This bestselling recovery classic has helped untold thousands of alcoholics onto the road to recovery. Written by the founder of the Johnson Institute in Minneapolis, one of the country's most successful training programs for treatment providers, I'll Quit Tomorrow present the concepts and methods that have brought new hope to alcoholics and their families, friends, and employers. Abstinence is not the only objective of Johnson's breakthrough methods -- his therapy aims at restoring the ego strength of the victim to assure permanent recovery. Johnson outlines a dynamic plan of intervention and treatment that will block the progress of alcoholism and lead to a richer, more productive life.
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Vernon E. Johnson is founder and president emeritus of the Johnson Institute in Minneapolis.
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45 of 45 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Paperback
This book is great at helping non-alcoholics understand alcoholics/addicts. Particulary the mind-set of the addicted person. It has great tools for family/friends. There are ways to help another person get help and hit bottom. Through love and compassion. I highly recommend this to anyone who is stuggling with trying to help someone who doesn't know they have a problem or doesn't want help. I wish you the best.
- someone whose been on both sides and found the way out :)
34 of 34 people found the following review helpful
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This book, for me, answered the question: How do people who "know better" become alcoholics. The most profound concept in Johnson's book, in my opinion, was that people cannot become alcoholics unless their behaviors conflict with their value system. Johnson does an excellent job of theorizing the steps individuals take that lead them down the path of alcoholism. This book is a must read for alcoholics and those who love them.
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
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This is a simply written, clear explanation of the disease of alcoholism. It is very difficult to understand the compulsion to drink if you haven't experienced it firsthand. This book will help those trying to understand the struggle, as well as those unsure if they are in the struggle. I also recommend it to non-recovering clinicians who are dealing with addicts in their work
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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This book is one of the best that I have read. It helped me along with a lot of other people I recommend this for anyone who has problems with alcohol
14 of 18 people found the following review helpful
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It was not until I read this book that I finally realized that I needed help.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Excellent information for those stuggling with an alcoholic in the family. All Vernon Johnson books good.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Dina Fulgoni
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An absolutely wonderful book. I really shows the reader, both lay and profession, the progression of the disease and how to intervene and treat. As an addictions counselor I find the information useful for people around alcoholics and addicts, clergy, teachers, and interns. It is also useful for teaching patients about their own disease process. Whats really important it is helps people realize that addicts are not morally inferior or crazy, but suffer from a chronic fatal disease for which there is hope
Also what is also helpful is it shows how the addict can be brought into treatment and helped, taking responsiblity for their actions without feeling less than others. I strongly recommend this book for all affected by the disease of addiction. Its a timeless offering to treatment.
Also what is also helpful is it shows how the addict can be brought into treatment and helped, taking responsiblity for their actions without feeling less than others. I strongly recommend this book for all affected by the disease of addiction. Its a timeless offering to treatment.
10 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The problem drinker took it to work the very next day as I had "left" it on the coffee table without saying a word. Another book reccommend is Am I or am I not an alcoholic? I read him a chapter before he goes to his game. He doesn't verbally fight with me about reading it like I thought he would.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars
Very Informative Book
The author describes signs of alcoholism and how growing patterns of addiction develop over time. He also describes the toll alcohol takes on the user and his/her loved ones, and... Read more
Published 7 days ago by Jennifer A. Chalot
4.0 out of 5 stars
Historical Artifact, but Valuable
Johnson's explanation of the addictive cycle is one of the best I've found. Anyone involved in Treatment and Recovery would do well to include this book in their library.
Published 3 months ago by Joe Adams
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great read.
A great overview of what an alcoholic goes through to quit. Many of the same temptations and problems any addict has with quiting...smoking, drugs, food, work, etc.
Published 3 months ago by Exec4profit
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Book!
Vernon Johnson's book is a must if you know anyone with a substance abuse problem, think you might have a substance abuse problem, or want to work with substance abusers.
Published 23 months ago by J. A. Ritchie
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good intial intellectual view not much emotion
This is a good book to begin looking at the chronic disease of chemical dependency from an intellectual standpoint and how it is dealt with in institutions. Read more
Published on October 23, 2009 by Ryan Steven Lekan
5.0 out of 5 stars
When it's time to "be a better friend to yourself," read this book
I friend recommended this to me. Now, through understanding the issues associated with drinking this book will help me improve the rest of my life. Read more
Published on June 26, 2007 by Kevin W. Johnson
1.0 out of 5 stars
Disappointed
I was very disappointed in this book. I was looking for a self-help book for a family member who has not yet consented to attend AA. Read more
Published on January 18, 2006 by Green
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- The Sickness Unto Death: A Christian Psychological Exposition For Upbuilding And Awakening (Kierkegaard's Writings, Vol 19) (v. 19) by Soren Kierkegaard on page 84
- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions by Alcoholics Anonymous in Back Matter
- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions by Alcoholics Anonymous in Back Matter
- Beyond the Influence: Understanding and Defeating Alcoholism by Katherine Ketcham on page 136, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- God and Alcoholism: Our Growing Opportunity in the 21st Century by Dick B. on page 57, and Back Matter
- Alcoholism and Other Drug Problems by James E. Royce on page 306, and Back Matter
- Children of Alcoholism: A Survivor's Manual by Judith S. Seixas on page 110, and Back Matter
- Under the Influence: A Guide to the Myths and Realities of Alcoholism by James Robert Milam on page 123, and Back Matter
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