Now What?: An Insider's Guide to Addiction and RecoveryAddiction and recovery insider and expert William Cope Moyers answers the question âeoeNow what?âe 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 itâe(tm)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 heâe(tm)s helped, Moyers applies his passion and trademark down-to-earth, style to lead readers through the process of recognizing when someone needs help, finding a quality treatment program, navigating the treatment process, and establishing a support system after treatment. |
Contents
Introduction HelpMy Son Is Dying | 1 |
The Addicts Brain on Drugs | 9 |
Chapter 2 Bowling and Addiction | 29 |
Chapter 3 Giving Up by Giving In | 51 |
Chapter 4 Treatment | 81 |
FromI to We | 111 |
Chapter 6 Relapse Isnt a DirtyWord | 147 |
Epilogue Pass It On | 167 |
DAST20 | 175 |
Appendix C Your Plan for the First Five DaysSober and DrugFree | 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 |
Back cover | 195 |
Appendix A Resources for Getting Help | 173 |
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