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Status:Available Love First
Published: 2000
Dispelling the myths that an addict has to hit bottom and that intervention must be confrontational - the authors' proven approach puts love first and shows families, step by step, what to do next... Details >>
Status:Available Self-Care Guide: Your Home Reference for Healthy Senior Living - Third Edition
Published: 1992
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Status:Available Losing Your Shirt: Recovery for Compulsive Gamblers & Their Families
Published: 1992
A classic of recovery literature, this second edition offers true heartbreaking stories, updated material, and cutting-edge research on compulsive gambling. It remains the most complete, comprehensive resource available, offering compassion to addicts & t.. Details >>
Status:Available Beyond the Influence: Understanding & Defeating Alcoholism
Published: 2000
Based on the latest scientific research, this book explains the neurological nature of alcoholism & reveals why some drink addictively & some do not. New insights into the steps to take for an intervention, how to find the right treatment program, which p.. Details >>
Status:Available The Recovery Book
Published: 1992
An indispensible road map to every step of the process of becoming clean & sober. Covers withdrawal & detox, raising drug-resistant kids, temptation & how to thwart it, staging an intervention, sexuality, preventing and surviving relapse, quitting smoking.. Details >>
Status:Available Aging & Addiction: Helping Older Adults Overcome Alcohol or Medication Dependence
Published: 2002
Primarily intended to help families & friends of older adults cease enabling, understand addiction, and encourage their loved one to seek treatment. Emphasis on prescription medications, alcohol & older women, involving the family physician and how grief.. Details >>
Status:Unavailable (Estimated Availability: 02/18/2010) Denial Management Counseling for Effective Pain Management: Practical Exercises
Published: 2006
Learning how to manage your denial is not easy, but necessary in order to develop a really effective pain management plan. This workbook helps you look at problems that led you into this process, examine self-defeating behaviors, and evaluate your prescri.. Details >>
Status:Available Addiction Professional: November 2003
Published: 2003
Articles include: Harm Reduction: Where Should Professionals Stand?; Beware of Your Clients' Medicine Cabinet; Making the Most of Training Opportunities; Addressing The Aging Face of Addiction; Gambling; Workplace Issues... Details >>
Status:Available Partners in Growth: Elder Mentors and At-Risk Youth
Published: 1988
Provides a fuller understanding of what really happens when elders & at-risk youth are brought together. Staff visited 5 exemplary intergenerational programs in MI, MA, & ME... Details >>
Status:Available Executive Summary Forum on Mentoring Youth
Published: 2000
This November 6, 200 forum brought together agencies who offer mentoring programs, as well as interested agencies, to garner feedback about best practices, challenges being faced, & opportunities for collaboration... Details >>
Status:Available Executive Summary Forum on Mentoring Youth
Published: 2000
This November 6, 200 forum brought together agencies who offer mentoring programs, as well as interested agencies, to garner feedback about best practices, challenges being faced, & opportunities for collaboration... Details >>
Status:Available Prescription Drugs: Recovery From the Hidden Addiction
Published: 1998
Recovering addicts & treatment professionals share their perspectives on this addiction which is often overlooked & underreported, especially among the elderly. Part 1 explains the biochemics of combining Rx drugs w/ alcohol. Part 2 shows the challenges &.. Details >>
Status:Available Alcohol, Drugs, and Seniors: Tarnished Dreams
Case-history vignettes illustrate that nowhere is the abuse and misuse of alcohol and drugs more cruelly felt than among older adults. Teaches seniors that the risk of accident and illness is increased, and life expectancy is shortened by as much as 15 ye.. Details >>
Status:Available Circle of Recovery
A portrait of a group of 7 African-American men healing themselves. "When I speak of the healing of the community, I speak of a whole people, not just ourselves, because when we heal, the children heal, the family heals, the mother, the grandfather, the.. Details >>
Status:Available Rethinking the Demographics of Addiction: Helping Older Adults Find Recovery
Published: 2004
We're only beginning to realize the pervasiveness of substance use disorders among people aged 60 and older, who are less likely to seek professional help. This program identifies ways to overcome such barriers and help older adults receive the treatment.. Details >>