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Title: Truth About Addiction and Recovery by Stanton Peele ISBN: 0-671-75530-7 Publisher: Fireside Pub. Date: 15 March, 1992 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.09 (11 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Great Analysis, Strong Argument, Enjoyable Read
Comment: Flying in the face of conventional thought, "The Truth about Addiction and Recovery" encourages the reader to challenge the contention that addiction is a disease. The authors' contention is that addiction is a coping mechanism that people develop to deal with life's stressful situations. Instead of doing the 12-step program the solution is to develop alternative coping skills.
Addiction is a symptom and not the disease.
Peale argues that treatment for addiction should be based on learning skills that allow the addicted person to cope better, communicate easier and relate to others better.
One of the more interesting points of the book is the analysis of people who try to kick an addiction without going through a 12-step type program. Statistically, untreated people have the same or better success rate as those in treatment. The author make a very strong case and argues it well. This should be required reading for anyone dealing with an addiction or who knows someone dealing with an addiction whether it is drugs, sex, food, shopping or whatever other addictive behavior they may have.
Rating: 5
Summary: A dose of common sense is a cure for recoveryism
Comment: This book was very helpful to me years ago when I was dealing with my own drinking and drug problems. It seemed that the cure (AA) was worse than the disease, from my standpoint. The cultishness, the massive cigarette smoking, not to mention the horrid coffee... Did I really need this? I had given up cigarettes on my own. Couldn't I lick this thing, too? With the help of a gifted counselor, and a good physician, I cleaned myself up, and have been clean now for over 6 years. Not that that makes me an expert or anything. But I do wholeheartedly recommend this book. Don't trade one addiction for another, folks.
Rating: 5
Summary: This Book is a Winner!
Comment: "The Truth about Addiction and Recovery" is a great book in my opinion, full of common sense and useful ideas for those trying to escape the snare of alcoholism and other addictions.
In addition, I am sure that it has set persons free from the strange, intellectually repressive and cult-like culture of Alcoholics Anonymous and the 12 steps. It amuses me that AA propagandists (on this review forum) are trying to trash a book that they obviously haven't read!
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