Now What?: An Insider's Guide to Addiction and Recovery

by William Cope Moyers

Overview

Addiction and recovery insider and expert William Cope Moyers answers the question "Now What?" for addicts and their loved ones, every step of their journey from contemplation through intervention, treatment, and recovery.

Addiction and recovery insider and expert William Cope Moyers answers the question “Now what?” for addicts and their loved ones along every step of their journey through contemplation, intervention, treatment, and recovery.As the survivor of multiple relapses and near-fatal experiences with his addiction to alcohol and other drugs, William Cope Moyers knows what it’s like to desperately need, but not know how to find, a good treatment program. As Moyers was struggling, his parents—television journalist Bill Moyers and his wife, Judith—were also battling to understand what was happening to their son and what to do about it. Thanks to a successful intervention, intensive inpatient treatment, and a rigorous Twelve Step program, Moyers has been clean and sober since 1994, and has devoted his life to guiding others in getting the help they need.In the course of his work as a recovery advocate and ambassador with Hazelden Foundation, Moyers has talked with hundreds of alcoholics, addicts, and their families and has been a lifeline in helping them get the treatment they need. Drawing from both his own journey and the experiences of those he’s helped, Moyers applies his passion and trademark down-to-earth, style to lead readers through the process ofrecognizing when someone needs help,finding a quality treatment program,navigating the treatment process, andestablishing a support system after treatment.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781616494193
Publisher:	Hazelden Publishing
Publication date:	09/24/2012
Pages:	208
Sales rank:	840,126
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

William C. Moyers is the vice president of Public Affairs and Community Relations at Hazelden Foundation and author of the New York Times best-selling title Broken: My Story of Addiction and Redemption. Moyers is a regular spokesperson for the media and regularly appears on Good Morning America. He has also been featured on Oprah, and multiple times on CBS News, CNN, Dr. Drew, WebMD, and the Huffington Post.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vii

Foreword Bill Moyers Judith Moyers ix

Introduction "Help, My Son Is Dying!" 1

Chapter 1 Swiss Cheese: The Addict's Brain on Drugs 9

Chapter 2 Bowling and Addiction 29

Chapter 3 Giving Up by Giving In 51

Chapter 4 Treatment 81

Chapter 5 Peer Recovery: From "I" to "We" 111

Chapter 6 Relapse Isn't a Dirty Word 147

Epilogue "Pass It On" 167

Appendix A Resources for Getting Help 173

Appendix B The Drug Abuse Screening Test: DAST-20 175

Appendix C Your Plan for the First Five Days Sober and Drug-Free 177

Appendix D Writing an Intervention Letter 183

Appendix E The Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous 189

Appendix F The Twelve Steps of Narcotics Anonymous 191

About the Author 193

Editorial Reviews

"A helpful new book. For those who need a structured program, Mr. Moyers describes what to consider to maximize the chances of overcoming addiction to alcohol or drugs."
--Jane Brody, The New York Times

"His message is one of facing the truth and gathering strength from understanding....The book is meant to reach out to beginners but covers everything that one needs to know to start--and keep going--on a path of recovery."
--Anna Jedrziewski, Spirit Connection New York, New York, NY

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