Facing Addiction: Starting Recovery from Alcohol and Drugs

Facing Addiction is the first book to apply Dr. Patrick Carnes' research-based thirty-task model to treating addiction to alcohol and drugs. People who are addicted to drugs and alcohol now have access to the groundbreaking model that has facilitated thousand of sex addicts in achieving long-lasting recovery. This revolutionary model helps therapists and recovering people understand the interaction between trauma and brain science and how these factors play a role in the development of addiction to drugs and alcohol.

Facing Addiction distills Dr. Carnes’ more than thirty years of research to show addicts how to embrace lasting long-term recovery through a thirty-task model. The first seven tasks are presented to help readers break through denial and participate in a culture of support.

• Recovery Zone, Vol. 1: Making Changes that Last - The Internal Tasks
• Facing the Shadow [3rd Edition]: Starting Sexual and Relationship Recovery
• Facing Heartbreak: Steps to Recovery for Partners of Sex Addicts
• Help Her Heal: An Empathy Workbook for Sex Addicts to Help their Partners Heal
• A Gentle Path through the Twelve Steps: The Classic Guide for All People in the Process of Recovery
• Shadows of the Cross: A Christian Companion to Facing the Shadow
• Breaking Free: A Recovery Workbook for Facing Codependence
• Mending a Shattered Heart: A Guide for Partners of Sex Addicts
• The Betrayal Bond: Breaking Free of Exploitive Relationships
• Out of the Shadows: Understanding Sexual Addiction