Recovery from addiction : a practical guide to treatment, self-help, and quitting on your own / William Cloud and Robert Granfield.

Millions of people enter or seriously consider entering alcohol or drug treatment each year. In their understandable state of urgency, most first-time treatment seekers and their loved ones may rush to the first treatment option they encounter. They man not be aware of why one form of intervention would be a good choice for their particular problem or why some approaches may, under some conditions, actually be harmful. Lacking reliable information, they are unable to make informed choices. Recovery from addiction offers a concise, reader-friendly guide for substance-dependent persons, their families, and friends to help make sense of the full range of available treatment options—back cover.

Contents: Introduction—Overview of traditional addiction treatment—Pros and cons of entering traditional treatment—Pros and cons of participating in 12-step groups—New and emerging approaches to quitting—The environment of addiction and resolution—Selecting an approach that is best for you—Quitting on your own—Quitting the natural way : is natural resolution for you?—Initial challenges to self-change—Maintaining your recovery naturally—Living without addiction.