Títulos em Vício e Recuperação

Several years ago, P.E. Moskowitz had a near-death experience, followed by a nervous breakdown. As they willed themselves back to life using a variety of drugs, both prescription and illicit, they started to wonder: Why are so many of us seeking out these types of interventions to deal with our daily reality?

When sex and drugs are combined repeatedly and compulsively, there is a high risk of developing what Dr. David Fawcett calls sexualized drug use. This condition is also referred to as paired substance/sex addiction. Unfortunately, the response from the professional community to sexualized drug use has been far from adequate. As Dr. Fawcett writes, “I have had countless clients come to me who have gone through well-known and otherwise exceptional drug addiction treatment programs that never addressed co-occurring behavioral addictions—most notably sex and porn addiction."

Sober Fitness En Francais is your guide to rebuilding your physical and mental health as you embrace a life free from alcohol. Whether you’re in early recovery or years into your sobriety journey, this book offers practical, empowering tools to strengthen your body and mind.

The moment your vape battery dies a familiar unease creeps in. You tell yourself you're in control, but deep down, you know it’s not true. You check your pockets, your bag, just in case. You’ve tried cutting back, quitting cold turkey, only vaping socially — but it never sticks. Before you know it, you're right back where you started. $2,500 a year, gone. You feel it in your lungs climbing stairs, when your mood shifts without warning. The exhaustion, the irritability — it spills into your work, your relationships, the way you show up in your own life.

This interpretation of the 12 Steps offers a simple, practical, and highly effective method of working through the steps. I invite you to take this transcendent journey towards contented sobriety. There is no need to become concerned about using God as a higher power. All that is required is an agnostic-friendly sponsor. I offer a whole chapter about healthy sponsorship boundaries in AA. Despite being an agnostic, the twelve steps enabled me to begin having healthier relationships as a recovering alcoholic.

A recovering drug addict details the arduous but liberating process of forging a recommitted marriage’s path to healing and balance.

Supere las garras de la adicción y abra un nuevo capítulo en su vida, incluso si lo ha intentado todo y se siente estancado ¿Se siente atrapado en un ciclo interminable de adicción, anhelando la libertad pero sin saber cómo encontrarla? ¿Sus relaciones están tensas y las responsabilidades cotidianas se sienten como una montaña? ¿Anhela comprensión y apoyo en un mundo que a menudo malinterpreta su lucha? Si su respuesta es "sí", ciertamente no está solo.

A searing and skin-ripping memoir by Canadian author and musician Jordan Jongema, chronicling his descent through alcoholism, near-death, and the fragile beauty of survival. For years, Jongema lived between worlds — onstage behind the drum kit and guitar, and offstage in the chaos of addiction that nearly claimed his life. Scars for Future Wars traces his brutal path from blackout drinking and withdrawal psychosis to the hallucinatory horrors of Delirium Tremens, a condition that left him hovering between reality and something far beyond it.

What if addiction, dissociation, and other manifestations of trauma were not framed as diseases or disorders, but rather as adaptive methods of regulating the autonomic nervous system (ANS)? This book takes that approach, and guides listeners through twenty embodied practices that promote the rewiring of the ANS. By integrating the latest neuroscience from Stephen Porges's Polyvagal Theory with Eugene Gendlin's embodied felt sense, Jan Winhall's Felt Sense Polyvagal Model is a paradigm-shifting, deeply somatic approach to healing trauma and addiction.

Is marijuana safe? Can marijuana cause physical or mental illness, and can those problems be permanent? Is marijuana addictive? Is marijuana a gateway drug? Should marijuana be legal, and does legalization decrease crime? Does marijuana have adverse effects on a user’s loved ones and society? Is marijuana a miracle drug that treats many medical problems? Are CBD and delta-8 safe and effective? Dr. Raymond Wiggins answers these questions and many more based on extensive research.

Breaking Free is your ultimate guide to reclaiming your life from alcohol and building a future filled with purpose, joy, and fulfillment. In this compassionate and practical self-help book, you will find the tools, strategies, and inspiration to take control of your drinking, whether you're questioning your relationship with alcohol or fully committed to quitting for good. This book is not just about quitting drinking—it’s about transforming your life.

What does a mother do when after ten years of drug and alcohol abuse her son is faced with serious jail time? After all of her family’s attempts to save him have failed, is prison the only solution? She takes on the challenge to travel 1,300 miles to be with him when he is taken into custody. To bear witness to his downfall, to be present, to love him. But must she accept the fate that awaits him? This is a mother’s tale. A true story, told through her eyes, of her journey to save her son, who did not want to be saved.

Your definitive trauma-sensitive guide to working the Steps: skills for understanding your addiction, processing your trauma, and navigating your recovery journey—the anticipated companion to Trauma and the 12 Steps.

* *Book Description: **Embark on a transformative journey with "The Sober Solution: A Recovery Guide." This concise yet powerful guide addresses the complexities of alcoholism with honesty and clarity, offering listeners a pathway to recovery and renewed hope. In this insightful book, you'll find a candid discussion about the realities of alcohol dependence, revealing the emotional and physical challenges that come with it. Drawing from personal experiences and practical knowledge, I share actionable tips and strategies designed to empower individuals on their road to sobriety.

The book Drug Hell is a true story of the former drug addict, and criminal, Kimmo Harjula. His hell began when he was only seven years old. His parents were alcoholics, and he was continually beaten and sexually assaulted throughout his childhood. To survive, he began to sniff glue, smoke hash and drinking alcohol. His life became a crazy mess, filled with drugs and serious crime, which lasted for over thirty years. He was placed in fortysix foster homes before the age of eighteen and spent fourteen years in prison.

Many of us in recovery from addiction understand what it means to be sober from our drugs of choice, whether substances or behaviors. But what about “emotional sobriety”—what does it mean to be “sober” in one’s emotional state? In this booklet, long-time recovering addict Steven C. examines both what it means to be “emotionally sober” and how we might use the 12 Steps and other tools to achieve emotional sobriety. It’s an accessible and thought-provoking approach to a topic that canhelp take an addict in recovery to the next level.

Are you overwhelmed by social pressures to drink but curious about the life-changing effects of going alcohol-free? Do you long for a month of improved health, mental clarity, and the financial relief that accompanies a break from alcohol? Have you wanted to explore the sober lifestyle but are concerned about cravings, support, and what to expect? Mocktails Over Cocktails is precisely what you need—it's an engaging guide to confidently abstaining from alcohol while enhancing your well-being.

Dan W., possibly related to Bill W., shares his experience, strength, and hope in this powerful book, Dan 2. 0, on recovering from his addictions to alcohol, nicotine, and caffeine. Following his childhood in Africa, the son of missionaries, he became a career Marine, serving nearly 39-years on active duty. Deciding to quit his three addictions, after retiring from the Marines, he discovered that he could not do it on willpower and discipline alone. He needed help, which he found in a Higher Power and in the rooms of AA.

Have you ever wanted to stop doing something, but no matter what you tried, you could not? Have you ever wanted to feel normal again if you could just stop doing what affects you? Have you ever tried a 12 step program to only get "lost" in the steps? Do you wish there was a book you could read that would explain what you needed to do AND be offered help after buying the book by going to a web site? I am here to tell you if you follow my program, you will recover from whatever brought you to pick up this book. I propose to you the 4 Phases of Recovery and how it can help you overcome anything.

What if quitting gambling wasn’t about resisting urges but rewiring your brain? You’ve tried to stop. You’ve made promises to yourself, convinced this time will be different. But somehow, you get pulled back in, leaving you drained and searching for a real way out. The stress, the constant battle…it’s exhausting. But the truth? Quitting isn’t about willpower. It’s about freeing your brain from the faulty reward loops that make gambling feel irresistible.