The Beyond Addiction Workbook for Family & Friends

“This is the most important new resource for the millions of families struggling with drug and alcohol problems and all the hopelessness and helplessness that goes with them. First, It provides a reason for hope based on science, not conventional wisdom. Second, It provides a comprehensive, compassionate, and understandable plan, not a recipe for a quick fix. And third, It reaffirms that applying the family’s natural kindness and positive reinforcement rather than withholding it, is what makes change possible.”

“I am an expert In substance use disorders – quoted all the time. But I could never apply that so-called expertise where It really counted: In my own family. I had scientific knowledge but no practical tools to help me and my affected family cope and return to sanity. This book would have saved a lot of time, money, and, most important, pain. I Intended to read It as a professional courtesy and to offer editorial and perhaps scientific comments. Instead, I found myself taking notes on every chapter and Xaxoxing some of the handy tables. Two weeks after reading this book, both my son and I are using these basic lessons and specific techniques with my grandkids.”