© 1988       Hardback      251 pages

ISBN: 0-89876-146-8

Price:  $ 30.00

About the Book

Dennis Daley's is a unique voice in the field of substance abuse, offering a perspective at once hopeful and realistic.  Surviving Addiction is written in an effort to share this perspective, and to explore the many complex issues that surround the recovery process.

Directed primarily toward those in the early and middle stages of recovery, Surviving Addiction has several purposes:  to present concrete information about addiction, to offer insight into the recovery journey, and to provide encouragement and guidance to both the substance abuser and the family.  Daley focuses especially on the day-to-day meaning of recovery; what can be anticipated, the possible pitfalls, the potential for relapse, and where to go for support.  Case studies are used throughout to enliven and clarify the book.

This book finds its roots in the author's years of professional experience in working with substance abusers and their families, as well as in his personal history of having been reared in a family profoundly influenced by alcoholism.  It reflects the author's deep commitment to sharing what he has learned about the cruelty of addiction an, more important, what he has learned about he promise of recovery.

Contents

• Alcohol and Drug Addiction
• How people become addicted
• The effect of addiction on the addict
• Getting well: The Recovery Journey
• Relapse Prevention
• Where to get help:  Programs for addicts
• Getting the addict to accept help

• What addiction does to the family
• Being married to an addict
• Recovery of the family
• Family relapse prevention
• Where the family can get help