelic drugs for science....
74) Hijo, eres un adicto: Esta es la historia de una madre que lucha por entender qué le pasa a su hijo
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Nadie habla de las familias de los adictos. En los medios de comunicación, nos cansamos de escuchar testimonios de personas famosas que hablan de su experiencia con las drogas.
Son historias tremendas de mucho sufrimiento y, en el mejor de los casos, de superación.
Pero, ¿dónde están todas esas familias que viven el mismo horror mientras acompañan al adicto?
Esta es la historia de una madre valiente que lucha por entender qué le pasa a su hijo...
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"The story of becoming sober signifies a great deal more than simply not 'picking up' or 'using'. This is a story not only of recovery, but also of what it means to live in sobriety."Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy1st District, Rhode Island"This book, written by a recovering addict who became a successful therapist, is a perfect road map for addicts, codependents, and therapists. Among the milestones are sobriety, emotional maturity, and personal responsibility."Joseph...
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There are no easy answers to deep-seated public problems like substance abuse. In order to make progress on such issues, we need to tap the experience, wisdom, and hopes of people in communities who are concerned about the issue. Why does this issue matter to people? What roles can different people and organizations play? What actions would make the most difference? What are the potential drawbacks and trade-offs of different approaches? The purpose...
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Most widely used illegal drug in Britain, surveys indicate that around 65% of all 15 - 59-year-olds have taken some form of illegal drugs - the majority being Cannabis.
Many of the millions of cannabis users have little idea of what it is, how it works, where it comes from and how to use it.
The Essential Guide to Cannabis addresses these issues in simple, every day, language.
It also gives in-depth information on buying cannabis, growing cannabis...
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Inoffensif... le cannabis?
La consommation de cannabis a beaucoup augmenté. Dans les faits, 81% de toutes les personnes qui s'adonnent aux drogues illégales consomment du cannabis. Elles aiment penser que cette drogue a le pouvoir de favoriser la concentration et la créativité, de soulager la douleur et la souffrance. Elles la croient inoffensive et en consomment volontiers pour chasser le malaise qu'engendre le rythme effréné de la vie moderne.
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The Essential Addiction Recovery Companion builds on Richard Singer's most recently acclaimed book, 101 Tips for Recovery from Addictions. The companion is a thorough and innovative guide that offers practical applications paired with in depth questions to help the reader discover a new life away from the hell of addiction. The book is holistic in its approach, covering the psychological, physical and spiritual aspects of recovery. The writing is...
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Are you struggling with addiction? Maybe you have a sincere desire to change, but somehow find yourself back in the same cycles? If so, this book is for you! God's Prescription for Addiction applies biblical principles that are designed to set captives free. Each chapter will give you practical steps to help you transform your life. Are you ready for something new? Take this journey with us out of bondage and into freedom!
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