Product Details

• Actors: Joe Herzanek, Michael Connelly, Vicki Beatty
• Directors: Bob Saraduke
• Format: Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 1
• Studio: Changing Lives Foundation
• DVD Release Date: October 1, 2007
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0017X1WGK
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #40,024 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Most Helpful Input I've received for my family, June 16, 2011

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GrammaCarole - See all my reviews

This review is from: Why Don't They Just QUIT? DVD Roundtable Discussion: What families and friends need to know about addiction and recovery. (DVD)

My 18 year old grandson has been addicted to drugs and running amok for the past 4 years. The heartaches are huge. I feel it was divine guidance for me to "happen upon" Joe's book and Video discussion of Why Don't They Just Quit? The book and discussion was not only informative but so filled with hope that eventually anyone can quit if that is the choice they make. I gave the book to my grandson and he was inspired by the book. It brought comfort to me, Adam's Mom and others in the family who are struggling. It isn't over yet so this book provides us with a good roadmap from others who have travelled this road and have struggled with this issue before us.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Human Connection and Compassion, October 23, 2008

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Ned Wicker (Oconomowoc, WI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Why Don't They Just QUIT? DVD Roundtable Discussion: What families and friends need to know about addiction and recovery. (DVD)

There is a tug-of-war going on in the recovery community between those with academic letters behind their names and those who have walked through the tunnel of addiction. For example there are those who believe AA is a positive road to walk on, while others scorn AA for any number of reasons. Joe Herzanek writes and talks about addiction with a warmth and depth of understanding that so many others lack. "Why Don't They Just Quit" is superbly written, a straight-talking, no frills guide for people to follow. It's a great resource. Herzanek has walked through the tunnel of addiction and can relate to those who struggle. He understands families and what they go through. The book and DVD make a human connection, beyond the facts of addiction.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Food for Thought and Action:What Can Change Our Lives, June 16, 2011

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Mom of Two - See all my reviews

This review is from: Why Don't They Just QUIT? DVD Roundtable Discussion: What families and friends need to know about addiction and recovery. (DVD)

Through this outstanding book and accompanying dvd, our family was able to begin the healing process and move away from he horrors of living with an addict among us. The video discussions were meant to be catalysts, we felt, catalysts toward the process of opening a dialogue within our family, and our minds individually. When one family member falls ill from the disease of addiction, everything is seen through a shattered mirror from everyone. Joe Herzanek's exceptional book, his wisdom, and plethora of real life experiences were, for us, such a positive resource, along with the dvd roundtable discussions --- active and accurate learning tools and examples of the whats and how tos that parents and siblings need. His advice put us on the path to really help our son. Dealing with and recognizing the fact that one has this disease is a slow, and evolving process that calls for intense work, introspection, commitment, and more. It also requires that a family make a paradigm shift away from accusations to the addict and past unworkable behaviors, toward taking baby steps to forgiveness, a return to love, health and focus on one day at a time. We found it to be an invaluable reference, and have gone back to visit it many times. Keeping an open mind is vital to dealing with addiction. Reading, learning, listening, discovering, all are a part of the process. And, there is a need for a sense of reality and the inherent value of the Twelve Step Program for parents and siblings as well.