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Addiction: Breaking Free From Pain Pill & Opiate Addiction (Home Detox W/ Natural & Herbal Remedies for Pain Management of Withdrawals) Drug Abuse Recovery for The Addicted & Motivational Memoir
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Are you ready to detox off of prescription drugs?
Are you looking for a way to ease your withdrawal symptoms?
We have all heard that going to rehab is the best way to
go for recovery. Unfortunately life doesn't always permit
us to take the best routes. For those of you who are not
in a position for rehab, Amanda Jenkins wants to show
you, not only how to get through it at home, but also how
to do it in the most comfortable manner possible.
As most people underestimate the pain of withdrawal
symptoms from opiate addiction, Amanda Jenkins gets
it. She's been there..many times. Yet, after an 18 year
addiction to drugs, Amanda has finally broken free from
her binding chains. She now wants to show you exactly
how you can do it to.
In this book, Amanda doesn't sugar coat the process.
She is real, raw and uncut, while at the same time,
inspiring and extremely motivational. You will learn how
to emotionally prepare for your detox, you will find the
strength to get through it without quitting, and you'll
learn how to continue your sobriety afterwards.
With a list of Rx and herbal medications to help your
pain and a step-by-step program, this book is a must
read for all addicts and family members. It will give
your loved ones an inside look for more
understanding, and it will give the addict the hope
and drive to make a change.
Haven't you been doing this merry-go-round long enough? Don't wait. Download this book and find the strength within yourself to finally be free!
You can download this book free with Kindle Unlimited and Prime
This book has been previously published. Please check your kindle library before downloading.
Are you ready to detox off of prescription drugs?
Are you looking for a way to ease your withdrawal symptoms?
We have all heard that going to rehab is the best way to
go for recovery. Unfortunately life doesn't always permit
us to take the best routes. For those of you who are not
in a position for rehab, Amanda Jenkins wants to show
you, not only how to get through it at home, but also how
to do it in the most comfortable manner possible.
As most people underestimate the pain of withdrawal
symptoms from opiate addiction, Amanda Jenkins gets
it. She's been there..many times. Yet, after an 18 year
addiction to drugs, Amanda has finally broken free from
her binding chains. She now wants to show you exactly
how you can do it to.
In this book, Amanda doesn't sugar coat the process.
She is real, raw and uncut, while at the same time,
inspiring and extremely motivational. You will learn how
to emotionally prepare for your detox, you will find the
strength to get through it without quitting, and you'll
learn how to continue your sobriety afterwards.
With a list of Rx and herbal medications to help your
pain and a step-by-step program, this book is a must
read for all addicts and family members. It will give
your loved ones an inside look for more
understanding, and it will give the addict the hope
and drive to make a change.
Haven't you been doing this merry-go-round long enough? Don't wait. Download this book and find the strength within yourself to finally be free!
You can download this book free with Kindle Unlimited and Prime
This book has been previously published. Please check your kindle library before downloading.
41 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 6, 2013
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About the author
Amanda Jenkins
101 books86 followersAmanda Jenkins, before life as a homemaker and mother of four, worked in sales and marketing for a number of Christian retailers, as well as in visual communications and advertising. She spent ten years in L.A. alongside her film-making husband, surrounded by plastic surgery and high-falutin’ lifestyles, which is where she became convicted and inspired to write about her struggle with perfectionism. Amanda attended Northwestern Bible College and graduated with a degree in Biblical Studies and Communications. She has taught Bible studies for women of all ages for the past 14 years, and is passionate about communicating truth in a culturally relevant and humorous way. Today, she lives just outside of Chicago with her husband, Dallas, and their four young children, including their newly adopted son. She is also the daughter-in-law of Jerry B. Jenkins.
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September 13, 2016
I picked up this book to get some insight for my sister. Unfortunately it's not a good book for family members of addicts. This book doesn't give any information on rehab centers but it was an easy read and it had a lot of good information on what can be done to ease withdrawal symptoms. It is a do it yourself at home book, so I would recommend reading it if you are having a problem with addiction but can't go into rehab. I think it would be a five if it had more information on rehabs and how they work.
August 11, 2017
I obtained this book through the Kindle Unlimited Program.
I rather hate to slam the book, but I have to, because it fails to address two CRITICAL and one minor issues for the person who is looking at withdrawal from pain meds.
FIRST: There are LOTS of people who suffer from chronic pain conditions, which cannot be cured, and can ONLY be addressed through appropriate pain management. I happen to be one of those. People like me MUST be treated by a trustworthy pain management clinic, and those can be hard to find, since there are a lot of pill mills out there. Here's ONE clue that it's a pill mill, but there are others: if the clinic dispenses the meds, instead of having them filled at a pharmacy, it's probably a pill mill. AVOID!!!
Along these same lines, the goal for the person suffering from a chronic pain issue is NOT the same as the goal of a person who is taking pain meds recreationally. A certain number of people experience a painful trauma, such as a broken bone, car accident, dental extraction, and are given percocet, and discover that they love the way it makes them feel. If they then set about trying to procure MORE meds, just for the euphoria, then there is a problem of drug abuse. However, the chronic pain sufferer is NOT seeking euphoria; just relief of pain. And that's legit.
And along those lines, buprenorphine, in the form of the Butrans patch, does an effective job of pain relief, and has essentially no abuse potential; you can't get high from a Butrans patch.
SECOND: Nobody starts out as an addict. Initially, taking the pills is to relieve a specific PHYSICAL PAIN problem. However, it also provides people with a temporary relief of emotional pain. And asking someone to give up the relief of emotional pain, without providing an alternative way of dealing with it, is utterly futile. Sooner or later, the stress level of unresolved conflict is going to overwhelm the individual who can't get relief any other way, and they will use, in order to make the pain go away.
That issue is slightly hinted at in this book, but it MUST be central to an authentic treatment program. How do you handle anger and resentment and fear? These are essential tools for recovery, whether from drugs or from alcohol or any other addictive behavior. Without these tools, the individual is AT BEST an incredibly tense, angry person who isn't using. The program of recovery of Alcoholics Anonymous specifically addresses the problem, but it may be found elsewhere as well.
In the third place, the author overstates the physical torment of withdrawal. That is substantial, to be sure, but it is extremely time-limited. I have gone through morphine withdrawal myself, on more than one occasion, and I know what I'm talking about. Yes, it's bad, and yes, there are some meds that make it easier, but the long-term taper the author describes is NOT necessary. It's the MENTAL aspect of the withdrawal that is the toughest part, the knowledge that if you just give in, and take a pill, you can stop the shakes immediately; and the idea that you will be living the rest of your life without release from the misery that comes with human conflict makes it all seem futile. That's why it's so important to have the emotional toolkit available to deal with the stresses.,
As I said, I hate to slam the book. It's well-intentioned, and can be helpful. However, it can be used as a bludgeon to the one who MUST have legitimate pain relief, and if falls short of pointing the way to recovery for those who are trapped by addiction.
I rather hate to slam the book, but I have to, because it fails to address two CRITICAL and one minor issues for the person who is looking at withdrawal from pain meds.
FIRST: There are LOTS of people who suffer from chronic pain conditions, which cannot be cured, and can ONLY be addressed through appropriate pain management. I happen to be one of those. People like me MUST be treated by a trustworthy pain management clinic, and those can be hard to find, since there are a lot of pill mills out there. Here's ONE clue that it's a pill mill, but there are others: if the clinic dispenses the meds, instead of having them filled at a pharmacy, it's probably a pill mill. AVOID!!!
Along these same lines, the goal for the person suffering from a chronic pain issue is NOT the same as the goal of a person who is taking pain meds recreationally. A certain number of people experience a painful trauma, such as a broken bone, car accident, dental extraction, and are given percocet, and discover that they love the way it makes them feel. If they then set about trying to procure MORE meds, just for the euphoria, then there is a problem of drug abuse. However, the chronic pain sufferer is NOT seeking euphoria; just relief of pain. And that's legit.
And along those lines, buprenorphine, in the form of the Butrans patch, does an effective job of pain relief, and has essentially no abuse potential; you can't get high from a Butrans patch.
SECOND: Nobody starts out as an addict. Initially, taking the pills is to relieve a specific PHYSICAL PAIN problem. However, it also provides people with a temporary relief of emotional pain. And asking someone to give up the relief of emotional pain, without providing an alternative way of dealing with it, is utterly futile. Sooner or later, the stress level of unresolved conflict is going to overwhelm the individual who can't get relief any other way, and they will use, in order to make the pain go away.
That issue is slightly hinted at in this book, but it MUST be central to an authentic treatment program. How do you handle anger and resentment and fear? These are essential tools for recovery, whether from drugs or from alcohol or any other addictive behavior. Without these tools, the individual is AT BEST an incredibly tense, angry person who isn't using. The program of recovery of Alcoholics Anonymous specifically addresses the problem, but it may be found elsewhere as well.
In the third place, the author overstates the physical torment of withdrawal. That is substantial, to be sure, but it is extremely time-limited. I have gone through morphine withdrawal myself, on more than one occasion, and I know what I'm talking about. Yes, it's bad, and yes, there are some meds that make it easier, but the long-term taper the author describes is NOT necessary. It's the MENTAL aspect of the withdrawal that is the toughest part, the knowledge that if you just give in, and take a pill, you can stop the shakes immediately; and the idea that you will be living the rest of your life without release from the misery that comes with human conflict makes it all seem futile. That's why it's so important to have the emotional toolkit available to deal with the stresses.,
As I said, I hate to slam the book. It's well-intentioned, and can be helpful. However, it can be used as a bludgeon to the one who MUST have legitimate pain relief, and if falls short of pointing the way to recovery for those who are trapped by addiction.
May 17, 2014
This book was great. It was down to earth and gave a lot of great information on things that can help during detox and how to stay positive. It is uplifting and gives you hope. I think the main idea of the book is to keep you motivated and to also give you ideas on products you can use so the suffering of detox isn't so bad.
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