A compassionate, realistic guide to overcoming compulsive and addictive behavior: "The section on relapse is the best I have ever read." —Patricia O'Gorman, coauthor of Breaking the Cycle of AddictionMany people think that what the addict needs is willpower, but nothing could be further from the truth: When a person has already lost control over a drug or activity, attempts to control its use almost never work. Because the source of addiction isn't the dru...

"Dr. Dodes's approach runs directly counter to the paralyzing, but standard, message of 'powerlessness'—a message that reinforces the sense of helplessness that is at the root of addicts' life predicaments! Many psychiatrists recognize that this is where we must head, but Dr. Dodes is one with the guts to shine a beacon in the right direction."—Stanton Peele, PhD, author of 7 Tools to Beat Addiction and The Life Process Program of TreatmentThe follow-up to...