Real-life solutions to help you now! New! 2016 Updated Edition! Contains new chapters and info on: Heroin, Shame & Stigma, Harm Reduction, Marijuana, Synthetic Drugs, 12-Step Groups & The Church, and much more!
Hope for Families Struggling with Addiction.
Watching a loved one immersed in an intense battle with alcohol and drug abuse may be the most difficult, complex and harrowing experience you'll ever have. This book offers a message of hope to families and friends, giving practical solutions so they can help anyone struggling with addiction to begin the road to recovery.
You'll discover:
-Why a person doesn't have to hit rock-bottom before getting help.
-When helping is actually hurting.
-Why quitting is not the same as recovering.
-How to deal with a relapse.
-The importance of faith and hope in recovery.
-Why a parent would leave their child due to their addiction.
-How to effectively intervene.
Answers to over 30 common, and not so common questions.
Inspiring first-hand recovery stories from real people!
Praise for Why Don't They Just Quit?
This book is a must read. . . I consider Why Don't They Just Quit? to be one of the top five recovery books for families. --Nicholas Taylor, Ph.D., Licensed Clinical Psychologist, National Expert on the Treatment of Methamphetamine Addiction
Everyone needs to read this book. After 25yrs of drinking it has saved my life. --Craig M., New Philadelphia, Ohio
God bless you. Al-Anon and AA are a Godsend, but I have found other books to be very general and a little outdated with todays times. Joes book has answered so many questions for me that I can relate to and put into practice. --D.B., Lakewood, Colorado
. . . stayed up late last night reading various parts of it; inspiring! This book is for people like me;lS—