Alcoholics Alive

Author : Neal J
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 646 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2000-09-21
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780595140480

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Alcoholics Alive! by Neal J Pdf

A delightful collection of over a hundred short essays on living an exciting sober life. Written by a 20 year veteran of the sobriety scene who sees AA success and sobriety as a launching pad for even greater peace and contentment. Alcoholics Alive! is a definitive answer to the most common recurring questions about the twelve-step fellowship called Alcoholics Anonymous. The questions answered here: Is this all there is? Thousands of alcoholics attend Alcoholics Anonymous meetings once or twice only to return to their drinking lives after asking the question. The author of Alcoholics Alive! answers that question with a resounding NO! and embarks on a journey to show the reader how to use the principles learned in the fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous groups. He shows the reader, through is own experience and through the lives of other alcoholics, how to use the basic knowledge gained in AA groups: • To conquer anger • To adapt to daily living • To relax in any situation any time • As a stepping stone into peace and harmony • As a basis for new understanding of all life • As a practical tool to use powers far beyond our human limits • To be alcoholic and be totally and completely alive. Witty, satirical, entertaining and thought-provoking, Alcoholics Alive! is the ideal book to accompany the neophyte and the older sober alcoholics through their sometimes frightening journey into the magnificent fields of sobriety.

Author : Howard C. Samuels,Jane O'Boyle
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2013-03-27
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781118520574

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Alive Again by Howard C. Samuels,Jane O'Boyle Pdf

A powerful book on addiction recovery by a doctor who overcame addiction himself, the renowned founder and president of The Hills Treatment Center in Los Angeles Howard Samuels is one of the world's leading drug and alcohol addiction experts who runs the prestigious The Hills Treatment Center in Los Angeles. Decades ago, from the age of sixteen until he was thirty-two, Dr. Samuels had his own intense struggle with addiction to cocaine and heroin. Using his own compelling story as inspiration as well as case studies of his patients from all walks of life, Dr. Samuels shows how readers can recover from alcoholism and drug addiction by following this 12-step program to happiness and fulfillment in sobriety. This self-help book provides hope, inspiration, and prescriptive advice for those who want to recover as well as guidance for friends and family members seeking help for someone they love. Written from the unique perspective of a recovering addict who has helped thousands of people overcome addiction to alcohol and drugs Shares with readers for the first time in book form The Hills' world-renowned treatment program Tells Samuels' personal recovery story as the son of a prominent politician and businessman among the rich and famous in New York and Washington Contains a groundbreaking prescriptive program showing how to work each of the 12 steps Examines the cause of addictions, relapses, and fallback addictions Contains important information for family and friends of those struggling with addiction, including steps for intervention and healing The author appears regularly on TV

Author : Joseph Nowinski,Robert Doyle
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2012-03-13
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781616494254

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Almost Alcoholic by Joseph Nowinski,Robert Doyle Pdf

Determine if your drinking is a problem, develop strategies for curbing your intake, and measure your progress with this practical, engaging guide to taking care of yourself. Every day, millions of people drink a beer or two while watching a game, shake a cocktail at a party with friends, or enjoy a glass of wine with a good meal. For more than 30 percent of these drinkers, alcohol has begun to have a negative impact on their everyday lives. Yet, only a small number are true alcoholics--people who have completely lost control over their drinking and who need alcohol to function. The great majority are what Dr. Doyle and Dr. Nowinski call "Almost Alcoholics," a growing number of people whose excessive drinking contributes to a variety of problems in their lives.In Almost Alcoholic, Dr. Doyle and Dr. Nowinski give the facts and guidance needed to address this often unrecognized and devastating condition. They provide the tools toidentify and assess your patterns of alcohol use;evaluate its impact on your relationships, work, and personal well-being;develop strategies and goals for changing the amount and frequency of alcohol use;measure the results of applying these strategies; andmake informed decisions about your next steps.

Author : Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc.
Publisher : A. A. World Services, Inc.
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2014-06-08
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781940889122

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Living Sober by Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc. Pdf

A.A.’s how-to manual for staying sober in everyday situations, this widely read booklet demonstrates through simple examples how A.A. members throughout the world live their lives to the fullest while staying sober one day at a time. From the foreword: “Living sober turns out to be not at all grim, boring and uncomfortable, as we had feared, but rather something we begin to enjoy and find much more exciting than our drinking days.” Responding to commonly asked questions such as “Should I go into bars?” and “Should I seek professional help?” and covering popular topics such as romantic relationships in sobriety, Living Sober offers suggestions that can, over time, help alcoholics replace their old, destructive habits with new, healthier ones. An especially useful resource for the newcomer to Alcoholics Anonymous, Living Sober has helped countless A.A. members meet “life on life’s terms” while they move forward on their recovery path. Living Sober has been approved by the General Service Conference.

Author : Sarah A. Benton
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2009-02-27
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9780313352812

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Understanding the High-Functioning Alcoholic by Sarah A. Benton Pdf

Who is the typical alcoholic among the 12.5 million living in the United States now? Many, if not most of us when asked that question, would envision a skid row bum or someone at least out of work or with little education locked into a low-skill, low-paying job. But that is not accurate, according to the results of a national study released in June, 2007 by the National Institutes of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. The NIAAA determined that alcoholics in the United States really fall into five subtypes, including nearly 20 percent who are highly functional alcoholics, well-educated with good incomes. They include corporate presidents, powerful politicians, police, lawyers, doctors, scientists, and other highly-skilled, highly-educated people who are middle- to high-income and by most accounts successful. In this unprecedented book, mental health counselor Sarah Benton takes us into the worlds and minds of so-called high-functioning alcoholics, to understand how people so intelligent and achievement-oriented get drawn into states in which they secretly cannot control their liquor consumption but still manage to excel in their careers. The book includes a look at celebrity alcoholics like singer Eric Clapton and actor/comedian Robin Williams, as well as alcoholics in high positions including Chris Albrecht, former Chairman and CEO of HBO. Other high-profile people included in this book are Miss USA 2007 Tara Conner and football legend Joe Namath. With her own story of alcoholism and her recovery woven into the text, Benton takes us into the lives and challenges of these well-educated and successful people, seeking to understand how, when, and why they became addicted, as well as the reasons their alcoholism is, for most, so hard to admit, cope with, and recover from.

Author : Larry Lent
Publisher : WestBow Press
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2016-08-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781512754674

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Born Dead Buried Alive by Larry Lent Pdf

Words alone cannot describe the story written in all our hearts. Words... and the tears that accompany them. 2015 Oregon Christian Writers finalist. By 12 yrs old Larry was incarcerated for strong arm robbery, felony burglary and possession. After years of drug abuse and three near fatal overdoses he desperately reached out to God. After 30 years of faithfulness his life fell miserably apart. Larry had lost everything, including his 21 yr old son, dead in 8 minutes from an overdose of the Opioid drug Fentanyl. He was now faced with the biggest decision of his life. Run to God for help. Or run from Him, angry and hurt! Edited by Mick Silva acquiring editor for Focus on the Family, WaterBrook Multnomah, (Penguin Random House) Windblown Medias The Shack (with over 20 million copies sold) and Anne Vosckamps best selling memoir One Thousand Gifts.

Author : A a,Aa World Services Inc
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2017-07-10
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 1684113709

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Daily Reflections by A a,Aa World Services Inc Pdf

This is a book of reflections by A.A. members for A.A. members. It was first published in 1990 to fulfill a long-felt need within the Fellowship for a collection of reflections that moves through the calendar year--one day at a time. Each page contains a reflection on a quotation from A.A. Conference-approved literature, such as Alcoholics Anonymous, Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, As Bill Sees It and other books. These reflections were submitted by members of the A.A. Fellowship who were not professional writers, nor did they speak for A.A. but only for themselves, from their own experiences in sobriety. Thus the book offers sharing, day by day, from a broad cross section of members, which focuses on the Three Legacies of Alcoholics Anonymous: Recovery, Unity and Service. Daily Reflections has proved to be a popular book that aids individuals in their practice of daily meditation and provides inspiration to group discussions even as it presents an introduction for some to A.A. literature as a whole.

Author : Doug Kelley,Tracy Kelley
Publisher : Kelley Training Systems Inc.
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781427607003

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Alcoholic Relationship Survival Guide by Doug Kelley,Tracy Kelley Pdf

The Alcoholic Relationship Survival Guide has been helping people resolve alcoholic relationships since 2001, and is no ordinary alcoholic relationship book. It is a powerful and comprehensive resource that explains the dynamics of an alcoholic relationship from the perspective by people who have been though it successfully. It explains the why's and how's of your situation in an easy-to-understand-but-no-holds-barred style that will encourage you, comfort you, anger you, and then help you to resolve your difficult situation in the most healthy and beneficial way possible. The Alcoholic Relationship Survival Guide will teach you healthy and effective ways to respond to alcoholic dysfunction and verbal abuse. It will show you pitfalls to avoid and solutions that work, including how to set healthy boundaries and reinvent yourself into a "New You." After reading this book you will not only understand your situation much more clearly, but you will also know what steps to take next. This book applies to any form of substance abuse that is causing relationship problems.

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences,Committee on the Science of Changing Behavioral Health Social Norms
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2016-09-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780309439121

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Ending Discrimination Against People with Mental and Substance Use Disorders by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences,Committee on the Science of Changing Behavioral Health Social Norms Pdf

Estimates indicate that as many as 1 in 4 Americans will experience a mental health problem or will misuse alcohol or drugs in their lifetimes. These disorders are among the most highly stigmatized health conditions in the United States, and they remain barriers to full participation in society in areas as basic as education, housing, and employment. Improving the lives of people with mental health and substance abuse disorders has been a priority in the United States for more than 50 years. The Community Mental Health Act of 1963 is considered a major turning point in America's efforts to improve behavioral healthcare. It ushered in an era of optimism and hope and laid the groundwork for the consumer movement and new models of recovery. The consumer movement gave voice to people with mental and substance use disorders and brought their perspectives and experience into national discussions about mental health. However over the same 50-year period, positive change in American public attitudes and beliefs about mental and substance use disorders has lagged behind these advances. Stigma is a complex social phenomenon based on a relationship between an attribute and a stereotype that assigns undesirable labels, qualities, and behaviors to a person with that attribute. Labeled individuals are then socially devalued, which leads to inequality and discrimination. This report contributes to national efforts to understand and change attitudes, beliefs and behaviors that can lead to stigma and discrimination. Changing stigma in a lasting way will require coordinated efforts, which are based on the best possible evidence, supported at the national level with multiyear funding, and planned and implemented by an effective coalition of representative stakeholders. Ending Discrimination Against People with Mental and Substance Use Disorders: The Evidence for Stigma Change explores stigma and discrimination faced by individuals with mental or substance use disorders and recommends effective strategies for reducing stigma and encouraging people to seek treatment and other supportive services. It offers a set of conclusions and recommendations about successful stigma change strategies and the research needed to inform and evaluate these efforts in the United States.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Government Operations
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 506 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1961
Category : Federal aid to medical research
ISBN : MINN:319510000306738

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The U.S. Government and the Future of International Medical Research: Exhibits from nonofficial sources : reports, memorandums, and letters on and from private biomedical organizations and experts, including indexes to parts II and III by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Government Operations Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Government Operations. Subcommittee on Reorganization, Research, and International Organizations
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1348 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1960
Category : Medical policy
ISBN : MINN:31951D021351166

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U.S. Government and the Future of International Medical Research by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Government Operations. Subcommittee on Reorganization, Research, and International Organizations Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Government Operations. Subcommittee on Reorganization and International Organizations
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 542 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1961
Category : International cooperation
ISBN : IND:30000090848007

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The U.S. Government and the Future of International Medical Research by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Government Operations. Subcommittee on Reorganization and International Organizations Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Subcommittee on Reorganization and International Organizations of the Government Operations Committee
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1320 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1960
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105110704462

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The U.S. Government and the Future of International Medical Research by United States. Congress. Senate. Subcommittee on Reorganization and International Organizations of the Government Operations Committee Pdf

Author : G Melvyn Howe,John A Loraine
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-22
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781483192871

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Environmental Medicine by G Melvyn Howe,John A Loraine Pdf

Environmental Medicine, Second Edition stresses the importance of the medicine of the environment and emphasizes the advantages which must emanate from a multidisciplinary approach to the method in which environmental factors impinge on the health and wellbeing of the human race. The selection first offers information on the environment, its influences, and hazards to health and trace element concentrations in various environments. Discussions focus on the possible relationships between trace element imbalances and diseases; biological concentration of trace elements; variable relationships between trace elements in soils and vegetables; and trace element concentrations in mining areas. The text then ponders on radiation and health hazards and water in relation to human disease. The manuscript underscores the relationship of weather and climate to health and disease and air pollution in relation to human disease. Topics include effect of meteorological stimuli on normal physiological processes in healthy subjects; effect of weather and climate on miscellaneous biological phenomena in man; and therapeutic applications of human biometeorology. The ecological approach to pesticides and its importance to human disease and the patterns of infectious diseases in developed countries in relation to environmental factors are also discussed. The selection is a dependable source material for health experts and readers interested in environmental medicine.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Alcoholism
ISBN : UCSC:32106008622448

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Alcohol Health and Research World by Anonim Pdf