Willpower's Not Enough
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A compassionate, realistic guide to overcoming compulsive and addictive behavior: "The section on relapse is the best I have ever read." -Patricia O'Gorman, coauthor of Breaking the Cycle of Addiction Many people think that what the addict needs is willpower, but nothing could be further from the truth: When a person has already lost control over a drug or activity, attempts to control its use almost never work. Because the source of addiction isn't the drug or activity itself but a desire for a mood changer, successful recovery ultimately means changing the way we live, giving up the addictive lifestyle. Willpower's Not Enoughwill show you how to change your lifestyle-and recover from your addiction. "A useful synthesis of much knowledge about addiction." - Kirkus Reviews "I totally recommend this book." -#1 New York Times-bestselling author John Bradshaw
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Arnold M. Washton, Ph.D., is founder and executive director of Recovery Options (www.recoveryoptions.us), a private addiction treatment practice located in New York City and Princeton, New Jersey. An internationally recognized addiction psychologist and book author, Dr. Washton has developed an directed several well-known substance abuse treatment programs and has served as consultant to professional sports teams, government agencies, and major corporations.
Content
- Intro
- EPIGRAPH
- CONTENTS
- LIST OF TABLES
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- NOTES TO THE READER
- INTRODUCTION: THIS IS NOT A QUICK-FIX BOOK
- PART I: AMERICA ON A BINGE
- 1. The Many Faces of Addiction
- 2. Is It an Addiction?
- 3. How Ordinary People Get Trapped
- 4. The Source of Addiction Is Within Us
- PART II: WHY ARE WE SO VULNERABLE?
- 5. The Addictive Personality
- 6. The Addictive Family
- 7. The Addictive Society
- Baby Boomers: The Trendsetters of Our Addictions
- PART III: RECOVERY
- 8. Getting Off
- 9. Staying Off
- 10. Getting Better
- LOOKING FORWARD WITH HOPE
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- ABOUT THE AUTHOR
- COPYRIGHT
- ABOUT THE PUBLISHER
