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

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Hazelden Publishing, Sep 24, 2012 - Self-Help - 193 pages
Addiction 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
Copyright

Appendix A Resources for Getting Help
173

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<strong>William C. Moyers</strong> is the vice president of Public Affairs and Community Relations at Hazelden Foundation and author of the <em>New York Times</em> best–selling title <em>Broken: My Story of Addiction and Redemption</em>. Moyers is a regular spokesperson for the media and regularly appears on, <em>Good Morning America</em>. He has also been featured on <em>Oprah</em>, and more recently on CBS News, CNN, and <em>Dr. Drew</em>.|<strong>William C. Moyers</strong> is the vice president of Public Affairs and Community Relations at Hazelden Foundation and author of the <em>New York Times</em> best–selling title <em>Broken: My Story of Addiction and Redemption</em>. Moyers is a regular spokesperson for the media and regularly appears on, <em>Good Morning America</em>. He has also been featured on Oprah, and more recently on CBS News, CNN, and <em>Dr. Drew</em>.

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