Addiction: Why Can’t They Just Stop?
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This companion book to the HBO documentary of the same name sheds light on the hidden American epidemic of addiction. Blending compelling personal narratives with statistics and expert opinion, all gleaned from over two years of research and reporting, ADDICTION offers a comprehensive and provocative look at the impact of chemical dependency on addicts, their loved ones, society, and the economy. Breaking the stigma that addicts are simply weak and immoral, it delves into new brain research proving that drugs and alcohol change the chemical composition of addicts’ brains, making it veritably impossible for them to quit. The nation’s top experts persuasively argue that the time has come for the blame to stop and the healing to begin.
ADDICTION also features material not included in the documentary: testimonials, original graphics and images, additional elaboration on theories and treatments of addiction, and more. Featuring a foreword by Sheila Nevins, the president of Documentar
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Review by Susie K. for Addiction: Why Can’t They Just Stop?
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I have asked my son a thousand times—-”why can’t you just stop?” His “I don’t know” would leave me feeling even more bewildered, hopeless, and sad. This book gets to the heart of the matter —– the difference in brain chemistry —– which precedes that first drink, hit,or fix and the alteration of brain chemistry—–which follows. My son just entered rehab today and for the first time in a long time I feel a sense of empowerment and HOPE !!! Thank you HBO for delving into this societal problem which is destroying many of our best and brightest.
Review by Tracy Chavez for Addiction: Why Can’t They Just Stop?
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This is a MUST read for those suffering with addiction. I have read countless books on the subject. This is the only book that I have read that gave me clear cut understanding of addiction. It is very hard to find out where to go for help and this book lays out all of the options and gives the good and bad of each. Before we had insurance, I didn’t know there was help out there. This book leads you to places that will help. It will give you a clear starting point. No more calling around and practically begging for information. Its really sad our medical system is like this. This book will surely help. Thank you so much.
Review by Marie Ehrenberg for Addiction: Why Can’t They Just Stop?
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Very good information given in a simple way. Important for anybody who needs to know facts about this disease.
Review by John for Addiction: Why Can’t They Just Stop?
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This book starts off with Al-Gore-type big lettering at the beginning, which I guess is supposed to subdue us into accepting its message. Next come CAT scans of brain slices, showing “addicts” on drugs. I guess this is designed to cull those of us who have never seen a CAT scan before into thinking that it means something or proves something. Next come a bunch of scare stories on addiction. The overall ideology of this book is that the human brain on drugs is “hijacked”, and that once addicted, the addict is can’t stop using. Not withstanding the “all or nothing” approach here, which obviously is wrong, the “hijacked brian” or “diseases brain” has already been refuted (for instance, read the book “One Nation Under Therapy”, by two clinical psychologists, which totally refutes the “brain hijacked by drugs” theory.
This book is hugely disappointing, and does not reflect the current thinking on addiction. What it does reflect is the addiction treatment centers, which of course have a vested interest in making us believe that we can’t quit substances without their expensive “treatment” plans. I find it interesting that people can’t see beyond this in the U.S., that there is a pharmacological/medical/treatment complex. In short, let’s face it, there is no money to be made if we all just stop using and don’t need pharma products, $ 200-an hour therapy, and “in-patient treatment” centers.
Despite this, we all know people who quit various drugs, without “treatment”.
To read the current thinking on addiction, see Miller of Univ. New Mexico and read up on Motivational Interviewing. This book is not, and I repeat, NOT up to date on current thinking in this field.
The reality is, millions of people have quit even the most serious addictions on their own, without expensive in-patient “treatment” or 12-step programs. In the U.S., we have allowed some people masquerading as “experts” to cull us into this ideology. It is time we start to say: the emperor has no clothes !
Review by rdteem for Addiction: Why Can’t They Just Stop?
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This book is an amazing book…its not just your typical addiction book, it has stories and so many useful facts and really keeps the attention! I have engulfed myself in this book and have learned so many new things about addiction and how the brain works when it comes to addiction! I would recommend this book to anyone, not just addicts or recovering addicts. Psychologists, social workers, family members of addicts and for anyone who would like to know about addiction and what it is like to use drugs or be addicted.
The cost of this book was wonderful and the shipping was fast. I used this book for a paper and had it here in plenty of time to read the whole book and write the paper using the information from the book!
Very recommended seller!