Painkillers, heroin, and the road to sanity
Subtitle: real solutions for long-term recovery from opiate addiction
By: Joani Gammill
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 184
ISBN-13: 9781616495213
Subjects: Drug addicts; Medication abuse; Treatment; Drug abuse; Heroin abuse; Rehabilitation; Opium abuse
Description: Citing formidable recovery rates for people addicted to prescription opiates or heroin, a guide inspired by the experiences of addicts in long-term recovery outlines treatment approaches based on new understandings about opiate addiction.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: The Road to Heaven and Hell: A Brief History of Opiates; title: The Brain on Opiates; title: Trauma, Psychiatric Disorders, and Addiction; title: Heroin: Old Enemy with a New Face; title: Money, Money, and More Money: The Salvation and Curse of Prescription Drugs?; title: The Door Is Closed: Barriers to Addiction Treatment and How to Overcome Them (Sometimes); title: Moms with Babies and Other Special Groups; title: The Pain Game: Real or Not?; title: Alternative Treatments for Opiate Addiction; title: Laws That Might Help Stem the Tide of Prescription Drug Deaths; title: The Disease of Addiction and Why I Hate the Word "Relapse"; title: Dry Drunk and a Grocery Cart; title: Hope: Real Solutions for Improving Opiate Addiction Treatment and Recovery; title: Your Plan for the First Five Days Sober and Drug-Free; title: The Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous; title: Resources.