These meditations continue the tradition of Hazelden's beloved series of daily readings by providing moments of recognition, confession, and healing for those who are realizing that recovery rarely follows a neat or comfortable path. Along the way, we plant beautiful roses only to be injured by their thorns, and we pull up unwanted dandelions that, at times, are our only source of wishes.

By sharing the realities we never expected our families to face, mothers of addicted children support each other through experiences that can only be feared and imagined by others. From our shared struggles emerge opportunities for personal growth. Tending Dandelions is a vital source of wisdom, support, and strength that helps us begin our own journey of recovery.

We all need to take a closer look at the things we've avoided--the things lurking around in this place where love and addiction meet--so we're as strong as we can be.

--Sandra Swenson, author of Tending Dandelions

Living Sober is an extremely informative book which does not offer a plan for getting sober but does offer us sound advice about how to stay sober. Basic, essential information from Alcoholics Anonymous. As the book states, Anyone can get sober. . .the trick is to live sober.

Look after yourself. Look after each other.

In 1986, Dr. I. Michael Kaufmann asked for help with his addiction to opiates. That life-changing call altered the course of his medical career, ultimately leading him to help thousands of others struggling with the same issues, including doctors, residents, and health professionals and their families. Drugs, Lies & Docs is his story-and so much more.

You either get help, or bad things happen.

Drawing from a distinguished career that spans decades, Dr. Kaufmann explores addiction and recovery in the twenty-first century. Drugs, Lies & Docs provides a rare glimpse into educating health care workers on how to help each other rise to meet the unique demands of addressing addiction in the medical profession. In the classroom of Drugs, Lies & Docs you'll gain wisdom and valuable insights while real-life testimonies, including Dr. Kaufmann's personal journey, steep each lesson in authenticity and compassion.

When we tell our stories, we are not alone. We join-we heal.

Dr. Kaufmann knows stigma and shame kill as surely as a lethal overdose. He also knows firsthand that sharing honest stories about addiction and recovery is the most powerful way to reach those already suffering and help them break through to long-term wellness.

Authentic, compassionate, raw, and real, Drugs, Lies & Docs addresses addiction with dignity. It offers hope. With a commitment to education and a heartfelt call to action, Dr. Kaufmann's memoir champions recovery and the enduring humanity required to sustain it in the high-stakes world of medical practice.

People are dying because of ignorance. They are dying because unremitting propaganda is denying them vital safety information. They are dying because legislators and the media are censoring the science, and are ruthlessly pushing an ideological agenda instead. They are dying because the first casualty of war is truth, and the war on drugs is no different. This book makes a significant contribution in confronting this harrowing and tragic narrative.

Over a 12 year period the author of this book self-administered over 180 psychoactive substances; both chemicals and plants. For each he recorded the life-sensitive safety data, including the anticipated onset times, the common threshold doses, the routes of administration, and the expected duration of the experience.

In addition, for every compound he also produced a trip report, detailing the qualitative experience itself. This delivered another invaluable insight, enabling, for example, an objective assessment of the extent of any loss of judgement and self-control.

This is a substantial body of work, embracing a wealth of direct support material, including addiction/overdose advice, relative harm tables, and legal briefings. Its contents also extend to cover aspects such as drug tourism, psychedelic exploration and drug related culture. It is crammed with detailed reference data, and even includes its own drug dictionary.

The Drug Users Bible is a unique and unprecedented volume of encyclopaedic research, embracing the full extent of the drugscape. Its objective is to provide, without fear or compromise, core and critical information to support the health, welfare and well-being of the 250 million people in the world who use drugs.

The book itself is lavishly illustrated with hundreds of photographs, taken by the author himself.

THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
The first section comprises a comprehensive introduction to crucial drug concepts and practices. This, in itself, is indispensable prior-reading for anyone who chooses to use a psychoactive substance.

It contains, for example, a detailed risk mitigation procedure: 'The 10 Commandments of Safer Drug Use'. This presents a generic set of easily understood steps to aid personal safety, inclusive of an illustrated explanation of how to identity test the substances themselves.

THE PSYCHOACTIVE DRUGS
The full gamut of psychoactive chemicals and botanicals is meticulously covered. Well known examples include heroin, cannabis, xanax, kratom, cocaine, DMT, methamphetamine, ketamine, LSD, ayahuasca, alcohol, and MDMA. Lesser known examples include 4-ho-met, calea, ephenidine, mad honey, mapacho, a-PHP, and yohimbe.

The scope also extends well beyond the most common categories, of psychedelics, stimulants, depressants and dissociatives. Included, for example, are dream herbs and nootropics. The investigation of psychoactivity was unbounded and unfettered.

THE WORLDSCAPE
Drug use does not occur in a vacuum, so the final section considers the wider context, with in-depth examination of everything from travel to the horrors of the war on drugs. Facts, science and genuine statistics replace the myths, fabrications and propaganda of the prevailing social order, again with welfare and safety emphasized.

EDUCATION SAVES LIVES
Education underpins harm reduction, and is the primary driver throughout. Indeed, personal safety is the first and last message, and guides the entire narrative. This is a book for drug users and their families. It is a book which will help to avert tragedy. It is a book which will save lives.

When Lewis Presnall's The Search for Serenity and How to Achieve It was originally published in 1959, there was no publication party or PR campaign. There were no advertisements and of course no postings on Facebook or Twittter. And yet the book-which was originally published by an AA chapter-has sold tens of thousands of copies; its only publicity has been through friends or relatives telling other friends or relatives that they have to read it too. Over the years the book has transcended the AA/self-help book genre to become a touchstone for many thousands of readers from a variety of backgrounds.

For over half a century Presnall's advice and wisdom has changed lives, and they still resonate today. He shows us that serenity is truly a choice-as is misery. You do not need to feel trapped by your emotions, and in The Search for Serenity and How to Achieve It, you will learn how you can purge your despair to change the way you feel. It all begins with self-analysis and awareness. This guide goes beyond self-help-it sets you on the road to long-term spiritual growth that brings clear insight and reflection. Presnall's words offer comprehensive tools to combat several obstacles including depression, addiction, stress, and other negative emotional habits. Presnall has provided an enduring and encouraging guide for taking control of our lives and finding contentment and enjoyment.

This classic book describes the real practical ways to replace misery or stress with serenity and is a most helpful guide for anyone seeking peace of mind in this troubled world of tensions, pressures, and fears.

Do you feel trapped by your addiction to cannabis? Is your motivation and lust for life being sapped by an obsession with your next joint? If so, then this book is for you.

Allen Carr's Easyway method is a global phenomenon - a clinically proven and 100% drug-free treatment for nicotine addiction. This book applies that tried-and-tested method to the problem of marijuana addiction. With clear no-nonsense guidance, this book gives you a structured, easy-to-follow method for getting free from cannabis painlessly and immediately.

The ingenious thing about the Easyway method is that it doesn't rely on willpower. Instead it works by unravelling the cognitive brainwashing behind your addiction. This means that you will not only be set free from your cannabis addiction but you will also find it easy and even enjoyable to quit:

- Without using willpower, aids, substitutes, or gimmicks
- Without envying partners, friends or colleagues who use cannabis
- Without suffering anxiety, depression, or unpleasant withdrawal symptoms

This method is effective for anyone who consumes cannabis in any form, including joints, bongs, edibles, capsules, vape or other methods. Simply read this book and become a happy, cannabis-free person for the rest of your life.

What people say about Allen Carr's Easyway method:

Allen Carr's international bestseller...has helped countless people quit.
Time Out New York

His skill is in removing the psychological dependence.
The Sunday Times

An example of how, at any point, we each have the power to say, This is not how the story ends. And Rory proves it.

After seventeen years of chasing after crack cocaine, Rory Londer was crushed by failure. He had loving parents and was on honor roll lists, but addiction is a switch that can flip inside anyone. He had eaten food from the trash bin and starved in ten-degree weather, trying to collect quarters for one more hit. Now he's a millionaire, but this story is not a rags-to-riches tale. It's about emerging from the shadows of guilt and shame.

This collection of twelve lessons from Rory's life is a guide to feeling like a disappointment, finding yourself, and then fighting for the life you want. High school teacher, Sweta Patel, interviewed Rory over two years to capture how building connections with others saved him. And when she brought his techniques to the classroom to connect with the hard-to-reach student, it was clear, his lessons aren't for the addict alone.

Discover a deeper understanding of award-winning Should've Been Dead with these exclusive extras included in the back of the book:

• Book Club Conversation Starters: Engage in meaningful discussions with friends or your book club using ten conversation starters. Explore the themes, characters, and key points of Should've Been Dead.
• Chapter-by-Chapter In-Depth Discussion Questions: Delve into the heart of the story with more comprehensive chapter-by-chapter discussion questions. Dissect pivotal moments and memorable quotes, and find personal connections within the narrative.

In his heartfelt account, Kenric L Williams provides a raw and honest narrative of his harrowing journey to overcome SELF. He also shares details of his struggle with drug addiction, periods of homelessness, and constant feelings of restlessness, irritability, and discontentment. Throughout his story, he skillfully describes his steps to begin the journey to free himself from self-bondage and their origins. He emphasizes that overcoming oneself is the only way out and the only journey that matters.

In 2012, Lori L. Gottula was a wife, mom, grandma, successful business owner, community leader-and opiate addict. She became dependent upon painkillers because of a chronic back condition, but is proof that opioid addiction can happen to anyone, even those who wear the most convincing of masks. Addiction is a national epidemic that knows no social or economic boundaries.

Broken and Chained: My First Thirty Days in the Hell Called Detox shows, in gut-wrenching detail, Gottula's freefall to rock bottom, and her first thirty days in detox. It also includes revelations about her functional alcoholism, food addictions, and codependent relationships, and details the grit it takes to break free. It is an extremely difficult road, but in the end, Gottula finds hope, peace, life, and joy. She gives God the glory for all.

Broken and Chained is neither a textbook about drug abuse nor a self-help guide with how-to exercises. It is a very personal, raw testimony that has universal connections. Everyone is weighed down by their own chains. Gottula hopes the story of her unshackling can inspire others, and the loved ones who support them.

Are you struggling with addiction? Maybe you have a sincere desire to change, but somehow find yourself back in the same cycles?

If so, this book is for you God's Prescription for Addiction applies biblical principles that are designed to set captives free. Each chapter will give you practical steps to help you transform your life. Are you ready for something new? Take this journey with us out of bondage and into freedom

Addiction and Grace offers an inspiring and hope-filled vision for those who desire to explore the mystery of who and what they really are. May examines the processes of attachment that lead to addiction and describes the relationship between addiction and spiritual awareness. He also details the various addictions from which we can suffer, not only to substances like alcohol and drugs, but to work, sex, performance, responsibility, and intimacy.

Drawing on his experience as a psychiatrist working with the chemically dependent, May emphasizes that addiction represents an attempt to assert complete control over our lives. Addiction and Grace is a compassionate and wise treatment of a topic of major concern in these most addictive of times, one that can provide a critical yet hopeful guide to a place of freedom based on contemplative spirituality.

Parents will learn from Richard Capriola, a mental health and addictions counselor, the importance of comprehensive assessments - and what to look for in a counselor to know you're getting the right help.

READ TO THIS BOOK AND BECOME HAPPILY COCAINE-FREE FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.

Are you losing yourself because of your addiction to cocaine? Is it hurting your relationships, self-esteem and sense of fulfillment? Allen Carr's Easyway method will set you free from the tyranny of cocaine and enable you to get your life back!

Allen Carr's Easyway method is a global phenomenon - a clinically proven and 100% drug-free treatment for nicotine addiction which has since been successfully applied to a variety of addictions and behavioral issues. This book applies that tried-and-tested method to the problem of cocaine addiction, giving you a structured, easy-to-follow method for getting free from cannabis painlessly and immediately.

The ingenious thing about the Easyway method is that it doesn't rely on willpower. Instead it works by unraveling the cognitive brainwashing behind your addiction. This means that you will not only be set free from your cocaine addiction but you will also find it easy and even enjoyable to quit.

- No willpower, aids, substitutes or gimmicks necessary
- No anxiety, depression, or unpleasant withdrawal symptoms
- Effective for anyone who consumes cocaine, in any form

This book is designed to help busy people, who appreciate clear no-nonsense guidance. Simply read, follow the steps and become a happy, cocaine-free person for the rest of your life.

What people say about Allen Carr's Easyway method:

Allen Carr's international bestseller...has helped countless people quit.
Time Out New York

His skill is in removing the psychological dependence.
The Sunday Times

Una historia en la que el por qué a mí? se convirtió en Gracias porque a mí.

Un gracias que te puede parecer absurdo si no ves más allá, si no ves con los ojos del alma que encuentra en todo un para qué. El protagonista es mi hijo Francisco (Paco). Él me ha dado su permiso para contarte su historia, que es también la mía y se parece a la de millones.

Las historias superadas ameritan ser contadas, porque pueden servir a otros. Hay cosas que tienen que suceder; que están escritas así para que abran, para que empujen, para que hagan crecer. Las piezas y los actores se van poco a poco entrelazando, a veces durante años, para que suceda eso que ya es.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

A moving personal story about a mother's struggle to overcome codependency and muster the strength to help free her son from addiction.

I'm going to tell you a story, one that's begging to be told. A true story about drugs, suffering and redemption. About heaven and hell, torment and guilt, faith and miracles, power and love.

A story in which why did this happen to me? becomes thank goodness this happened to me.

Feeling grateful might seem absurd if you don't look beyond the events themselves to see the deeper meaning. The protagonist is my son, Francisco (Paco). He gave me permission to tell you his story, which is my story, too, and that of millions of others.

Stories like this deserve to be told because of their power to help others. Some things have to happen, are meant to be this way so that they push you to open yourself, to grow. The different pieces and actors in them come together to make them that way.

Discover how to free yourself from addiction with the power of Sobriety.

Are you battling addiction? Have you recently overcome addiction, and do you want to stay sober? Are you looking for a powerful tool to help you maintain or find Sobriety and succeed on your road to recovery? Then this is the book for you.

A master of Sobriety and recovered alcoholic of over ten years, POP Buchanan reveals the formula he used to put his life back on track and build the positivity he needed to find and maintain Sobriety.

Packed with over 365 profound and inspirational affirmations, as well as 20 healing prayers, spiritual-quotes, and a 15-day prayer plan, this powerful book offers you a simple and practical roadmap to addiction recovery. Challenging you to transform your mindset and stay free from whatever addiction you suffer from, the Sober is Dope book arms you with the spiritual, emotional, and psychological tools you need to build your life back up.

Here's what you'll discover inside:

• 365 Profound Daily Affirmations For Mental Health, Well-being, Healing, and Positivity
• Prayers For Forgiveness, Addiction Healing, and Mental Health
• A 15-Day Devotional For Spiritual Health
• Tips For The Law of Attraction and Creating The Life That You Want
• Meditations For Attracting Health, Clarity, and Peace
• 100 Tips For Transforming Recovery, Health, and Mental Health
• And So Much More

Don't let addiction control your life any longer. Instead, take your life into your own hands, create a world of positivity around you, and harness the power of Sobriety to begin your journey to the life that you want to live. With honest, heartfelt advice and vital spiritual experience tools that have helped countless people on their road to lasting sobriety, this book is perfect for anybody looking to beat addiction for good.

Buy now to begin your journey to overcoming addiction!

The book provides a step-by-step guide to kick-start your recovery with realistic actions that anyone can follow. It explores the power of New Year's resolutions and how to leverage them for meaningful, long-term change. With 100 practical tips to keep you motivated throughout the year, Sober New Year's ensures you'll always have actionable strategies at your fingertips.

Understanding addiction is key to overcoming it, and this guide helps you grasp the roots of your struggles while offering insight on how to move forward. You'll also learn the importance of accountability partners, equipping you with tools to build a reliable support network and stay on track. Relapse prevention techniques are covered in-depth, helping you recognize and avoid triggers while staying focused on your recovery goals.

In addition to practical advice, Sober New Year's offers 365 daily affirmations to inspire and strengthen your resolve every day of the year. POP Buchanan shares his personal experience and expert insights, making the book relatable and empowering for anyone on the journey to sobriety.

Make this the year you break free from addiction and embrace a life of clarity, growth, and purpose. With Sober New Year's, you'll discover how to harness fresh starts, build positive habits, and stay motivated on your path to recovery. This transformative guide offers the tools and encouragement you need to reclaim your life and thrive in sobriety starting today. Don't wait for a crisis to make a change start your journey now and make this year your best one yet.

You'll laugh and cry with his mother, Laura Stack, as she retells the story of Johnny's joyful childhood and then takes you through the unthinkable tragedy of his loss. It's every parent's nightmare. But this book is much more than Johnny's story.

Today Laura, who is a nationally recognized speaker and best-selling author, leads a national effort of parents, impacted family members, healthcare professionals, coalitions, teachers, and youth who are concerned about the harmful effects of marijuana on our children, teenagers, and emerging adults.

This book is a clarion call for parents across America to educate themselves about the risks of today's high-THC marijuana products and to better understand the potentially devastating effects on youth mental health. Laura's real-life story is backed by recent scientific-based research on how today's potent THC products lead to mental illnesses in adolescents, such as anxiety, depression, paranoia, psychosis, and sadly, suicidal ideation.

This book is her vision to dramatically decrease adolescent marijuana usage, the false perception of safety, mental illness, and suicide, to allow our youth to live productive, happy lives.