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100 1  Ameisen, Olivier,|d1953- 
245 14 The end of my addiction /|cOlivier Ameisen with Hilary 
       Hinzmann. 
250    First edition. 
264  1 New York :|bSarah Crichton Books,|c[2009] 
264  4 |c©2009 
300    xviii, 332 pages :|billustrations ;|c22 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages [315]-319) and 
       index. 
505 0  Moment of truth -- A remedy gone wrong -- Under treatment 
       and "in recovery" -- Doing great and feeling awful -- 
       Falling down -- Against medical advice, or, the life of 
       afterward -- Cutting through craving -- The end of 
       addiction? -- How baclofen works : what we know, and need 
       to know. 
520    What if you found out there was a cure for addiction? A 
       medication that eradicates the need for a fix? This is the
       story of Olivier Ameisen, a brilliant physician and 
       cardiologist who developed a profound addiction to 
       alcohol. He gave up his flourishing practice and, fearing 
       for his life, invested himself in Alcoholics Anonymous and,
       later, rehab. Nothing worked.  So he did the only thing he
       could: he took his treatment into his own hands. Searching
       for a cure for his deadly disease, he discovered baclofen,
       a muscle relaxant that had proven effective in curing rats
       addicted to every substance from nicotine and alcohol to 
       cocaine and heroin. Ameisen prescribed himself the drug 
       and, over a two-year period, experimented with the dosage 
       until he reached a level high enough to leave him free of 
       any craving for alcohol. That was four years ago. The End 
       of My Addiction is both a memoir of Ameisen?s own struggle
       and a groundbreaking call to action--an urgent plea for 
       research that can rescue millions from the scourge of 
       addiction, and spare their loved ones the collateral 
       damage of the disease. 
600 10 Ameisen, Olivier,|d1953-|xMental health. 
600 12 Ameisen, Olivier,|d1953- 
650  0 Alcoholics|zUnited States|vBiography. 
650  0 Physicians|zUnited States|vBiography. 
650  0 Alcoholism|xChemotherapy. 
650 12 Alcoholism|xdrug therapy|vPersonal Narratives. 
650 22 Physicians|vPersonal Narratives. 
700 1  Hinzmann, Hilary. 
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