Ebook: The Everything Health Guide to Addiction and Recovery: Control your behavior and build a better life

For the more than 27 million Americans currently battling an addiction, recognizing the problem and seeking treatment is a tremendous challenge. This guide helps addicts and their families understand the nature of the disease so they can get the help they need. Because so many suffer from overlapping addictions, this book addresses a wide range of addictions including alcohol, prescription drugs, food, sex, gambling, shopping, and smoking. Readers will learn how to identify symptoms and causes, overcome social obstacles, decide on the right treatment program, avoid relapse, and more. With this.;Cover; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1: The Nature of Addiction; Chapter 2: Identifying Addiction; Chapter 3: What Causes Addiction?; Chapter 4: Cultural Lures and Addiction; Chapter 5: Alcohol Addiction; Chapter 6: Substance Addiction; Chapter 7: Nicotine Addiction; Chapter 8: Prescription Drug Addiction; Chapter 9: Food Addiction; Chapter 10: Behavioral Addictions; Chapter 11: Gambling Addiction; Chapter 12: Relational Addictions; Chapter 13: Pornography Addiction; Chapter 14: Technology and Addiction; Chapter 15: Roadblocks to Treatment.