The Real Alcoholism and Addiction Cure

I am putting the finishing touches on my book, 'Success for Addicts' which is hopefully coming out within a few days. So basically, this blog just went up, I have no idea if anyone is reading it and haven t fully figured out how to get it in front of people, However; in editing my book some people have said to me 'this is too simple.'

Will simplicity put people off? Do people expect that getting sober needs to be difficult? I dont mean that it is an entire book dedicated to 'dont pick up.' And, honestly I dont think that is true. If I feel like having a drink, I have one. Of course, my drug of choice was heroin, but, if I have any reason to take pain pills I do, without hesitation or incident when I no longer need them.

The book isnt about moderation either, I dont use any substance often enough to have to moderate it. It is really about a paradigm shift, which techniques to induce a shift in the mind of any addict that desires it. Call it "Law of Attraction for Addicts." It could really be aimed at any group of people that are unfulfilled but addiction medicine is obviously failing and I have an answer for that.

If anyone reads this that is struggling with addiction and has thoughts please let me know. Please dont argue for AA unless you are aware of the stats: 3 people in 100 will be sober for one year, at five years that number drops by half.

Oh, and I have read "The Alcoholism and Addiction Cure" by Chris Prentiss, co-founder of Passages Malibu (who has the cutest co founder/son in the world) and it is a good book, BUT it missed the most crucial points and would cost someone as much to carry out his suggestions as it would to attend the Ubber Exclusive Rehab. My thoughts about his theory are that he is definitely moving in the right direction and I like his out of the box thought and OBVIOUS realization that his junky son (who I think is adorable, no offense) was not getting 'well' anywhere he sent him (my story could be verbatim).

I like that he is doing this different and would put money on his rehab having higher success rates (unfortunately most private rehabs will not allow 3rd parties to verify their stats so there is little to compare them to) than almost anywhere in the country.

But is is totally unnecessary to pay that much or go to that much trouble unless you believe you have to. I have some real horror stories from rehab, like serious dangerous territory, but usually they are just unpleasant, degrading, and ineffective.

Jails and rehabs are both revolving doors and once you start, if you are like most, you are going to return over and over and over....