Intervention

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Currently there are 10-20 million active chemically dependent people m the United States Many will die prematurely - unless they get help The good news is that seven to eight out of every ten chemically dependent persons can be treated successfully - if they accept help. The key to their accepting help is the process called intervention. Intervention: How to Help Someone Who Doesn't Want Help is the first book to describe this process in terms that anyone can understand. And it's also the first book that teaches concerned people how to help and do it right. In this his second book, Dr. Johnson also shows how chemical dependence affects those around the sick person - spouses, children, neighbors, coworkers. He provides a 30-question quiz that the concerned person can use to determine whether a loved one might be chemically dependent. He also points out that intervention is not a clinical process, but a personal one that brings families back together. 'Dr. Johnson has pioneered in... Tovább

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Currently there are 10-20 million active chemically dependent people m the United States Many will die prematurely - unless they get help The good news is that seven to eight out of every ten chemically dependent persons can be treated successfully - if they accept help. The key to their accepting help is the process called intervention. Intervention: How to Help Someone Who Doesn't Want Help is the first book to describe this process in terms that anyone can understand. And it's also the first book that teaches concerned people how to help and do it right. In this his second book, Dr. Johnson also shows how chemical dependence affects those around the sick person - spouses, children, neighbors, coworkers. He provides a 30-question quiz that the concerned person can use to determine whether a loved one might be chemically dependent. He also points out that intervention is not a clinical process, but a personal one that brings families back together. 'Dr. Johnson has pioneered in this work, and it is no surprise that he writes a masterpiece as a guide for families and friends of chemically dependent persons. Because of its brevity and clarity, the book effectively addresses the intended audience as well as professionals who want to understand how to get someone to accept help. Dr. Johnson shows his knowledge effectively in this outstanding little book " S. Reaves Lee. M.D, Journal of Clinical Psychiatry " ° ¦sJr^offi. V i1" s " * - ¦ .'v-.1'. .'V - ¦ . - i J«® I ! "if like you to know how helpful this book was to me and my family as we lived through a particularly hard situation with my son, The support and direction it gave us was so beneficial." Carole Robirds / Orovilie, CA "Vernon Johnson, author of I'll Quit Tomorrow, has written a step-by-step guide to intervention for families of chemical dependents. It could very well become another classic in the field." r/?e Addiction Letter Vissza