Just the Faqs, Please

Download or read book Just the Faqs, Please written by Dan Baldwin and published by . This book was released on 2016-12-06 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Just the FAQs, Please, About Alcohol and Drug Abuse is a reader-friendly journey though the perplexing world of drug abuse and its more sinister cousin, chemical dependency. The War on Drugs has been waged for generations through laws, school programs, social movements and law enforcement. While fodder for television and movie plots, the drug problem has raised a host of basic questions from people who aren't in the trenches. These Frequently Asked Questions have been posed to the authors for more than twenty years and are addressed in this lively survey. The book is not a recovery manual, a research report, or a self-help book. It is a handy guide for readers who wonder what drug abuse is all about. How do addicts think? What is enabling? What are the facts about denial, treatment, co-dependency, and other issues? These are answered her in behavioral terms. The authors combine history, humor and indisputable facts to assist the reader in understanding the confusing dynamics of drug abuse and addiction. Whether you realize it or not, you are involved in the war on drugs. Here's how to know the enemy.