Mastering The Addicted Brain: Building A Sane And Meaningful Life To Stay Clean [Paperback]

For anyone trying to overcome an addiction, living with someone with an addiction, or helping someone with an addiction

As most drug and alcohol addicts eventually realize, good intentions alone arent enough to break destructive habits. However, addiction can be managed once its true nature is understood. This simple yet profound guidebook takes you step-by-step through the process of building a life after addiction by adopting new behaviors that create lasting change. An internationally renowned psychiatrist, neurologist, and addiction specialist, Dr. Walter Ling has worked with thousands of addicts, their loved ones, and fellow clinicians. His no-nonsense, no-judgment approach, which he calls the neuroscience of common sense, advocates holistic methods to prevent relapse and establish new patterns to create a sustainable, meaningful life.Dr. Ling, one of the worlds foremost experts on addiction, explains addiction in a way that non-scientists can understand, and he dispels the pervasive myth that this disease cant be treated. . . . If you or a loved one is suffering addiction  or if you want to understand a disease thats devastating our families, communities, and nation  this book is indispensable.
 David Sheff,author ofBeautiful Boy: A Fathers Journey through His Sons AddictionandClean: Overcoming Addiction and Ending Americas Greatest Tragedy

In this seemingly simple book, Dr. Ling reminds the reader that stopping drug and alcohol use is only the first, and in some ways the easiest, step in treating addiction, with the real and joyful work beginning as a new way of living unfolds.
 Peggy Compton, RN, PhD, FAAN,Associate Professor, van Ameringen Endowed Chair, Department of Family and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

This beautifully written book by a prominent figure in addiction medicine provides a useful perspective for individuals whosló0