Description

For family members of someone afflicted with addiction, as well as for everyone trying to understand what drives it (and what can break it), this book is the most visual and most upbeat read on a topic that is more relevant today than ever before.

There was a time when addicts were maligned as lacking willpower or inner strength. Though that view might persist in the public mind, it has, over the last couple of decades, been unequivocally overturned by neuroscience. Today we know that addiction is a brain disease, fueled by disruption of the neurotransmitter, dopamine, when a host of substances and lifestyle practices upend the body's chemistry, replacing pleasure with pain. The Addiction/Recovery Forula covers the human story and the latest research and advancements in areas from the Substance Use Disorders (SUDs) to lived addictions like gambling, workaholism, and extreme sports. In a series of personal essays, features, and deep dive reports, we explain the challenges and a new era of understanding, treatment, and hope.