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Precisely plotting the slippery slope of a heroin addict's existence, The Hummingbird Kiss paints a bleak picture but still manages to offer a ray of hope. The '70s are young, and 18-year-old Trish is a newlywed. When a Florida judge sentences her junkie husband to ten years for stealing stereos, she immediately seeks out a fix, and before she knows it she's hooked. There follows a long sojourn as she and her friends work small scams to score, head to California in search of better highs, move back to Florida, shoot up and nod off every chance they get — until death gets some of them.

In this essay anthology, David explores his experience as an Autistic drug addict, and his journey into recovery. Not shying away from the darker aspects of his story, he shines a light into the corners of the Autistic community that are often forgotten about. This anthology is meant to be accessible to anyone with a vested interest in addiction amongst Autistic people, and amongst fact, and anecdotes, also contains suggestions on how people and services can better support this far too often forgotten demographic of people.

Punk rocker, bird nerd and book lover Rob Bell had a full, happy life. He had a loving wife, a big-bottomed dog named Daisy and a career as a respected science journalist. But beneath the carefully cultivated air of machoism and the need to help other people, he struggled with mental health and a drug addiction that began as a means to self-medicate his illness. In 2015, he ended his life in New Zealand on a winter's night.

You can stop drinking or using other drugs, but can you stay stopped? According to research, the first 90-days is when someone is most likely to relapse. Your brain needs time to heal, and there are many things you should know if you want to stay stopped. This audiobook provides the guidance necessary to help you succeed in the first 90 days of sobriety.

When referring to any form of addiction, it is essential to understand that its cause might not necessarily be for the sake of searching for pleasure and that being addicted to something has nothing to do with a person’s strength of character or morality. Acknowledging your addiction is all about genuinely admitting to yourself, in the deepest parts of your heart, that you actually have an addiction, not just a simple problem, a serious problem that you can control if you put your mind to it. In this audiobook guide, you will discover proven methods on how to overcome drug addiction.

The Romeo & Juliet Delusion provides inspiration to anyone whose life has been touched by addiction or domestic violence. Abbott relies on raw and uninhibited storytelling to convey the methods she used to explore healing and freedom from trauma. Abbott's hope is that by authentically sharing her story, she can help to change the lives of people in similar situations and inspire others to view addiction and domestic abuse with compassion and curiosity.

What is addiction recovery? This is battling the hardest battle you will ever fight; it’s living with a sort of demon inside you, and that demon is trying to convince you with all its power to pick up that pipe again or that drink or inject that needle! People who battle addiction recovery also must battle people’s reactions to them. In this audiobook, you’ll see a combination of coping skills mixed with the eight dimensions of wellness, and some of my own favorite coping skills, what works for me may not work for you though and vice versa.

For two decades, Mike Cinelli fought tirelessly to break free from the clutches of heroin and crack cocaine addiction. But a transformational encounter with Jesus Christ healed the broken pieces of his life and gave him a redemptive story that will inspire anyone looking for hope. In this raw and inspiring Christian memoir, Mike Cinelli describes his personal struggles with drug addiction and the profound grace that led him to the feet of his Savior.

You might feel overwhelmed, doubting whether recovery is achievable, fearing the financial burden, or worrying about making mistakes in helping someone. This audiobook dispels those fears by providing clear, practical guidance.

The Optimistic Drunk’s Recovery Guide helps those new to recovery to stay afloat in the unfamiliar, often choppy waters. It’s not a “cure-all”. Rather, it’s a lifeline, here for you to grasp as you’re bobbing about with your life preserver. It will help you keep your head above water until you’re strong enough to swim on your own. The Optimistic Drunk’s Recovery Guide is a brave little audiobook that offers insight, help, and guidance to fellow drunks and junkies and the people who love them.

Deep down inside, each of us knows what our truths are. It is forgivable to lose them.... It is unforgivable not to reclaim them.... Mountain Air: Relapsing and Finding the Way Back...One Breath at a Time is a brutally honest personal narrative detailing a painful descent into relapse and a powerful journey back to recovering.

Introduced to heroine and alcohol for the first time at the tender age of eight-years-old programmed me and opened up a flood gate of feel good receptors in my brain, causing a high that I spent years trying to recreate over and over again.

"Youth Vaping Unveiled" is a comprehensive exploration of the motivations driving young individuals towards vaping and substance use. This insightful book delves deep into the complex factors that influence urban youth in their decisions regarding these behaviors. With a keen focus on understanding the urban youth landscape, the book unravels the unique challenges faced by young people in urban environments. It sheds light on the impact of peer pressure, social acceptance, and the allure of social image in driving vaping and substance use among adolescents.

Andrew Brobyn's relationship was in shambles before he took the terrible acid that sent him on an almost decade-long journey seeking redemption. His immediate plans following university were to liquidate his illicit assets, sell his client list, pack up shop, and retire to his parents' home in Toronto, while he figured out what to do with a bachelor's degree in philosophy and a quarter million in cash. As his drug use and bipolar disorder spiral, his situation gets stranger and stranger, taking him from his university campus to strip clubs, psych wards, and the slammer.

In these end-times, compulsions, obsessions and addictions are at epidemic levels. Satan uses compulsions, obsessions and addictions to force his slaves to build up his kingdom. Satan also uses compulsions, obsessions and addictions to prevent Christians from living the abundant life. As compulsion, obsession or addiction becomes too painful, people reach out for help.

If drinking and using were our only problem, then once we stopped using, all our problems would disappear. We can see why recovery is so difficult and elusive, and why so many people struggle to get well. This is why it is so important to start your recovery with the spiritual principle of surrender. We can't defeat addiction in the traditional sense. The solution is paradoxical: victory is accomplished through surrender. Most of our life has been spent trying to be perfect. This has been proven to be a futile existence. Now we need to learn how to become more human. Ed Haych's Get Sober ...

A better life after addiction is possible — but the road is challenging. Discover practical strategies to overcome addiction and reclaim your freedom. Recovering from drug addiction is indeed possible — many people have done it. In fact, three out of four people with addiction recover. But this is not something you can do overnight. This is also not something that will be easy and effortless. But that doesn’t mean you must go through hell to leave the addiction behind you for good. There are other ways to empower yourself to turn over a new leaf.

Addiction can be a slippery slope. More often than not, drug addiction begins with something that seems harmless, like experimenting with some friends, or taking a prescription provided by your doctor. For some, strong neurological and chemical dependencies soon follow. This results in an addiction that takes control of every aspect of your life. It’s time to put a stop to your drug addiction, with a little help from hypnosis.

From the mountains of Algeria to the squats of South London via sectarian Northern Ireland, Ten Thousand Apologies is the sordid and thrilling story of the country's most notorious cult band, Fat White Family. Loved and loathed in equal measure since their formation in 2011, the relentlessly provocative, stunningly dysfunctional 'drug band with a rock problem' have dedicated themselves to constant chaos and total creative freedom at all costs.

What if we could see a doctor faster, more efficiently, and at a lower cost? With the emergence of telemedicine, we now can. And this book is a primer on telemedicine for anyone who wants to take charge of their health and understand all their healthcare options. This valuable guide illustrates why telemedicine is not only a viable solution to many of our healthcare problems but also an inevitable and crucial one.