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The Addiction Spectrum

Written by: Paul Thomas, Jennifer Margulis
Narrated by: Joe Knezevich
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Drug overdose is now the leading cause of death for Americans under 50. Even as opiate addiction skyrockets, more people than ever before are hooked on alcohol, sedatives, cigarettes, and even screens. The face and prevalence of addiction has changed and evolved, but our solutions to addiction are stuck in the past.

We’ve been treating addiction as a black or white issue, a disease you either suffer from or from which will never suffer. The problem with this model is that it doesn’t account for the incredible forces working against all of us, pushing all of us toward addiction: stress, undernourishment, sleep deprivation, vitamin D deficiency, and isolation, not to mention a flawed medical system and corrupt pharmaceutical companies doling out prescriptions at every turn.

The truth: Addiction is a disease that, like many others, exists on a spectrum. We are more vulnerable to becoming addicted to substances at certain points in our lives and, based on the evidence provided in The Addiction Spectrum, most effective at kicking addiction when we take a holistic approach. With the help of the 13-point plan and individual protocols detailed in this audiobook, you have the power to change your destiny.

No one understands this more than Dr. Paul Thomas, who recovered from alcohol addiction early in his career and founded one of the most effective rehabilitation centers for teens and young adults in his hometown of Portland, Oregon. Named one of the top family doctors and one of the top pediatricians in the country, Dr. Paul is also board-certified in both integrative medicine and addiction medicine. This unique combination of specialties is intentional: Dr. Paul has devoted his entire life and career to saving lives.

Using the best conventional medicine alongside the new science of alternative health, Dr. Paul has treated thousands of patients with the life-saving solutions provided in The Addiction Spectrum. Addiction is a compendium of often devastating circumstances that have gone unchecked by society for far too long. This audiobook is a positive light and guide to overcoming not only addiction but the challenges and obstacles that affect us all.

Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2018 Paul Thomas, MD, and Jennifer Margulis, PhD (P)2018 HarperCollins Publishers

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Not even close to the path of recovery

This book doesn't even begin the path to recovery. Not even close. In fact, the strategies that are discussed in this book are more like a foundation of healthy living, not treating drug addiction. I almost gave up early on when he mentions the healing properties of "essential oils" but decided to give it a chance and I was severely disappointed. The book is contradicting in the sense that early on he says to "treat the cause, not the symptoms", and then goes on for chapters about the benefits of a healthy diet, sleep, and reducing stress and anger. The writer also talks about the benefits of things that I'm pretty sure to have been debunked by science, like the benefits of organic foods, and the dangers of GMOs. If you've read this much of my review and you think this book has nothing to do with treating addiction you'd be right. The writer even tells you that you should seek counselling and gives some vague info about how to get started and what the costs are (none of this even matters unless it's specific to your country/state/city). Don't listen to this if you actually want to know more about addiction. Listen to it if you want rudimentary information on how to live a healthy life.

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