Substance-abusing high achievers
Subtitle: addiction as an equal opportunity destroyer
By: Abraham J. Twerski.
Series: Library of substance abuse and addiction treatment
Publisher: J. Aronson; Jason Aronson
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Northvale, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 221
Subjects: Successful people -- Substance use.; Substance abuse -- Treatment.
Description: Dr. Twerski demonstrates that chemical dependency is indeed an equal opportunity destroyer and he illuminates the makeup of high-achieving substance abusers as their narratives unfold. Addicted individuals will recognize themselves in these pages while providers of human services will discover ways and means to diagnose and intervene.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: 1 An Equal Opportunity Destroyer; title: 2 The Executive Suite; title: 3 Surreptitious Development of Chemical Dependency; title: 4 Some Facts about Addiction; title: 5 The Negative Self-Image; title: 6 Denial and Rationalization; title: 7 The Dependency Problem; title: 8 Honors and Medals; title: 9 The Show Must Go On; title: 10 Birds of a Feather; title: 11 The Conspiracy of Silence; title: 12 One Doctor's Story; title: 13 A Dentist's Story; title: 14 A Nurse's Story; title: 15 The Defense Rests: The Prosecution Never Does; title: (A View from the Penitentiary); title: 16 Another High Bottom Miracle; title: 17 The Flying Nun; title: 18 When School Is Over; title: 19 All That Ice Cream, Free! (A Pharmacist's Story); title: 20 I Threw Three Strikes and I'm Out; title: 21 Not Until the Bitter End; title: 22 Enabling and Codependence; title: 23 A Lawyer's Codependents; title: 24 But Jews Don't Drink! (A Rabbi's Story); title: 25 Controlled Social Drinking? (A Priest's Story); title: 26 Beginning Recovery; title: 27 Making the Change; title: 28 Coming Back; title: 29 What About an Intervention?; title: 30 Implications for Treatment; title: Appendix: Professional Groups and Organizations; title: Dealing with Alcoholism and Drug Dependency; title: Suggestions for Further Reading; title: Index.