Healing Sober: Body, Mind, Heart, and Soul

Drug addiction is a fact of life. Over 15% of Americans have struggled with substance abuse in the last year. That amounts to more than 45 million people, aged 12 and over. There were over 87,00 deaths due to drug overdoses. This ranks in the top ten causes of death in America. The relapse rate for drug addiction is estimated to be 40% to 60%. Studies indicate that 85% of indivduals relapse within one year. The statistics are staggering. Recovery is anything but easy.In this book, you will read of recovery from the perspective of a former addict - and no one understands an addict better then another addict. It is a story of failure, of pain, of discovery, and of sobriety - getting sober is the easy part, staying sober is the hard part. It is a story that rejects the accepted clinical diagnosis that addiction is a chronic, incurable disease. There is certainly healing that needs to occur, but it is a healing that lets you move on with your life. That is what recovery is about - healing the damage and moving on with life. Read more