Why Don't They Just Quit? What Families and Friends Need to Know About Addiction and Recovery

New! Revised/2010 updated Edition (contains valuable new insights, resource info and first-person accounts from parents who have struggled and won!)
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 youll 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.
You will learn: Why a person doesn't have to hit rock-bottom before getting help. (page 111)
When helping is actually hurting. (page 57)
Why quitting is not the same as recovering. (page 5)
How to deal with a relapse. (page 187)
How to receive 50 percent or more off the cost of treatment. (page 97)
Why a parent would leave their child due to their addiction. (page 245)
Why effective intervention doesn't have to be a surprise attack. (page 49)
Answers to over 30 common, and not so common questions.
Inspiring first-hand recovery stories from real people!