The Affliction of Addiction: It's Not That Complicated
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| Rating | : | 4.65 (832 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0692614508 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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He is a clinical therapist who has spent a decade in full-time study of past and current research. THIS BOOK IS FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT (OR NEED) ANSWERS It is now possible to peek inside the brain and identify differences between people who develop addictions and those who don't. As a result, researchers have confirmed that some people are more vulnerable to addiction than others. NEW HOPE FOR ALL THOSE STRUGGLING WITH ADDICTIONS - A GUIDE FOR EVERY STUDENT AND PROFESSIONAL (Includes Charts & Diagrams). In doing so, he has uncovered an understanding of addiction that is truly revolutionary; one that is unparalleled in its ability to explain all the little nuances and phenomena that have plagued and puzzled addiction experts for centuries. This matrix explains
Before he knew it, a more comprehensive view of addiction started to materialize, a conceptualization based on the plain fact that psychotropic substances affect and impact everyone differently. Finding this realization disheartening, he dove into all the new research being done, examining new discoveries while reexamining older research. As a result
"A solid review of addiction theories and treatments" - Kirkus Reviews
"The Affliction of Addiction" according to KM. In The Affliction of Addiction, McArnold argues that our treatment of those with drug addiction could be dynamically changed for the better if we change our mindset concerning the foundational beliefs surrounding drug addiction. He posits that the idea that drugs affect people differently, that one person could try the same thing as another and each would experience the affects with a different intensity, biological change, etc. should be more front and center when we think about and help drug addicts. One of the changes that this would cause. Rethink Modern Addiction Recovery Systems and Do What Works Long-Term Jill Baker In "The Affliction of Addiction" Adam McArnold proposes that we cast aside most of our notions of addiction and reconsider our traditional approaches to healing. He dives into the various notions that most of us are at least vaguely familiar with and explains why they do not work. The underlying principle that I took from this read is that addicts need to understand that whatever substance they are addicted to (alcohol, drugs, etc.) affects them in a negative way despite that others can ingest the same without the same affect and that they ne. " I find this book to be a great supplement to another book on addiction that was first DOTRAZN The Affliction of Addiction succeeds in its primary purpose which is to educate the reader on the science of addiction while addressing the stigma of addiction in today's society. By keeping things simple, I was able to learn more on how to communicate to the non-addict in scientific terminology about the phenomena of craving as well as the mental obsession. McArnold does an important job in helping educate the community in order to have a productive discussion on the issues of treatment and recovery. Although the affliction of addiction has