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Author David Sheff offers a new paradigm for dealing with addiction based on cutting-edge research and stories of his own and other families' struggles with--and triumphs over--drug abuse.
"Addiction is a preventable, treatable disease, not a moral failing. As with other illnesses, the approaches most likely to work are based on science -- not on faith, tradition, contrition, or wishful thinking. These facts are the foundation of Clean, a myth-shattering...
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A comprehensive reference for parents and educators explains the origins of substance abuse while offering advice for how to identify risk factors and take steps to prevent vulnerable teens from developing an addiction disorder.
Lahey was born into a family with a history of alcoholism and drug abuse; despite her desires to thwart her genetic legacy, she didn't find sobriety until her early forties. Now she provides a comprehensive resource parents...
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"The beloved star of Friends takes us behind the scenes of the hit sitcom and his struggles with addiction in this candid, funny, and revelatory memoir that delivers a powerful message of hope and persistence. In an extraordinary story that only he could tell, Matthew Perry takes readers onto the soundstage of the most successful sitcom of all time while opening up about his private struggles with addiction. Candid, self-aware, and told with his trademark...
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[2022]
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Español
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En una historia extraordinaria que solo él podía contar, Matthew Perry lleva a los lectores al estudio de sonido de la sitcom más exitosa de todos los tiempos mientras habla sobre sus luchas privadas con la adicción. Sincero, consciente de sí mismo y contado con su humor característico, Perry detalla vívidamente su batalla de por vida contra la enfermedad y lo que la alimentó a pesar de que aparentemente lo tenía todo. "Amigos, amantes y...
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An award-winning former senior reporter for Law360 and creator of the Oxy Watchdog website describes how the loss of her young brother to opiate addiction prompted her investigation into the prescription-drug-addiction epidemic and how it is affecting today's young people.
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Rept. / 115th Congress 2d session House of Representatives volume 115-748
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[2018]-
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