| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 190 pages) : illustrations |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Understanding addiction -- Addicts' behavior--and your own -- Communication -- Setting strong boundaries -- Treatment options -- Supporting your loved one's recovery -- Healing family relationships -- The teenage addict -- Toward healthy independence -- Recovery for life -- Appendix: The 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Summary |
-- Publishers Weekly Everyone suffers when there?s an addict in the family. Written by an expert in alcohol and drug addiction and recovery, this no-nonsense guide will help you understand the causes of addiction, end enabling behaviors, support your loved one?s recovery, and learn how to cope with relapses. Addict in the House offers a pragmatic, step-by-step guide to dealing with a loved one?s addiction, from accepting the reality of the disease to surviving what may be repeated cycles of recovery and relapse. You?ll learn how to encourage your addicted loved one to get help without forcing it, and finally find the strength to let go of codependence. With this revealing and straightforward book, you?ll have the support you need to take an honest look at how addiction has affected the family, cope with the emotional hurdles of having an addicted family member, create and maintain firm boundaries, and make informed decisions about how to best help your loved one. |
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Substance abuse.
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Substance abuse -- Treatment.
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Addicts -- Family relationships.
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Codependency.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
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MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Diseases.
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MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine.
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Addicts -- Family relationships.
(OCoLC)fst00796512
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Codependency. (OCoLC)fst00866213
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Substance abuse. (OCoLC)fst01136767
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Substance abuse -- Treatment.
(OCoLC)fst01136830
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Barnett, Robin. Addict in the house. Oakland, CA : New Harbinger Publications, Inc., [2016] 9781626252608 (OCoLC)923795305 |
| ISBN |
9781626252622 (electronic book) |
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1626252629 (electronic book) |
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9781626252615 (electronic book) |
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1626252610 (electronic book) |
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9781626252608 |
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1626252602 |
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