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Cocaine Addiction: Treatment, Recovery, and Relapse Prevention

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As someone who has suffered with an addict for years, and who also plans to eventually practice in the field of addiction and recovery, I found this book to contain a wealth of priceless information. It provided incredible insight into the mind of the addict which will be useful to the addict himself, to family and friends, as well as to the treatment professional. A must read for anyone touched by the pain of addiction.

When my husband entered rehab for cocaine addiction several weeks ago, I knew nothing about this drug, and why it had such a hold on him. After reading this book, I feel like I can understand where he is at, and how to deal with it. As someone said before it contains priceless information. I thank God I was able to find this book. I highly recommend it to addicts, family members, and professionals wanting to learn everything about cocaine addiction.

Written in '89, this book is as current as can be. Extremely helpful, specially for family of addicts. Very clearly and to the point, it covers all the facts; onset of desease, progression, treatment and most important relapse prevention. A must read if someone you love is cocaine dependent. What an eye opener! Highly recomended.

This book offered an insite into the why of addiction. It also offered steps to stay on the path of being drug free, and how to avoid the pit falls of using drugs again. To be honest with ones self-evaluation and to understand the long range effects of using Cocaine is also discussed in this book. An Extemely benificial read.

This book has a wealth of information regarding the effect of cocaine on the brain and how to treat the addict. It focuses on treatment, which is vey important. I know the pain of dealing with an addicted loved one, especially when you don't know what to do. Treatment in this book is clinically oriented, and I beleive their are other spiritual issues that aren't addressed, though there is solid advice found in these pages.

This book is very treatment oriented. However there is some good information as to the addiction itself. Skimmed over alot of parts of it.