Above the Influence!: The Lifestyle Approach to Substance Abuse That Beats Disease and Just Saying "No"

by Dr. Gerald Schmeling

Overview

"Above the Influence!" is a well-founded, expertly-guided, and self-managedprogram to helpyou beat substance abuse, and play a winning part in the Drug War. This real life approach shows you how to assess, treat, and preventdrug abuse by yourself, with a partner, or with a group of your choosing ina wide range of settings.

You will find answers unknown to the outdated and outmoded surrender-to-disease and just-say-"no"approach: What daily life factors cause and continue, treat and prevent drug abuse? What specific actions should you take to succeed? How do you stop a dependency now? What treatment tools and techniques really work? How do you know when you've had enough treatment? And when you need more?

"ATI!" is the first complete course of theory and practice in substance abuse that is based onscientific findingsandclinical successs. This is the next best thing to personal professional care at the mere price of a book.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781467050142
Publisher:	AuthorHouse
Publication date:	07/09/2009
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	1
File size:	352 KB

About the Author

Dr. Gerald Schmeling is an expert in substance abuse, a specially trained and experienced clinical psychologist, now retired. He has helped thousands of abusers in the widest range of public and private settings over the course of a thirty-year career.

Dr. Schmeling, like most professionals, came to realize that what "everyone" knows aboutsubstance abuse and how to treatit havenot decreaseddrug abuse or the supply. In addition to clinical practice, Dr. Schmeling has taught college courses, conducted research, consulted with agencies, and trained and supervised both professionals and non-degreed personnel.

Dr. Schmeling's goal is tobring safe and effective assessment, treatment, and preventionof drug abuse to the millions of abusersnot being reached nor well treated by disease and saying "no."