Breaking Addiction, Lance M. Dodes
Breaking Addiction, Lance M. Dodes
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Breaking Addiction
A 7-Step Handbook for Ending Any Addiction

Author: Lance M. Dodes

Narrator: John Meagher

Unabridged: 5 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/01/2011

Synopsis

“Dr. Dodes’s approach runs directly counter to the paralyzing, but standard, message of ‘powerlessness’—a mes­sage that reinforces the sense of helplessness that is at the root of addicts’ life predicaments! Many psychiatrists recognize that this is where we must head, but Dr. Dodes is one with the guts to shine a beacon in the right direction.”—Stanton Peele, PhD, author of 7 Tools to Beat Addiction and The Life Process Program of Treatment The follow-up to his groundbreaking volume The Heart of Addiction, Dr. Lance Dodes’s Breaking Addiction is a step-by-step guide to beating addiction of any kind—from drugs and gambling to alcoholism, overeating, and sex addiction. By recognizing and understanding the emotional forces underlying addictive behaviors, Dr. Dodes says any dangerous, life-destroying obsession can be overcome. Including special bonus sections for both families and health-care professionals, Breaking Addiction is the new handbook for those suffering from addiction—a valuable resource that addresses addiction’s root causes and serves as an alternative to Alcoholics Anonymous and similar recovery programs.

About Lance M. Dodes

Lance Dodes, MD, is assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School in the Division on Addictions. He has been director of the substance abuse treatment unit of Harvard's McLean Hospital and director of the Boston Center for Problem Gambling. He has been elected a distinguished fellow of the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Morgan on May 27, 2013

According to Dodes: • Addictive behavior essentially amounts to indirect (and therefore, ineffective) responses to feelings of helplessness, typically stemming from formative early life events. • Episodes of addictive behavior have identifiable Key Moments i.e. definite instances (often occurring well......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on April 10, 2015

Not too long ago, I finished reading and reviewing The Sober Truth, Dodes’ book about the science (or lack thereof) behind Alcoholic’s Anonymous and associated 12-step treatment. Because I enjoyed that book and thought it particularly insightful, I picked up this one by the same author. I’m sad to s......more

Goodreads review by Patricia on July 05, 2017

Made addiction too simplistic. He claims the addiction surfaces when one feels powerless. That's when the gallons of ice cream come out for gorging, or the casino looks just right for a win, or alcohol is consumed to soften the blow. Maybe within all this there was a complexity that I did not come c......more

Goodreads review by Jack on September 18, 2013

Interesting and useful take on the mechanisms behind and treatments for addiction. The writing itself is decidedly bland, and the editing was inexcusably sloppy, but those objections mean little when bearing in mind the help this will lend those in struggle.......more

Goodreads review by Idiot on April 01, 2015

Great read and not intellectually over head of the layman reader. I think this is a more accurate theory of combating addiction then traditional "12 step" programs or things of that nature.......more

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