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Painkillers, Heroin, and the Road to Sanity

Real Solutions for Long-term Recovery from Opiate Addiction

by Joani Gammill
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Recovery from prescription painkiller or heroin addiction can feel impossible, with low numbers of people sustaining recovery. But there is hope. With guidance from those in long-term recovery, along with new approaches to treatment, a healthy, drug-free life is possible.
Recovery from prescription painkiller or heroin addiction can feel impossible, especially considering that those who have gone through typical twenty-eight-day treatment programs often experience relapses and sometimes even fatal overdoses. But there is hope.In Painkillers, Heroin, and the Road to Sanity, recovering addict and prominent interventionist Joani Gammill offers a radically effective approach for those struggling with opiate addiction, sharing sometimes controversial tips that have worked for others who are in long-term recovery. Gammill examines the science behind the low numbers of people sustaining recovery from the disease of opiate addiction. Tapping the pioneering work of treatment professionals whose new approaches are changing the way we think about opiate addiction, she offers practical steps for creating a realistic and effective recovery plan.Gammill affirms that recovery from opiate addiction is a process, not an event. This honest and trustworthy guide reveals that, although it may not happen in one detox or treatment experience, a healthy, drug-free life is possible.

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    June 10, 2014

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      • ISBN: 9781616495282

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      • ISBN: 9781616495282
      • File size: 942 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      April 7, 2014
      Gammill, who regularly leads interventions on Dr. Phil, addresses a rise in opiate abuse in the United States and the nature of addiction and recovery, informed by her own lifelong struggle with prescription painkillers. Two million Americans are currently afflicted with opiate addiction, and with new uncrushable Oxycontin pills, many users have switched to heroin. The ages of first-time users is skewing younger than ever and have a higher rate of relapse after recovery. Gammill became addicted to pain medication post-surgery, using it to deal with residual pain from being molested as a child, alongside untreated anxiety and depression. She recounts her experiences with “doctor shopping,” seasonal “euphoric recall,” thoughts of suicide, and compulsive behaviors. Gammill critiques the “managed care” healthcare system in which hurried doctors dole out pills with little forethought, pharmaceutical companies unscrupulously push medications, and insurance companies fail to cover rehab expenses while their CEOs net huge profits. Gammill recommends working a 12-step program and provides strategies for maintaining sobriety as well as other options if you cannot afford treatment. This book provides a welcome education on opiate addiction and thoughtful words of support from someone who has been there and come out the other side.

    • Library Journal

      August 1, 2014

      Opiate addiction is rampant, and recovering addict and interventionist Gammill (The Interventionist) provides a radically effective approach to getting and staying clean. Opiate addiction is an illness that the author asserts may take a multipronged approach to recover from. Gammill explores the physiology of opiate addiction and shows how innocently one may become hooked on any of these substances. The strongest point of her message is that there is hope, although some of that resides in reforming the addiction treatment and legal system. On a personal level, the author provides a five-day plan for withdrawing from drugs and beginning recovery. VERDICT Most helpful for those embedded in opiate abuse and their friends or family members who are seeking understanding and help.

      Copyright 2014 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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