Understanding Addictions

by Smita Barooah Sanyal

A practical guide to accepting and dealing with addiction, Understanding Addictions is a comprehensive study of all aspects of the disease – from identifying the various reasons why people get addicted to not–to–be–missed symptoms, and from complete dependence to recovery and rehabilitation. This books defines addiction and offers solutions in the form of self–assessment tests, spells out common myths and realities, and also emphasizes the role family and friends can play in helping a person deal with the disease. With details of organizations that help one overcome the dependence, this book is a vital tool for anyone dealing with addiction or wanting to help those struggling to come out of this.

243 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 2, 2012

Reviews

[CHITRA VIJAYKUMAR · Rating 5 out of 5]

Honest appraisal of different form of addictions

The author has studied extensively various forms of addictions including substance addiction an area in which I am personally interested to know if there is a way out to divert the mind to productive activities of choice especially for a person of supersensitive intellect with passion for Bharatnatyam. Everyone has some addiction or the other. It could be sports or art forms. The need to balance it with social requirements where the addictions of others are different is the challenge.