Showing results for "Peter" in Addiction & Recovery

Don't Forget Me tells the story of Steve's two sons, Chris and Kelly, who took distinctly different paths to the same outcome: death by overdose. Steve reveals not only a highlight reel of the things he got right but takes an honest look at the mistakes he made along the way to help other parents avoid those same mistakes. Don't Forget Me offers time-tested, practical suggestions to assure family members of those struggling with substance abuse they have not lost their mind and encourages them to find hope-even on the darkest days. 

“What can I do to feel better?” For years, millions of adults who suffer from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) have asked this question, often to be met with scientifically unfounded or inadequate advice. The low-FODMAP diet is the long-awaited answer. Authors Sue Shepherd and Peter Gibson explain what causes digestive distress and how the low-FODMAP diet helps.

For many people in recovery—whether newcomers or veterans with years in the program—the 11th Step (seeking through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God . . .) can prove confusing and elusive. What exactly does it mean to pray and meditate? How does one go about making conscious contact with a Power greater than oneself? What does one do if he or she is not religious?

Offering an alternative to twelve-step programs, a supportive guide explains how to identify the impulse to use intoxicants, learn self-control, value sobriety, and replace addiction with self-supportive behaviors.

The author visited the archives of the headquarters of A.A. in New York, and discovered new communications between Carl Jung and Bill Wilson. For the first time this correspondence shows Jung's respect for A.A. and in turn, its influence on him. In particular, this research shows how Bill Wilson was encouraged by Jung's writings to promote the spiritual aspect of recovery as opposed to the conventional medical model which has failed so abysmally.

When Peter Canning started work as a paramedic on the streets of Hartford, Connecticut, 25 years ago, he believed drug users were victims only of their own character flaws. Although he took care of them, he did not care for them. But as the overdoses escalated, Canning began asking his patients how they had gotten started on their perilous journeys. And while no two tales were the same, their heartrending similarities changed Canning's view and moved him to educate himself about the science of addiction. 

Fluch oder Segen? Für die einen ist Cannabis eine harmlose Droge, für andere der Einstieg in eine zerstörerische Sucht. Doch die Wirkstoffe dieser Pflanze können auch als Medizin schwer kranken Menschen helfen, und ein neues Gesetz erlaubt es nun allen Ärzten, Cannabis-Arzneimittel zu verschreiben. Was dies genau bedeutet, wird in diesem Hörbuch erläutert. Schon lange wird unter Fachleuten diskutiert, ob das Verbot von Cannabis und die Kriminalisierung der Konsumenten eher schaden als nützen. Sollte die Droge frei erhältlich sein?

Sublimental Training – Voice Modulation Subliminal Methode Rauchfrei leben – dauerhaft ohne Nikotin Buchbeschreibung: Mit diesem Hörbuch stellt Peter Selmanow eine neue, tiefgreifende Methode vor, um das Rauchen nicht nur zu beenden, sondern innerlich loszulassen: das Sublimental Training. Diese innovative Herangehensweise kombiniert subtile Sprachmuster (Voice Modulation) mit unterbewusster Suggestion – speziell entwickelt, um das Verlangen nach Nikotin sanft, aber wirkungsvoll aufzulösen. Statt Kampf und Verzicht steht hier Veränderung von innen heraus im Mittelpunkt.

At trappe ud af psykofarmaka – eller psykiatrisk medicin – er ofte en sværere og mere krævende proces, end man forventer. Det gælder fx antidepressiv medicin, benzodiazepiner, antipsykotika og stemningsstabiliserende midler. Bogen er vigtig læsning for alle, der skal igennem et udtrapningsforløb, og for professionelle, der arbejder med mennesker, der er i udtrapning. Men dens nyskabende tilgang til psykofarmaka og psykisk lidelse gør også, at bogen kan læses bredere af enhver med interesse for psykisk lidelse, psykiatri og medicinfri behandling. Anders Sørensen, psykolog, ph.d.

Varför är det så skamligt att inte kunna hantera alkohol eller att vara anhörig till någon som missbrukar? Enligt Folkhälsomyndigheten lever cirka 300.000 personer i Sverige med ett alkoholberoende. Utöver det finns ett mörkertal samt personer som lever med riskbruk eller missbruk. Det har gjorts flera beräkningar på hur mycket alkoholen kostar samhället, men de sociala konsekvenserna av alkoholberoende går inte att mäta i siffror men är inte desto mindre verkliga.