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While rehab may mark the starting point for recovery, the real work of staying sober takes place when a patient goes home. This book provides a blueprint for the newly sober and their loved ones for all that must follow in order to make recovery a long-term reality.
List of contents
Introduction: Point of Departure
Chapter 1: Auspicious Beginnings: The Pink Cloud
Chapter 2: Medication Assisted Treatment: What You Need to Know
Chapter 3: Homecoming: When the Rubber Meets the Road
Chapter 4: Preparing to Move Forward: Beyond Enabling and Codependence
Chapter 5: Post-Rehab Fellowships and How They Help
Chapter 6: Creating a Recovery Lifestyle, Part 1: People
Chapter 7: Creating a Recovery Lifestyle, Part 2: Places, Routines & Interests
Chapter 8: Double Trouble: Substance Abuse and Mental Illness
Chapter 9: Healing Damaged Relationships
Chapter 10: Spirituality and Recovery
Chapter 11: What If It Doesn't Work? Analyzing Slips and Relapses
Epilogue
Bibliography
Notes
Index
About the Author
About the author
Joseph Nowinski, PhD, has held positions as assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of California San Francisco and associate professor of psychology at the University of Connecticut. In addition to independent practice, he is currently assistant professor at the Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School of Addiction Studies. Nowinski is the author of a number of books, including The Twelve Step Facilitation Handbook; Almost Alcoholic: (Is My or My Loved One’s) Drinking a Problem?; and If You Work It, It Works!: The Science Behind 12 Step Recovery.
Summary
This book picks up where “rehab” leaves off, and where the real work of recovery from substance abuse begins. It is a practical guide not only for the newly sober, but for their loved ones as well.
