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| The Alcoholism and Addiction Cure: A Holistic Approach to Total Recovery | 
 enlarge | Author: Chris Prentiss
Publisher: Power Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  37 reviews
Sales Rank: 2141
Media: Paperback
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Pages: 240
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Dimensions (in): 9 x 6.1 x 1.2
ISBN: 0943015448
Dewey Decimal Number: 362
EAN: 9780943015446
ASIN: 0943015448
Publication Date: September 2005
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Book Description
The Alcoholism and Addiction Cure contains the incredible three-step program to total recovery that is the basis of the miraculous success of the Passages Addiction Cure Center in Malibu, California, the world's most successful substance abuse treatment center. While traditional treatments have a relapse rate as high as 80% or 90%, the world-famous Passages has a cure rate of 84.4%. This revolutionary book shows how you or a loved one can follow the same successful program used at Passages with the help of health professionals right where you live. You'll learn the three steps to permanent sobriety, the four causes of dependency, and how to create your own personalized treatment program—one that gets to the real, underlying causes of dependency. The book also shows how your thoughts, emotions, and beliefs are key factors in your recovery and how you can stimulate your body's self-healing potential to be forever free of dependency. The Alcoholism and Addiction Cure will show you how to end relapse, end your craving, and end your suffering.
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 Nothing really new, and a little dangerous December 31, 2005
74 out of 108 found this review helpful
First of all, let me get this out of the way. I am an AA member, but I have a very open mind. I could relate to a lot in this book, and that is probably because a lot is borrowed from the 12 step program. The biggest one being "drugs and alcohol are not the real problem". Funny how every non-AA program seems to agree on that. This one finite fact follows an old Chinese proverb, "if we do not change our direction, we are likely to end up where we are heading". AA states, "The same man will drink again". I have read the Rapid Recovery method, as well as Moderation Management. If all parties agree that the booze and drugs are not the real problem, then the real issue is how to go about living without the "crutches".
If is funny how these programs always bash AA, but AA does not bash them. This is because that is not part of a spiritual life that AA folk, who are serious, strive for. This man says that alcoholism is "not a disease". Hmmmm. First of all, I did not know he was a doctor. Secondly, it has been proven by studies at Oxford, The Mayo Clinic, Boston University, and others, that alcoholics, born with the D2 gene, do not process alcohol like temperate drinkers. Third, alcoholism is a recognized disease by the AMA. (He says for insurance purposes).
I leave you with this. I have a 159 I.Q, work for a Fortune 50 company, and am very musically and artistically talented, but given all that, I could not "think" my way out of addiction. The Big Book of AA states this. I tried Church, therapy, friends, moving around, changing jobs, girlfriends, brands, types, and amounts of alcohol. Nothing worked. This is because I have had a feeling of being "different" my entire life and did not really fit in, although I was wildly popular. In AA, I do feel like I belong. And the Big Book nails me every time. Even 70 years later.
If you are looking for a better life, a life without booze and or drugs, I hope you find it, no matter what type of help you choose. Just be weary of people who have only been around only 5 years and have a ridiculously expensive treatment center in Malibu. Another one who was anti AA was Audrey Kishline, founder of Moderation Management. We all know what happened to her. Peace be with you, and hope you find sobriety.
 For those who are 'white knuckling their way through sobriety...' February 13, 2007
74 out of 81 found this review helpful
As a talk show host I am accustom to being inundated with requests from PR folks trying to get me to book their particular client on my show to plug their book. Since I didn't like my current events show to be a blatant advertisement for a writer, I generally delete these types of solicitation ...25 times a day. In fact I had hit delete on the email regarding Chris Prentiss's book just as my eye caught a phrase and I had to actually retrieve the message. It was the cure rate of better than 80% that got my attention, and triggered my skepticism...along with a tiny sliver of hope since I knew how many times friends and members of my own family had fallen off the wagon. I booked Chris for 15 minutes and they sent me the book. A few days beforehand I thought I better skim the book so I could ask him some tough questions. I read the entire book and called the pr representative back and booked Chris for the entire show. I think what hooked me was Chris's comment about observing an AA meeting where people were `white knuckling their way through sobriety". Controversial statement. And true for too many. The book was specific about the path. Find the underlying cause(s). Work on that. The true story of his son's journey was engaging and encouraging. For weeks and months after the show I received emails and phone calls from listeners: "What was the name of that guy again? What's the name of his book?" Of all the shows and topics I have covered in 17 years on air, I have never received such a response.
This book will save lives November 16, 2005
46 out of 57 found this review helpful
I found this book insightful, uplifting and empowering. The author tells the story of his son's 10-year addiction to heroin, cocaine and alcohol. What is so amazing is that the author never accepts the platitudes about alcoholism & addiction and never gives up on his son, Pax. He debunks the myths that "alcoholism and addiction are diseases" and "once an addict always an addict" and shows us that "relapse is NOT part of recovery" but part of a system of treatment that doesn't work because it doesn't treat the real,underlying causes of alcoholism & addiction. After fighting his son's addictions for 10 years, the father helped his son finally figure out the underlying conditions that were causing his abuse of drugs and alcohol. That opened the way to Pax's cure. Chris and Pax then opened their own recovery center in Malibu, CA, so they could help cure others. They have an 84.4 % success rate where traditional treatments have a relapse rate as high as 80 or 90%. This wonderful book shows how you can develop your own personalized, holistic treatment program (uses integrative medicine--traditional plus the best of alternative medicine) with practitioners right where you live. The Alcoholism & Addiction Cure reveals the three steps to permanent sobriety and the four causes of dependency. If people buy this book for loved ones who have problems with drugs and alcohol, many lives will be saved.
The best book on the subject! Could not put it down September 13, 2007
25 out of 28 found this review helpful
I bought this book for a family member and was expecting another dull book an addiction, but to my surprise, it was so well written and the stories (like Pax's) were so exciting and read like a fiction thriller. I just could not put it down! (Hence it delayed me sending out the book).
What captivated me the most was Prentiss' novel outlook on the cure for addictions. He seems to have nailed it on the head - look to the root cause of the problem - which is often multi-faceted and he addresses each one of the possible treatment aspects in a holistic way. Most other treatment programs blame alcoholism on genes and call it an incurable disease. That approach does not seem to help people.
Prentiss' research and wisdom is a breath of fresh air. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to understand how to cure addiction - either their own or someone else's.
An important book that will help you create a breakthrough April 17, 2006
22 out of 23 found this review helpful
This book is vital for anyone who is struggling with alcoholism or addiction or has a loved one who is. You will not only find hope, but you'll find practical steps you can take right now to create a breakthrough. This book changed my entire perspective on alcoholism and addiction. Like many people, I thought they were incurable illnesses, and that it was always a long road back to recovery-if you ever made it back. Recently, I was at a seminar and started a conversation with the couple sitting next to me. When I asked the man his name, he told me his name and then immediately said, "I'm an alcoholic. I've been sober for 24 years." He said it was still a daily struggle for him to stay sober. What's amazing about this book is that it is based on a new program that is changing this paradigm completely. It's based on the successful program from Passages, a treatment center in Malibu, where the success rate is 84.4%, while traditional therapies have a relapse rate as high as 80 or 90%. This book shows how to discover the real, underlying causes of dependency and says that once they are identified and cured, the need for alcohol or drugs is no longer there, because the reason people are turning to them is no longer there. As the author explains, the real causes can be anything from hypoglycemia, attention deficit disorder, thyroid or brainwave pattern imbalances to deep emotional pain. Another key to the success of the program spelled out in this book is that it emphasizes one-one-one treatments rather than group meetings, which clearly aren't successful. The book tells you exactly which practitioners and doctors to work with to create your own one-on-one program with professionals right where you live. The author suggests using both traditional medical and complementary therapies. What is also remarkable is that those who have been through this program say they no longer struggle to stay sober. Don't be surprised that the concepts in this book are controversial. New breakthroughs always are. But you can't argue with the success this approach is having. I've recommended this book to many people because I've been so impressed with it.
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