The Alcoholism and Addiction Cure: A Holistic Approach to Total Recovery (Unabridged) (Audio Download)

by Chris Prentiss (Author)

Editorial Reviews

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...excellent book. I heartily recommend it to all, especially to those who have friends who have addictions. -- William House, Reversespins.com

This is an excellent resource for anyone dealing with addictions or trying to understand their life. -- Bernie Siegel, M.D., author of 365 Prescriptions for the Soul and 101 Exercises for the Soul

This thought-provoking book causes any reader to closely examine their life. -- Natural Beauty & Health --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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"An excellent resource for anyone dealing with addictions....This book contains the information that can start you on the road to recovery." ---Bernie Siegel, M.D. #1 New York Times Bestselling author of Love, Medicine and Miracles.

"A critically important and thoroughly 'reader friendly' instructional guide to recovery...." ---The Midwest Book Review

"An excellent guide and resource book for anyone dealing with addiction, either for themselves or their family/friends....The program offers fresh hope to many for whom conventional treatments have not worked." ---Yoga & Health --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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96 of 103 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Great Recovery Story, But Who Can Afford Their Plan?, June 17, 2008

By	J. Moran "Sausage Lover" (Sausage Land) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Alcoholism and Addiction Cure: A Holistic Approach to Total Recovery (Paperback)

The story that the son, Pax, wrote about his addiction and recovery was great. It rang brutally true. I was into the book and ready to see how they could translate their $50,000/month Malibu treatment plan to the masses. The answer? They can't. They recommend hiring a western medical doctor, a clinical pyschologist, a massage therapist, a nutrionist, an acupuncturist, a hypnotist, and a doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine as the minimum "holistic treatment team". They recommend going to clinical pyschologist at least 3 times/week. During a question/answer part of the book, it was asked "What if I can't afford all of this?" The answer? Ask to be treated for free. Tell them that they'd be part of a "Passages model team".

Okay...

My HMO pays for 10 counseling sessions per year with a social worker. And the copay for that is $40 per visit. Somehow I don't think I'm going to be able to assemble this psychological dream team without a load of cash and a lot of free time.

Oh, and what should you do if your dream team doesn't live in your small town? MOVE to a big city (just for a month).

I'm not a big fan of AA and their dogmatic religiosity, but at least they're free and close by!

134 of 157 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For those who are 'white knuckling their way through sobriety...', February 13, 2007

By	Laurie S. Reilly (New York) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Alcoholism and Addiction Cure: A Holistic Approach to Total Recovery (Paperback)

As a talk show host I am accustom to being inundated with requests from PR folks trying to get me to book their particular client on my show to plug their book. Since I didn't like my current events show to be a blatant advertisement for a writer, I generally delete these types of solicitation ...25 times a day. In fact I had hit delete on the email regarding Chris Prentiss's book just as my eye caught a phrase and I had to actually retrieve the message. It was the cure rate of better than 80% that got my attention, and triggered my skepticism...along with a tiny sliver of hope since I knew how many times friends and members of my own family had fallen off the wagon. I booked Chris for 15 minutes and they sent me the book. A few days beforehand I thought I better skim the book so I could ask him some tough questions. I read the entire book and called the pr representative back and booked Chris for the entire show. I think what hooked me was Chris's comment about observing an AA meeting where people were `white knuckling their way through sobriety". Controversial statement. And true for too many. The book was specific about the path. Find the underlying cause(s). Work on that. The true story of his son's journey was engaging and encouraging. For weeks and months after the show I received emails and phone calls from listeners: "What was the name of that guy again? What's the name of his book?" Of all the shows and topics I have covered in 17 years on air, I have never received such a response.

33 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I'm addicted to this book, June 12, 2006

By	Chris Kelley (Rocky Mountains) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Alcoholism and Addiction Cure: A Holistic Approach to Total Recovery (Paperback)

I believe this book is going to change the world, because it's changing my life. For the first time ever, I understand the truth about my addictions and how to cure them. While every other treatment center views alcoholism and addiction as an incurable disease, The Alcoholism and Addiction Cure says drugs are not the core problem, but merely the substances we use to help us cope with our real problems-- which the book calls underlying conditions.

There are only four types of underlying conditions, the book says. Once they are discovered and cured, our need for drugs and alcohol will disappear, along with our cravings. Until we identify and root them out, which the book explains how to do, we continue to self medicate.

The book gives a great example saying "Suppose you had a chronic itch and scratched it regularly throughout the day--would you be a scratchaholic? More important, if you sought treatment for your ailment, would you be treated for scratchism?"
This book is so well written, the stories so fascinating and the ideas so life changing that after I spontaneously read a paragraph to my wife, she made me continue reading her the entire book aloud every night since she didn't want to wait until I was finished before she started it.

Chris Prentiss, the author says he discovered the cure to any kind of addiction in a desperate fight to save the life of his own son, a long time heroin addict. Based on his insights and discoveries, Chris founded Passages, apparently the world's most successful substance abuse treatment center (84.4 percent of addicts who attend Passages never relapse. Between 80 and 90 percent of people who attend traditional treatment centers do.)

I especially like it that Chris wrote The Alcoholism and Addiction Cure to help those who didn't have the money to go to his treatment center. This book is giving me hope. It's giving me back my integrity. It's giving me answers. For the first time ever, I feel fully empowered to address my addictions and take back my life. If you have addictions of any kind, this book is the ultimate "fix" for you.