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Addiction
is a chronic relapsing brain disease. Over 23 million Americans
struggle with addiction, yet fewer than 10 percent are getting
treatment. It's been treated with ignorance. Now it's being
treated with science. |
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Brain
imaging shows that addiction severely alters brain areas critical
to decision-making, learning and memory, and behavior control,
which may help to explain the compulsive and destructive behaviors
of addiction.
Scientific studies demonstrate that the right mix of behavioral
therapy, medication (when available) and personal support
can help addicted people navigate the road to recovery.
Addiction treatment is just the beginning. Long-term recovery
requires a lifetime commitment to healthy decisions and actions.
While relapse is common, families can prepare for it.
The stigma associated with addiction is one of the greatest
challenges to recovery. Each year few Americans who need alcohol
and drug treatment get the help they need. Yet with treatment
and support, people with addiction can lead productive lives.
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Here
are some facts about the disease that you may not know: |
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75%
of addicts are in the workforce |
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Only
9% of Americans who need treatment receive it |
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New
medications can help control craving |
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Relapse
is a normal part of the disease |
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Treatment
can work |
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Addiction
has many faces: black and white and all the shades in between.
It is rural and urban, rich and poor. Of its many faces, one
thing is almost guaranteed: it is a face you know. |
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One in
five adults said they had an immediate relative (spouse, parent,
brother, sister, son or daughter) who at some point had been
addicted to alcohol or drugs. That translates into roughly
40 million American adults with a spouse, parent, sibling
or child battling addiction. |
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Addiction:
Why Can't They Just Stop?
This
companion book to the HBO documentary of the same name sheds
light on the hidden American epidemic of addiction. 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 Documentary
and Family Programming at HBO, an afterward by the best-selling
author Susan Cheever, and the writing of David Sheff, this
book is essential reading for anyone who has been impacted
by what is now realized to be a very real and widespread
disease.
 Available
to buy from amazon.com
and amazon.co.uk |
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Addiction
DVD
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. Through the lenses of several highly accomplished
documentary filmmakers, the current state of addiction in
America is explored in nine segments, punctuated by the latest
thinking on treatment and recovery by leading experts on drug
and alcohol addiction.
Available
to buy from amazon.com
and amazon.co.uk |
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Treating
Pornography Addiction: The Essential Tools for Recovery
It
is estimated that roughly 10% of all people involved in pornography
become addicted. Many others who are not addicted have a difficult
time quitting. If you or someone you know is trying to stop
viewing pornography this book can provide the roadmap to begin
recovery. It carefully walks someone struggling with pornography
through the steps to recovery, beginning with how pornography
becomes a problem in the mind and how it becomes addictive.
Then it teaches the reader how to rewrite the patterns in
the mind. It closes with the key steps of recovery. You will
find real life stories, examples of how to use the tools presented,
and over 40 assignments which will provoke new thoughts and
ideas in your mind. The principles taught in this workbook
are effective and can help you win your personal battle with
pornography. You don't have to fight this battle alone. The
information found in this workbook has helped many others
and can help you. Get started today.
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Respected
gospel star Kirk Franklin revealed his X-rated secret on The
Oprah Winfrey Show — he was once addicted to pornography.
Where can men turn if they want to escape the stranglehold
of porn that is ruining their lives, careers and relationships?
Breaking
Free From Pornography |
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Young
men have been interested in pictures of naked women since
ancient times; pornographic mosaics have been found in Roman
homes. It comes as no surprise that 21st century boys aren't
using the computer just to play games. In increasing numbers,
they're using it to access X-rated websites.
Young
Men and Web Porn |
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From
the television to the Internet, print media to videos, men
are constantly faced with the assault of sensual images. It
is impossible to avoid such temptations... but, thankfully,
not impossible to rise above them.
Every
Man's Battle |
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The struggle
for purity is intense. A college student himself, Joe Knable
knows the great effort it takes for holiness. He shares insight
from other singles, both male and female, with a straightforward
style, and looks at God’s plan for sexuality and abstinence.
Read this extract from his book
Sex
and the Single Guy |
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