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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...
82) 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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E. Allen Griggs, M.D., J.D. is a pathologist and attorney practicing in the forensic field. Having performed thousands of alcohol and drug-related autopsies, he grew weary of seeing young lives lost to alcohol and drugs, and trained in addiction medicine to help addicted patients recover their lives, rather than lose them If you are concerned about addictive behavior--by your family, friends, co-workers or yourself, then you must understand addiction...
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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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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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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...
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"The Addicted Child" is a parent's guide to adolescent substance abuse. In Non-technical language parents learn how to identify and find treatment programs for their child. Brief chapters explain substances being used by today's adolescents and the process addictions which accompany substance abuse, like self-harm and eating disorders.
Parents will learn from Richard Capriola, a mental health and addictions counselor, the importance of comprehensive...
89) Desintoxicado, ¿y ahora qué?: Un manual con el que queremos que aprendas a convivir con tu adicción
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«'Desintoxicado, ¿y ahora qué?' es un libro que está lleno de compasión, sabiduría y divertidas anécdotas que proporcionan una hoja de ruta para saber cómo alcanzar una vida feliz, equilibrada y plena».
Sandra D. Comer, PhD, Universidad de Columbia
Desintoxicarse es fácil, cualquiera puede dejar de consumir la droga que sea durante unos días (¡sí, el alcohol también es una droga!). Pero ¿cómo hacemos para mantenernos limpios a largo...
90) 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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Barbara Gordon's groundbreaking memoir tells the extraordinary story of a woman who has it all, or thinks she does-a career as an Emmy-award-winning documentary producer, a man she loves, a world of friends, and a beautiful apartment in Manhattan. But beneath the facade, Barbara's life is spinning out of control. In spite of the pills prescribed by her doctor, a nameless terror disrupting her daily life intensifies until she is besieged by crippling...
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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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Las pastillas han formado parte de mi vida desde que a los catorce años me diagnosticaron enfermedad renal crónica. Con más de cuarenta, y tras dos trasplantes de riñón, tomaba inmunosupresores para no rechazar el último riñón que me había donado mi marido Kevin, ansiolíticos para calmar la ansiedad y opiáceos para aliviar los dolores de cabeza. Para todo mal hay una pastilla y para cada pastilla hay un médico dispuesto a recetarla.
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A timely, insider account of an important and controversial step in British Columbia's strategic effort to respond to the overdose crisis.
British Columbia is in the middle of an opioid crisis. Since the province of British Columbia declared a public health emergency in 2016 more than 9,400 people have died of drug poisoning in BC–an average of six people a day–with nearly 1,500 apparent opioid-related deaths in the first eight months of 2022.
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Brings Integral Theory to addiction treatment, offering a more holistic vision of recovery and powerful practices for achieving it.
This book is for everyone who is suffering from the disease of addiction or who cares about someone who is: for addicts, their families and friends, and their health care providers. It is for those who are currently in recovery and looking for a way to shift their recovery into a higher gear-from just surviving and muddling...
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Drug addiction is a serious problem. One that our government is not doing enough to rectify.
Perhaps you are currently dealing with a drug addiction and are finding it difficult to quit without the necessary support.
Or maybe you are unsure what the downsides of using drugs are, and don't know about the crippling impact of drug addiction.
Whatever the case, Your Future as a Drug Addict is a must-listen for you. If we carry on as we are, using harm...
99) Get OVA It!
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Devon Brough knows what it's like when you say you've hit rock bottom; when you can't take it any more; when you're so low you're wondering whether it's worth living any more. He's been there, got the T-shirt.
Having suffered years of substance abuse, volatile relationships and self-destructive behaviour, Devon finally heeded the advice of R Narayan Murthy – that "Growth is painful. Change is painful. But nothing is as painful as staying stuck where...
100) Disconnect
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Since moving hundreds of miles to a new school, Daria has become increasingly dependent on her cell phone. Texts, Facebook, and phone calls are her only connection to her friends in Calgary, and Daria needs to know everything that is going on at home to feel connected to her old life. Her cell phone habit looks a lot like addiction to her mother and to her new friend Cleo. Daria dismisses the idea of technology addiction as foolish until her habit...
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