Outgrowing addiction: with common sense instead of ''disease'' therapy
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Preface / by Tom Horvath, Ph.D -- Introduction: why we wrote this book -- Addiction as a developmental process -- Addictive experiences -- Expanding life experience -- The life process of children -- Children and addiction -- Diseases, disorders and self-fulfilling prophecies -- Beyond labeling -- Behavioral addictions and what they show us -- Abstinence and harm reduction, in adolescence and recovery -- The limits of the 12-step approach -- Recovery in the real world -- Raising our non-addicted next generation -- Developing purpose, efficacy, and independence -- Overcoming addiction -- Conclusion: the American delusion -- Appendix A: Reader's exercises by chapter -- Appendix B: Parents' addiction and development manual -- Appendix C: The life process program/family program -- Appendix D: Additional resources -- Endnotes -- About the authors.
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