Addiction - Slaying the Dragon: Everything You Wanted to Know About Substance Use Disorder (SUD), but Were Afraid to Ask, (Paperback)

Finally, a book that tells it like it is! This book is created, edited, illustrated, and published by a recovering alcoholic and addict. The author has over 30 years of continuous sobriety and has been invited to speak on trends in addiction recovery all over the US and Mexico. He has researched and accumulated the latest information on the many forms of the devastating disease called addiction. This insightful book contains his personal story of recovery, a Surgeon General's Report on addiction in the US, the latest definitions of addiction, and explanations of the different types of Substance Use Disorder (SUD). Inside you will find an explanation of the BioPsychoSocial-Spiritual model of recovery, the annual death toll broken by addiction type, successful types of recovery, the latest information on Mindful Recovery, and future trends in addiction recovery. In the three appendices there is an extensive listing of recovery resources, a listing of terms and terminologies used in the addiction field, and additional information from the Surgeon General. Here you will find the latest develpments in the recovery field. One of the most promising new developments recovery is "Mindful Recovery"! A whole chapter has been dedicated to explaining this new concept. Read on - you will find help and recovery in the following pages! There is hope and recovery here!