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The courage to change: hope and help for alcoholics and their families : personal conversations with Dennis Wholey
By Dennis Wholey, Robert Bauman. 1984
The cocaine wars: The #8727;cocaine#8727; Wars
By Paul Eddy, Hugo Sabogal, Sara Walden. 1988
A team of investigative journalists look at the international drug problem, with their main focus on Miami, where most of…
the currency is tainted by cocaine trafficking. They show how the lure of money has turned some police officers into dealers and even murderers. 1988.Strong women stories: native vision and community survival (Women's issues publishing program)
By Kim Anderson, Bonita Lawrence. 2003
A collection of 17 essays which present original and critical perspectives from writers, scholars and activists on issues that are…
pertinent to Aboriginal women and their communities in both rural and urban settings. The contributors address such issues as youth health and sexual identity; women's aging, sexuality and health; and caring for children and adults living with fetal alcohol syndrome. 2003.Quit: listen to this audiobook and stop smoking (Your coach in a box)
By Charles F Wetherall. 2008
It is estimated that 45 million Americans smoke and nearly 500,000 deaths occur yearly due to smoke-related illnesses. In this…
concise audiobook, Charles F. Wetherall challenges smokers to put out their cigarettes, stop smoking and live a better, healthier life. He offers an easy five-step plan to get smokers to kick the habit - and keep it kicked! 2008.Cesser de fumer: une ressource à découvrir
By Michel Vézina. 1996
L'objectif de ce livre est d'aider les gens a prendre conscience de leurs habitudes associees au tabac et de ce…
qui se cache derriere car la dependance tabagique est etroitement reliee a d'autres dependances. Malgre tout ce qui a ete ecrit sur le sujet, plusieurs avenues restent a explorer. L'auteur propose ici des strategies simples et efficaces pour cesser de fumer. 1995.C'est fini!: cessez de fumer pour toujours grâce à une méthode 100 % naturelle, scientifique, éthique et accessible
By Robert W Talbot, Murielle Bauchet. 2010
Contrairement à l'alimentation, fumer est une habitude acquise de façon consciente qui crée une dépendance, accélérée par l'ammoniac que les…
compagnies de tabac ajoutent à leurs produits. Une habitude acquise programmée consciemment par notre cerveau peut être reprogrammée consciemment par ce même cerveau, si on lui fournit les moyens appropriés. En se basant sur ces principes, sur les sciences du comportement et sur l'autosuggestion, Talbot a mis au point une méthode particulièrement efficace pour aider les gens à arrêter de fumer. Quelques passages où le langage est grossier. 2010.Moi, Christiane F., 13 ans, droguée, prostituée
By Léa Marcou, Kai Hermann, Horst Rieck. 1981
Ce livre raconte l'histoire de Christiane, une jeune fille sensible et intelligente, qui, moins de deux ans après avoir fumé…
son premier "joint", se prostitue à la sortie de l'école afin de trouver l'argent nécessaire à l'achat de sa dose quotidienne d'héroïne. Quelques descriptions de violence. 1981.Living sober: [some methods A.A. members have used for not drinking]
By A. A. Services A. A. Services Staff. 1998
Medical experts on alcoholism confirm that any drinking leads to trouble for the alcoholic, or problem drinker. So not drinking…
at all - staying and living sober - becomes the basis of recovery from alcoholism. Living sober is not as grim, boring or uncomfortable as may be feared, but enjoyable and exciting, with AA showing how. c1998.Lost years: confessions of a woman alcoholic
By Megan Moran. 1985
An account of a 14-year battle with alcoholism. Megan was the daughter of an alcoholic father, who was the son…
of alcoholic parents. Her encounter with a priest who was a recovering alcoholic led her to Alcoholics Anonymous. Some strong language. 1985.Le dernier verre: de l'alcool et du bonheur
By Daniel Schreiber. 2017
C'est notre histoire à tous : l'histoire d'un penchant pour l'alcool, d'une consommation d'abord sociale et joyeuse qui, de verre…
en verre, de soirée en soirée, dérape vers la véritable addiction. Dans cet essai introspectif convoquant aussi bien Oliver Sacks ou David Foster Wallace que James Bond, Daniel Schreiber interroge avec lucidité notre rapport à l'alcool et s'attaque aux préjugés qui nous empêchent de parler ouvertement des formes les plus banales de cette maladie. 2017." Au-delà du plaisir, du goût et de la convivialité qui font manifestement partie de ce qui se joue autour…
d'un verre, quels effets l'alcool a-t-il sur l'organisme ? Quels risques spécifiques représente-t-il pour les femmes enceintes, les enfants, les adolescents, les femmes, les hommes, les personnes âgées ? Pourquoi l'alcool rend-il ivre ? En quoi une consommation en apparence contrôlée peut-elle se révéler plus nocive qu'elle n'y paraît? Les 100 questions sur l'alcool et l'alcoolisme présentées dans cet ouvrage passent en revue aussi bien des thèmes d'ordre général que des situations cliniques particulières, grâce à l'étude et à la synthèse de données statistiques, physiologiques, psychologiques et sociologiques issues d'organismes de santé, d'instituts nationaux et internationaux, de banques de données statistiques, d'enquêtes sociales, de recherches cliniques et de la littérature spécialisée. " -- 4e de couv.In the realm of hungry ghosts: close encounters with addiction
By Gabor Maté. 2008
Maté describes his patients while looking to the root causes of addiction, applying a clinical and psychological view to the…
physical manifestation and offering some answers for why people inflict such catastrophe on themselves. He takes aim at the ineffectual War on Drugs, and shows how measures such as safe injection sites are more successful at reducing drug-related crime and the spread of disease than anything most governments are doing. 2008.This guide to the prevention, intervention and treatment of drug and alcohol abuse gives a step-by-step plan of what to…
say to children and how to say it. Offers suggestions on teaching refusal techniques, and choosing drug treatment programs. 1988.How to stop smoking and stay stopped for good
By Gillian Riley. 2007
Everyone knows how bad smoking is for them, but they just can't seem to give up. If you're really serious…
about giving up smoking then this is the book that will not only help you to stop, but to stay stopped for good. Gillian Riley's techniques allow you to understand your addiction, take control and break your habit. 2007.Damaged angels: a mother discovers the terrible cost of alcohol in pregnancy
By Bonnie Buxton. 2004
Recounts the author's struggles to raise an adopted daughter whom she didn't realize was afflicted with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder…
(FASD). Also offers guidance to parents who have children with FASD. Some strong language and descriptions of violence. 2004.Confessions of an English opium eater (Penguin English library)
By Thomas De Quincey, Alethea Hayter. 1971
As we understood: a collection of spiritual insights by Al-Anon and Alateen members (Al-anon Ser. #Vol. 11)
By Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. Staff. 1985
Alcoholism: the family guide
By Samantha Harrington-Lowe. 2008
True alcoholism is one of the most destructive conditions possible for a family, causing disruption, sadness, violence and even financial…
ruin. With the right determination and support, there are ways to beat it. Packed with practical advice and the latest information, this book finds solutions to alcoholism, binge drinking and other forms of alcohol abuse. Its easy-to-read style takes you step by step through diagnosing the problem; understanding its physical effects; breaking behavioural patterns and getting treatment. Support for children with alcoholic parents and guidance for those living with an alcoholic is also included. 2008.A million little pieces
By James Frey. 2005
Memoir by a recovering alcoholic and drug addict, whose parents checked him into a Minnesota rehabilitation clinic as a last-step…
measure when he was twenty-three. Discusses his experiences there, including treatment methods he accepted and rejected to regain sobriety. This recording includes the publisher's and author's notes issued in response to the controversy over the accuracy of the book. Strong language. Bestseller. 2005.The recovering: intoxication and its aftermath
By Leslie Jamison. 2018
A deeply personal and seamless blend of memoir, cultural history, literary criticism, and journalistic reportage, Leslie Jamison deftly excavates the…
stories we tell about addiction and examines what we want these stories to do, and what happens when they fail us. 2018.