Unraveling The Psychological Mystery of Addictions

What makes one person addicted to drugs and alcohol and anotherseemingly immune to the temptation? What can family and friends do tohelp the addicted, or can they do anything?Using interviews with families and addicts now in recovery, psychologist and addictions specialist Dr. James M. Strawbridge takes the reader by the hand to show that addictions don't discriminate based on economics. race, or gender orientation. In simple, everyday words, Dr. Strawbridge and the addicted tellingtheir stories will make clear the large roles that family relationshipsduring childhood and teen years, as well as genetic history, play in thedevelopment of an addictive personality. Mental disorders, such asbipolar conditions, often cause the sufferer to seek relief with alcoholand drugs. Sexual relationships are especially vulnerable, and howaddiction affects individuals, married and single, are discussed as well. Recognizing that alcoholism is a disease and examining ways to treatit is the purpose of Dr. Strawbridge's Unraveling the PsychologicalMystery of Addictions.