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New Review Finds Alcoholics Anonymous Is Effective, But Not for Everyone

By Deborah Becker — 2020

Alcoholics Anonymous may be just as good or better than scientifically proven treatments to help people quit drinking, according to a new review. But AA still doesn't work for everyone.

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Dr. Jud Brewer on “Everyday Addictions”

We all have habits, but our habits can come to control us. Learn how habits become addictions and how to overcome them with Dr. Jud Brewer.

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Judson Brewer
2019
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Breaking Bad (Habits): Dr. Jud Brewer | Rich Roll Podcast

This is a powerful and potentially life altering conversation about the nature of addiction and the science of habit change.

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Judson Brewer
2019
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Breaking Addiction: A 7-Step Handbook for Ending Any Addiction

Dr. Lance Dodes’s Breaking Addiction is a step-by-step guide to beating addiction of any kind. By recognizing and understanding the emotional forces underlying addictive behaviors, Dr. Dodes says any dangerous, life-destroying obsession can be overcome.

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Lance M. Dodes
2011
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Inside Rehab: The Surprising Truth about Addiction Treatment—and How to Get Help That Works

Trusted health and medical writer Anne M. Fletcher offers indispensable advice for people seeking quality treatment care for themselves or a loved one.

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Anne M. Fletcher
2013
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Unbroken Brain: A Revolutionary New Way of Understanding Addiction

Unbroken Brain offers a radical and groundbreaking new perspective, arguing that addictions are learning disorders and showing how seeing the condition this way can untangle current debates over treatment, prevention, and policy.

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Maia Szalavitz
2017
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The Addicted Brain: How to Break Free

Dr. Hyla Cass has discovered that correcting brain chemistry imbalances that trigger addictive behaviors will often eliminate the addiction.

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Hyla Cass
2014
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What You Can Change and What You Can’t: The Complete Guide to Successful Self-Improvement

Martin Seligman has meticulously analyzed the most authoritative scientific research on treatments for alcoholism, anxiety, weight loss, anger, depression, and a range of phobias and obsessions to discover what is the most effective way to address each condition.

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Martin E. P. Seligman
2007
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The Craving Mind: From Cigarettes to Smartphones to Love—Why We Get Hooked and How We Can Break Bad Habits

In The Craving Mind Dr. Judson Brewer, a psychiatrist and neuroscientist who has studied the science of addictions for twenty years, reveals how we can tap into the very processes that encourage addictive behaviors in order to step out of them.

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Judson Brewer, Jon Kabat-Zinn (foreword)
2018
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