Addiction Medicine

Used for thousands of years by indigenous tribes of the Amazon rain forest, the mystical brew ayahuasca is now becoming increasingly popular in the West. Psychologist Rachel Harris here shares her own healing experiences and draws on her original research (the largest study of ayahuasca use in North America) into the powerful medicine's effects on depression, addiction, PTSD, and anxiety.

If you’re suffering from a physical or mental ailment, you’ve doubtless been presented with a number of possible treatments. Some of these might help, and others, not so much. It may seem surprising, but one of the best places to start for a number of issues is with guided therapeutic imagery. The practice has been around since the ancient Greeks and has received endorsements from health professionals since the 1970s for treating serious illnesses.

Ready to move forward with your life and make meaningful changes, but you are regularly held back by mental health and/or trauma from your past? Unresolved trauma can cause a number of mental health conditions, but this doesn’t have to be the way life defines you forever. You deserve better!

This isn’t a book about addiction—it’s a book about recovery. Written for every loved one, community member, and recovery professional who wants to know “how do I help?,” Recovery Allies offers real-world solutions, evidence-based strategies, and, above all, hope for the 23 million Americans living in recovery from substance use disorder.

Have you found yourself doing something and thinking, Why do I keep doing this? We all have an unhealthy habit - or two, or three. Yours may be as simple as wasting time on the Internet, constantly checking your email, or spending too much time in front of the TV. Or it may be more serious, like habitual drinking, emotional overeating, constant self-criticism, or chronic worrying. Whatever your harmful habit is - you have the power to break it.

It is scientifically proven that the mind can’t tell the difference between imagined or actual experiences. Guided visualization directs your focus and triggers a health-inducing response or new perspective.Guided therapeutic imagery can help you recover from a range of addictions from cigarette smoking to binge eating.In 3 in 1: Guided Imagery Meditations, you'll discover: relaxing and effective experiences written and delivered by pros; a guided warm-up proven to calm your mind instantly; and more.

Fentanyl is an extremely popular opioid that was first synthesized in the 1960s and has been used widely for medical procedures since its patent expired in the 1980s. The use of opioids is part of modern medicine as they are used in pain management during surgeries and for post-operative care. Some blame the use of synthetic opioids on pharmaceutical companies and chemical manufacturers globally that produce the precursors for the drug as well as governments. Still, the reality is that people have been using opiates since 3,400 BC in the first recorded civilizations in Mesopotamia and ...

This "Stop Smoking" program was designed to assist the listener in gaining a positive association with fresh air and healthy habits and a negative association with smoking. It was also designed to assist the listener in gaining self-beliefs related to self-care, and channeling emotions into healthier activities.

What if I told you that achieving your weight loss goals needn't be so damn hard! Listening to this guided hypnosis audio is an excellent strategy to tap into the power of your mind to overcome bad habits that have kept you from achieving your weight loss goals. What makes hypnosis such a powerful tool is that any suggestions are directly embedded into your subconscious mind where real and lasting changes occur. Your subconscious mind will be reprogrammed to enable you to successfully lose weight.

Never has happiness as an emotional and physical state of being been so widely discussed. Matthieu Ricard is one of the most compelling voices on the subject, and one of the few who can bring together the teachings of eastern and western thought. In this accessible new work, Ricard provides a straightforward assessment of how to create true and lasting happiness.

This book covers the history of for-profit institutions for the treatment of drug and alcohol habits which were established prior to the Repeal of Prohibition, as well as a number of miscellaneous entities such as mail-order opium cures. These include the famous Charles B. Towns Hospital and its notorious belladonna cure. Although many people know that Alcoholics Anonymous founder Bill Wilson was treated with the belladonna cure at the Charles B. Towns Hospital, few are aware that Towns was an insurance salesman with an eighth grade education and no medical training who lied about inventing...

It can be debilitating suffering from chronic pain or illness, especially when the treatments given are ineffective or even harmful. Often, pain sufferers are prescribed opioids to manage their symptoms, but is this the best option available? According to the American Psychiatric Association, about two million people in the US alone have a substance use disorder linked to prescription opioids. What if there was a way to treat your symptoms without the nasty side effects of prescription drugs or the risk of opioid addiction?

Say Why to Drugs investigates the science behind recreational drugs - debunking common myths and misconceptions, as well as containing the most recent scientific research. Looking at a range of drugs, this book provides a clear understanding of how drugs work and what they're really doing to your mind and body. Along the way you will find out why ketamine is on the WHO's list of essential medicines, why some researchers hope MDMA could treat PTSD, and much more.

Underpinned by his two-year research trial in partnership with the Royal College of Psychiatrists, Professor David Nutt and his team of scientists will break the mould on the way we use Cannabis for our health in the future. In David's first ground-breaking book on the subject, he will cover its impact of all areas of the body and the brain and its effective use for treatment of illness from chronic pain, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis and PTSD, to anxiety and depression.

While the War on Drugs may have sounded like a good idea at one time, the consequences have been catastrophic. From physicians persecuted for providing health care to their patients to parents grieving the loss of their children to overdose or prison - we've all become victims of this war. Our health, our families, our assets, our safety and our freedom are at risk: One in three adults in the U.S. now has a criminal record. In War on Us, Colleen Cowles raises the alarm and offers practical, proven reforms.

This audiobook will show that your subconscious is the most powerful tool to help alter your life in a positive manner.

Is everything terrible? Is your life going to shit and your brain’s convinced you that you’re utterly screwed? Have you found yourself in a dark place with no way out? Are you having trouble holding onto reality and getting out of the dumps? All of the above? Sounds like you’re freaking out. Simone has been there, and she made herself a book to remind her exactly what to do to get herself out of danger. She has used that template here, so that you can create your own guide suited to your needs. She also shares the vital skills that she has learned over the years.

Would you like help melting away the calling for Cocaine? Do you know it's time to stop and want help quitting for good? Then this session is for you. It is mainly designed to help stop "the cocaine calling". Cocaine is a substance that provides such a powerful experience for the brain it leaves the user feeling like they need to have it in their life for their happiness. This belief gets implanted in the subconscious.

The Word builds faith, and faith builds strength and resilience. Bible-Based Affirmations for Strength and Addiction contains more than 250 affirmations that will empower you to face each day with renewed strength. Listen to these affirmations and repeat some of them on a daily basis. The Word of God is so effective, it will never go back to God without having made changes, an impact, and a transformation. This transformation will happen in every area of your life.

Suffering from chronic pain or illness is debilitating on its own, let alone when the treatments given are ineffective or even harmful. Patients are often given opioids to manage their symptoms, but is this the best option available? According to the American Psychiatric Association, about 2 million people in the US alone have a substance-use disorder linked to prescription opioids. What if there was a better way to treat your symptoms? Enter marijuana - what used to be taboo has now become commonplace.