Part of the Oxford Psychiatry Library (OPL) series, this pocketbook gives a clear and comprehensive overview of the brain science underpinning addiction and how this helps explain the current and futu
This text is grounded in the empowerment perspective and the harm reduction approach. Emphasis is on the biology of addiction, but there are also sections on the psychological and social components of
OVERCOMING ADDICTION is a valuable resource about the complex nature of addiction, the ease with which people become addicted, and the destruction in the lives of addicts and their families. The auth
Perspectives on Addiction presents a comprehensive, rigorous, and reflective overview of the complex and controversial field of chemical dependency. It is designed for students and clinicians who come
Emotion and addiction lie on a continuum between simple visceral drives such as hunger, thirst, and sexual desire at one end and calm, rational decision making at the other. Although emotion and addic
Professional advice for finding the right treatment for your childIf your teen or preteen is struggling with an addiction to drugs or alcohol, you need to find the best treatment for your child. With
A groundbreaking examination of addiction from the Chief Medical Officer for the New York State Office of Mental Health and the Medical Editor for Mental Health at the Huffington Post, offering practi
"Between 1995 and 1999, Patton Oswalt lived with an unshakable addiction. It wasn't drugs, alcohol or sex: it was film. After moving to L.A., Oswalt became a huge film buff (or as he calls it, a sproc
"The most innovative leaders in progressive addiction treatment in the US offer a groundbreaking, science-based guide to helping loved ones overcome addiction problems and compulsive behaviors.The New
A renowned authority on the secret world of opium recounts his descent into ruinous obsession with one of the world’s oldest and most seductive drugs, in this harrowing memoir of addiction and recover
In his bestselling memoir Tweak, Nic Sheff took readers on an emotionally gripping roller-coaster ride through his days as a crystal meth and heroin addict. Now in this powerful follow-up about his co
"In this powerful dual memoir, a reporter and a photographer tell their gripping story of falling in love, the heroin habit that drove them apart, and the unlikely way a criminal conviction brought th
A moving, compelling memoir about growing up and escaping the tragic legacy of mental illness, suicide, addiction, and depression in one of America’s most famous families: the Hemingways.She opens her
Mika Brzezinski is at war against obesity. She believes the fearsome subjects of food, diet and body image are “radioactive” in America, and getting worse. On Morning Joe, she is often so adamant abo
Why do more people watch American Idol than the nightly news? What is it about Paris Hilton’s dating life that lures us so? Why do teenage girls ? when given the option of ?pressing a magic button and
A fiercely courageous account of one woman’s unflinching, raw, and ultimately hopeful journey through sex and porn addiction.For almost two decades, Erica Garza was consumed by a singular, secre
From acclaimed medical historian Howard Markel, author of When Germs Travel, the astonishing account of the years-long cocaine use of Sigmund Freud, young, ambitious neurologist, and William Halsted,
"SHARDS is Allison Moore's first-person account of her life as a Hawaii vice cop who became addicted to meth, deceived her entire police department, and led her to a life of prostitution, torture, pri
An internationally celebrated pastor offers an inspiring way to break free from the vicious cycle of toxic emotions and destructive addictions that he contends begin with wrong beliefs--asserting that
Offers an inspiring way to break free from the vicious cycle of toxic emotions and destructive addictions that the author contends begin with wrong beliefs--asserting that if you can change what you b
We’ve all seen them: kids hypnotically staring at glowing screens in restaurants, in playgrounds and in friend’s houses—and the numbers are growing. Like a virtual scourge, the illuminated glowing fac
"From the need to be constantly connected and the changing definition of "work hours," to unrealistic expectations of instant gratification, our bodies and brains are being harmed by habits that, as w
All the resources needed to fully integrate a 12-step approach as part of your overall treatment programMillions of Americans have at some time in their lives participated in a 12-step program for tre
Treating Drinkers and Drug Users in the Community is the second book in a new collection from Addiction Press. Addiction Press was set up with the express purpose of communicating current ideas and ev
Illness and trauma are defining how we live. In his new masterpiece, renowned physician, addiction expert and author Gabor Mate dissects the underlying causes of this malaise - physical and emotiona
The Grammy Award-winning songwriter, author of Tunesmith and youngest inductee into the National Songwriters' Hall of Fame traces his religious upbringing in Oklahoma, struggles with addiction and met
An electric debut novel about love, addiction, and loss; the story of two girls and the feral year that will cost one her life, and define the other’s for decadesEverything about fifteen-year-old Cat’
From Cat Marnell, “New York’s enfant terrible” (The Telegraph), a candid and darkly humorous memoir of prescription drug addiction and self-sabotage, set in the glamorous world of fashion magazines an
In the third and final entry in the Thomas and Emily De Quincey series, the De Quinceys investigate a truly unprecedented murder.Thomas De Quincey is beginning to control his opium addiction when the
A darkly funny, intense memoir of addiction and mental illness, relapse and recovery, memory and storytelling, from an acclaimed novelist.When Rob Roberge learns that he's likely to have developed a p
From the author of Bleed Like Me, which Booklist called “edgy, dark, and turbulent with passion” comes another compelling and gritty novel about addiction and forbidden romance—starring a fearless, un
The Next 20 Years Will Be Completely Different From the PastCurrent global trends are bleak: weak economic growth, too much debt, declining incomes for the lower 99%, a dangerous addiction to fossil f
Patrick J. Kennedy, the former congressman and youngest child of Senator Ted Kennedy, details his personal and political battle with mental illness and addiction, exploring mental health care's histor
Patrick J. Kennedy, the former congressman and youngest child of Senator Ted Kennedy, details his personal and political battle with mental illness and addiction, exploring mental health care's histor
In 2006 Jamie Tworkowski wrote a story called To Write Love on Her Arms” about helping a friend through her struggle with drug addiction, depression, and self-injury. The piece was so hauntingly beaut
An inventive feat of storytelling bravado that captures the pathos and absurdity of addiction as it comes between a mother and her son. Darlene, once a loving mother to her young son, Eddie, is devast
A heartbreakingly honest, endearing memoir of incredible weight loss by a young food blogger who battles body image issues and overcomes food addiction to find self-acceptance. All her life, Andie Mit
