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Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Fire
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
At age fourteen, Cyndy Etler had escaped from her violent home only to be reported as a runaway and sent to a drug rehabilitation facility that changed her world. Behind the closed doors of Straight, Inc., the program used bizarre and intimidating methods to treat its patients. In this memoir, Cyndy recounts the living nightmare that she endured for sixteen months at Straight, Inc.
Author
Language
English
Description
Struggling with the demands of her job, distant husband, spoiled daughter and Alzheimer's patient father, Allison becomes addicted to painkillers and lands in rehab, where amid fellow inpatients she confronts incompatible recovery techniques, barely trained counselors and her own denial.
"Allison Weiss has a great job...a handsome husband...an adorable daughter...and a secret. Allison Weiss is a typical working mother, trying to balance a business,...
Author
Publisher
New Harbinger Publications, Inc
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Addict in the House offers a pragmatic, step-by-step guide to dealing with a loved onéђةs addiction, from accepting the reality of the disease to surviving what may be repeated cycles of recovery and relapse. Yoúђةll learn how to encourage your addicted loved one to get help without forcing it, and finally find the strength to let go of codependence.
Publisher
Narcotics Anonymous World Services
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
This is the basic text of the Narcotics Anonymous fellowship. Just as with alcoholism, there is no 'cure' for narcotic addiction, but recovery is possible through a program adapted from the ""Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions"" of Alcoholics Anonymous. This book, written by addicts, for addicts, about addicts, sets forth the spiritual principles of Narcotics Anonymous that hundreds of thousands of addicts have used in recovery. Intended as a complete...
Author
Publisher
Touchstone/Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
cp2012
Language
English
Description
Struggling to start over after a failed relationship and her son's entry into drug rehab, a struggling Lucy Bloom tackles an unexpectedly challenging job clearing the cluttered home of a reclusive artist and hoarder who hides an astonishing secret.
Author
Publisher
Feiwel & Friends
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
The mother of global superstar Demi Lovato describes how her own musical ambitions were challenged by an eating disorder, addictions, and unhealthy relationships, sharing perspectives on her daughters' fame and the ways their family has endured adversity through faith.
14) Four good days
Publisher
Vertical Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Emerging from a detox clinic, a young addict must stay clean while living with her mother for the next four days.
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"For years, Holly Whitaker wore her workaholic-party-girl persona as a badge of honor, while privately feeling increasingly miserable. She believed that if she could just eat cleaner, save more money, and be more perfect, her life would finally snap into place. Yet all of her attempts to fix herself just added up to more chaos and the chaos added up to more pain and so she added more wine. When she finally had enough and started looking around for...
Author
Publisher
Howard Books
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
The daughter of the reality television star "Dog" the bounty hunter recounts her difficult journey through childhood, suffering through divorce, physical abuse, and teen pregnancy before finding her faith and reconciling with her parents.
Author
Publisher
Hazelden
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Most books on recovery from addiction focus either on the addict or the family. While most alcoholics and addicts coming out of treatment have a recovery plan, families are often left to figure things out for themselves. The author takes a fresh approach to the recovery process by making family members and friends part of the reecovery team, beginning in the early stages of sobriety. --
Author
Publisher
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"Quitting Crystal Meth: What to Expect & What to Do is divided along the five stages of meth recovery, Additional chapters look at "Crystal Meth Anonymous Meetings - What It's All About" and "What About Relapse?" Upbeat and positive, Quitting Crystal Meth: What to Expect & What to Do approaches the reader with respect and the disease of addiction with dignity." -- publisher website.
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