Editorial Review:

DO YOU WANT A LIFE WITHOUT ADDICTION?
Whether you are battling drugs, nicotine, alcohol, food, shopping, sex, or gambling, 7 Tools to Beat Addiction is a hands-on, practical guide to overcoming addiction of any kind. If you or a loved one are struggling with addiction but do not find that twelve-step or other treatment programs work for you, this book can help.
In , internationally recognized expert Dr. Stanton Peele presents a program for addiction recovery based on research and clinical study and grounded in science. His program utilizes proven methods that people actually use to overcome addiction, with or without treatment. 7 Tools to Beat Addiction offers in-depth, interactive exercises that show you how to outgrow destructive habits by putting together the building blocks for a balanced, fulfilling, responsible life. Dr. Peele's approach is founded on the following tools:
·Values
·Motivation
·Rewards
·Resources
·Support
·Maturity
·Higher Goals
This no-nonsense guide will put you in charge of your own recovery.

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

A great wake-up call:

I've binge eaten for decades. This addiction has been an albatross around my neck all my adult life. I quit a 2-pack-a-day smoking habit 25 years ago and quitting smoking was nothing compared to trying to quit binge eating. Bingeing has kept me from living my life fully and has comprised my health. I've spent much of my life feeling like a member of the 'living dead.' I've tried every type of therapy, diet, you-name-it, including Overeaters Anonymous to stop this self-destructive behavior.
I loved the... more info

Review of 7 Tools to Beat Addiction.:

A very good book on the subject of addiction, perhaps by far one of the best. Very helpfull.

Interesting theory, but not enough....:

I was trying everything I could think of to stop smoking. Some would have thought I was making too big a deal out of nothing, after all, I only smoked approximately 5 cigarettes a day for only a short time of 8.5 years. What was my problem? Many other people suffer from nicotine addictions for 20 or 30 years at 2 or 3 packs a day! And besides, cigarettes aren't "that bad" for you....yeah, I'd heard it all. In fact, these types of things were what I told myself when my internal anxiety was bothering me. But... more info

Splendidly helpful:

As I mention on the book's jacket, this is an amazing work by an amazing man. The fact that the recommendations inside do not work for every single person IS THE POINT! Just as Dr. Peele emphasizes that many of the current therapies jammed down people's throats today are clearly not for everyone, no single recommendation inside this book should apply to every single person under every circumstance. Nevertheless, the recurring emphasis on personal values is not only the key to recovery, it's the key to a... more info

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