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Painkillers, heroin, and the road to sanity : real solutions for long-term recovery from opiate addiction / Joani Gammill.

by Gammill, Joani, 1957-

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Center City, Minnesota : Hazelden, c2014.

Medication abuse.

Drug abuse -- Treatment.

Drug addicts -- Rehabilitation.

9781616495213 (pbk.) :

1616495219 (pbk.)

xvi, 184 pages ; 22 cm

The Road to Heaven and Hell: A Brief History of Opiates -- The Brain on Opiates -- Trauma, Psychiatric Disorders, and Addiction -- Heroin: Old Enemy with a New Face -- Money, Money, and More Money: The Salvation and Curse of Prescription Drugs? -- The Door Is Closed: Barriers to Addiction Treatment and How to Overcome Them (Sometimes) -- Moms with Babies and Other Special Groups -- The Pain Game: Real or Not? -- Alternative Treatments for Opiate Addiction -- Laws That Might Help Stem the Tide of Prescription Drug Deaths -- The Disease of Addiction and Why I Hate the Word "Relapse" -- Dry Drunk and a Grocery Cart -- Hope: Real Solutions for Improving Opiate Addiction Treatment and Recovery -- Your Plan for the First Five Days Sober and Drug-Free -- The Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous -- Resources.

Citing formidable recovery rates for people addicted to prescription opiates or heroin, a guide inspired by the experiences of addicts in long-term recovery outlines treatment approaches based on new understandings about opiate addiction.

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