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When Gwen borrows her sister's wedding limo and subsequently crashes into someone's property, she must face her alcohol and drug addiction and enter rehabilitation.

Presents the author's first-hand account of his recovery from drug and alcohol addiction, beginning with his enrollment in a Minnesota rehabilitation center after a two-week blackout and ending with his rejection of all Twelve Step programs.

"The story of a hummingbird's early life and how they make their way into the world"-- Provided by publisher.

Nurse Dana Steele finds herself falling in love with Gannon van der Vere, a patient temporarily blinded by shrapnel.

Hamdy, a diabetes and weight management expert, reveals a usable and doable step-by-step 12-week plan based on the successful Why WAIT (Weight Achievement and Intensive Treatment) program he conducts at Joslin Diabetes Center. Colberg, an exercise physiologist, provides exercise plans that will help you get results-- and keep them. Together they show you how to stop fearing the scale, and provide checklists and worksheets that will keep you motivated....

Author David Sheff offers a new paradigm for dealing with addiction based on cutting-edge research and stories of his own and other families' struggles with--and triumphs over--drug abuse. "Addiction is a preventable, treatable disease, not a moral failing. As with other illnesses, the approaches most likely to work are based on science -- not on faith, tradition, contrition, or wishful thinking. These facts are the foundation of Clean, a myth-shattering...

"A hilarious and moving chronicle of a wildly flawed family that comes together--in rehab, of all places--even as each member is on the verge of falling apart Introducing the Kesslers: Marty, a retired LA film producer whose self-worth has been eroded by age and a late-in-life passion for opioids; his daughter Janine, former child star suffering the aftereffects of a life in the public eye; and granddaughter Hailey, the "less-than" twin sister, whose...

When there's an addict in the family, you may find yourself in a codependent role: trying so hard to keep your loved one alive, out of jail, or emotionally appeased that you actually prevent them from realizing they need help. Barnett offers a step-by-step guide to dealing with a loved one's addiction, coping with the emotional hurdles of having an addicted family member, and making informed decisions on how to best help them-- and yourself.

While visiting her aunt in Carmel, California, Kelsey Stewart is coaxed into helping a little boy, Jody, recover from his injuries but she soon begins to suspect that Jody's accident may not have been so accidental, leading her to suspect a dangerous cult.

This book, which describes the author's one-man crusade for a new penal rehabilitation program, known as The Seventh Step, takes you right into the drama of prison life. In 1963, Bill Sands, an ex-convict, and the Reverend James Post formulated a self- help group in the Kansas State Prison. This first pre-release program adopted a slogan and guidelines that are the basis of The Seventh Step programs today. This was a danger-charged mission of an ex-inmate...