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    Drug Addiction and Substance Abuse Recovery: Learn How to Overcome the Opioid Addiction and Rewire the Brain to Live a Happy Life
    Drug Addiction and Substance Abuse Recovery: Learn How to Overcome the Opioid Addiction and Rewire the Brain to Live a Happy Life
    Drug Addiction and Substance Abuse Recovery: Learn How to Overcome the Opioid Addiction and Rewire the Brain to Live a Happy Life
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    Drug Addiction and Substance Abuse Recovery: Learn How to Overcome the Opioid Addiction and Rewire the Brain to Live a Happy Life

    By David Craft

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    Feeling as if your addiction is taking control over your life? Feeling as if your addictive behavior is taking a toll on your personal relationships, on your career or work performance? Feeling as if there is no way out from that vicious cycle which in the long run destroys lives?

    If you are looking for ways to help with overcoming your addiction, your fears and your weaknesses, you are in the right place. The truth is that substance addiction, can destroy lives, not only the lives of addicts, but also the lives of their close friends and family members.

    However, addiction is a chronic disease and just like every other illness of this type, it is treatable. It is not easy to break free, and overcome addiction, but most certainly it is not impossible. You have probably made some attempts in order to break free, in order to reduce the amount or in order to quit completely. You have probably experienced those major withdrawal effects as well as addiction consequences and you have failed to get back on the right track.

    Sound familiar? If it does, this book is here to help you by guiding you from the very first moment which is making that decision to change to every other step along the way. As you embark on this journey, you need to keep in mind that the support and treatment you get are only there to help you, while you are the only one who can make things happen.

    Inside You Will Discover

    • What addiction is and what complex conditions are related to addiction.
    • How addiction is related to mental health illnesses.
    • What a dual diagnosis is.
    • What are substance abuse disorders.
    • Stages, types, signs and symptoms of addiction.
    • What major addiction risk factors are.
    • How to overcome addiction using a step by step approach.
    • Your addiction recovery self-help guide
    • And much, much more...

    Get this book NOW, embrace life-altering changes, learn how to copes you're your addiction triggers and finally get back to living a meaningful life!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDavid Craft
    Release dateSep 24, 2019
    ISBN9781393115021
    Drug Addiction and Substance Abuse Recovery: Learn How to Overcome the Opioid Addiction and Rewire the Brain to Live a Happy Life
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    David Craft

    David Craft is an urban forager and cancer research living in Cambridge, MA.

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      Drug Addiction and Substance Abuse Recovery - David Craft

      Drug Addiction

      And

      Substance Abuse Recovery

      Learn How To Overcome The Opioid Addiction And Rewire The Brain To Live A Happy Life

      By David Craft

      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      Chapter One: What Is Addiction?

      Understanding Addiction

      Complex Conditions

      Addiction And Mental Health Issues

      What Is Dual Diagnosis?

      Mental Health Problem Or Substance Abuse?

      Dual Diagnosis Recovery

      Dual Diagnosis Treatment Options

      Addiction Seen As A Mental Disorder

      How Mental Illnesses And Addiction Are Related?

      Chapter Two: The Origin Of Addiction

      History Of Addiction Rehabilitation

      Substance Abuse Trends

      Historical Substance Abuse

      The Spread Of Addictive Substances

      Drugs Treating Other Drugs

      Recreational Drug Use

      Substance Abuse Treatment Today

      Outpatient And Inpatient Programs

      Current Substance Abuse Trends

      Chapter Three: The Nature of Addiction

      Criteria For Substance Abuse Disorders

      Substance Abuse Disorders

      Types of Substance Abuse Disorders

      Other Addictions

      The Stages Of Addiction

      Tolerance, Dependence And Addiction

      Signs And Symptoms Of Addiction

      Addiction Risk Factors

      The Science Of Addiction

      Treatment Of Addiction

      Chapter Four: Overcoming Drug Addiction

      Making A Decision To Change

      Preparing To Change

      Acknowledging Your Addiction

      Writing Down Harmful Addiction Effects

      Making A List Of Positive Changes

      Taking Responsibility

      Self-Evaluation

      Generating New Behaviors

      Making A Plan

      Chapter Five: Addiction Recovery Guide

      Exploring Different Treatment Options

      Finding Much-Needed Support

      Dealing With Withdrawal Symptoms

      Coping With Relapse

      Identifying Your Triggers

      Healthy Ways For Coping With Stress

      Developing Nurturing And Healthy Habits

      Developing Coping Skills

      Last Words

      Copyright © 2018 by David Craft- All rights reserved.

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      From a Declaration of Principles which was accepted and approved equally by a Committee of the American Bar Association and a Committee of Publishers and Associations.

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      Respective authors own all copyrights not held by the publisher.

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      Introduction

      Despite the fact that many people struggle with drug addiction or substance abuse, generally, our understanding of these types of addictions is surely trapped within unfounded ideas most generally stating that addiction is some kind of disease or crime.

      The biggest truth here is that seeking treatment or any kind of help for drug addiction of substance abuse is really half the battle while staying sober, and staying on the right path is the other half and both of them are equally important.

      Those individuals who recover from drug addiction or substance abuse are surely aware of the fact that every new day brings new obstacles and challenges.

      It is safe to say that staying sober is definitely one of the hardest aspects of addiction, so it is no wonder why many struggling individuals relapse and go back to those old paths.

      Those individuals who have tried some of those old approaches and failed should embrace a new approach.

      Overcoming drug addiction and substance abuse comes with many challenges and obstacles and staying sober is definitely the hardest thing to do.

      Fortunately, there is so much more you can do on your own beyond those traditional drug addiction and substance abuse treatments.

      In the first chapters of the book, you are about the explore drug addiction and substance abuse from a scientific point of view.

      This is the very first step on your journey, as you need to know what you are fighting against. Once you get there, the book presents you with a very powerful, and easy to use collection of tools and different strategies you can use in order to stay sober, manage your emotions, manage stress and finally build a better, happier and healthier life as a part of your sobriety path.

      Within the book, you will find valuable strategies, tips, and techniques which will help you stay on the right path, uncover your addiction triggers, work on staying grounded and finally prevent you from going back on those old, damaging paths.

      Then, you will also work on your mind-body connection with a simple set of mind-body bridging methods which will teach you how to properly, in a healthy way, manage strong emotions such as depression or anxiety.

      Throughout the book, you will also explore valuable tricks and strategies which will help you become aware of your negative emotions, and negative thoughts, so you get to experience them in a healthy way rather than ignoring them.

      You will also learn how to use your own physical senses in order to become more relaxed and more grounded without turning to drugs for relief.

      The book will help you with your drug addiction and substance abuse recovery journey by illustrating what addiction is not and what addiction is.

      Throughout the book, you will learn that there is no such a thing as an addictive personality as different cultural and other factors come together, so individuals turn to drugs and damaging substances.

      Just like other disorders, addiction and substance abuse also fall on a particular spectrum which means they can be some kind of normal responses to some kinds of extreme situations people come across.

      Before you get to work on your recovery, you need to understand what addiction is, where it comes from, what is the core nature of addiction and other threats which make addiction so hard to battle.

      Once you have that understanding of what is happening within your body and mind, you can work on changing your behavioral and emotional patterns in favor of battling your addiction.

      In pursuance of getting there, you need to work on your cognitive changes, coping strategies, anger management, problem-solving skills, self-esteem and stress management.

      You need to stay motivated in the interest of maintaining your behavioral and cognitive changes which will promote those healthy mental changes leading to a happier, healthier lifestyle.

      Struggling with addiction means you have no control over your life, over your emotions and behavior as addiction is taking control over almost every aspect of someone’s life.

      The very first step leading towards drug addiction and substance abuse recovery is seeking help and treatment.

      Anyhow, gaining a full understanding of those main addiction causes, and addiction triggers such as negative emotions, is surely one of those most crucial steps leading to sobriety and staying on the right track.

      Drug addiction and substance abuse recovery is one of those lifelong journeys and you need as many different strategies and as many different tools as you can get toward reaching and stay on the right track.

      You need to work on creating your own recovery plan; you need to work on developing and enhancing your motivation, self-esteem, and self-development.

      Seeking help from other people is not enough. Sure, this is one step you need to take, but what you really need is to work on yourself.

      Your own motivational skills, your self-esteem and self-development and your own tools for managing stress, anxiety and negative emotions are what will help you get there.

      You are the power you need to get back to

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