Why Don't They Just Quit?: Hope for Families Struggling with Addiction., Paperback/Joe Herzanek

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Hope for Families Struggling with Addiction. Real-life solutions to help you now Watching a loved one immersed in an intense battle with alcohol and drug abuse may be the most difficult, complex and harrowing experience you'll ever have. This book offers a message of hope to families and friends, giving practical solutions so they can help anyone struggling with addiction to begin the road to recovery. Updated Edition: Contains new chapters and info on: Heroin, Shame & Stigma, Harm Reduction, Marijuana, Synthetic Drugs, 12-Step Groups & The Church, and much more You'll discover: -How to effectively intervene. -Why a person doesn't have to hit rock-bottom. -When helping is actually hurting. -Why quitting is not the same as recovering. -How to deal with relapse. -The importance of faith and hope in recovery. -Why a parent would leave their child due to their addiction. Answers to over 30 common, and not so common questions. Inspiring first-hand recovery stories from real people Praise for Why Don't They Just Quit? This book is a must read. . . I consider Why Don't They Just Quit? to be one of the top five recovery books for families. --Nicholas Taylor, Ph. D., Licensed Clinical Psychologist, National Expert on the Treatment of Methamphetamine Addiction Everyone needs to read this book. After 25yrs of drinking it has saved my life. --Craig M., New Philadelphia, Ohio God bless you. Al-Anon and AA are a Godsend, but I have found other books to be very general and a little outdated with today's times. Joe's book has answered so many questions for me that I can relate to and put into practice. --D. B., Lakewood, Colorado . . . stayed up late last night reading various parts of it; inspiring This book is for people like me; someone with chemically addicted people in their life-- a must read for the addicted and those who care about them. --Donna Schwartz, MFT, CAC III Valley Hope Treatment Services in Colorado, former Family Program Therapist of Parker Valley Hope Treatment C