The Alcoholism and Addiction Cure: A Holistic Approach to Total Recovery

by Chris Prentiss, Pax Prentiss

Overview

The breakthrough three-step program that heals the underlying causes of dependency and ends relapse for alcoholics, addicts, and those with addictive behaviors.

The Alcoholism and Addiction Cure contains the three-step holistic program to total recovery that is the basis of the miraculous success of Passages Malibu Addiction Cure Center in California, one of the world's most successful addiction treatment centers. In this revolutionary book, you will learn:

* The three steps to permanent sobriety
* The four causes of dependency
* How to create a personalized, holistic treatment program to completely cure your dependency
* How your thoughts, emotions, and beliefs are key factors in your recovery
* How to stimulate your body's self-healing potential to be forever free of dependency

“Freedom from dependency starts with understanding that alcohol, drugs, and addictive behaviors are not the real problems,” say Chris and Pax Prentiss, cofounders of Passages Malibu. “Alcohol, street drugs, nicotine, prescription medications, food bingeing, gambling, and the like are merely the substances or behaviors you or your loved ones are using to cope with the real problems—anything from deep emotional pain, ill health, or depression to hypoglycemia, a sluggish thyroid, or brain-wave pattern imbalances. Once the underlying problems are discovered and cured, the need for drugs, alcohol, or addictive behavior will disappear—along with the craving.”

Chris Prentiss should know. His son Pax was addicted to heroin, cocaine, and alcohol for ten years. They sought help everywhere, but Pax relapsed again and again. In desperation, they finally created their own holistic, hand-tailored program that was a complete break from all other programs and that combined several effective therapies. It saved Pax's life. Together, father and son founded Passages Malibu to help others find their own freedom.

For decades, we've been hearing that alcoholism and addiction are incurable diseases, but The Alcoholism and Addiction Cure proves that this is a dangerous myth and that the label of “alcoholic” or “addict” destroys the promise of full recovery. Today, thousands are being freed from the old, limiting paradigms by using the groundbreaking approach spelled out in this book. As visionaries and innovators, Pax and Chris Prentiss bring new hope to people everywhere who are dependent on drugs, alcohol, or addictive behaviors.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780943015446
Publisher:	Power Press
Publication date:	09/20/2005
Pages:	352
Sales rank:	516,647
Product dimensions:	5.17(w) x 9.00(h) x 2.70(d)

About the Author

Chris Prentiss and Pax Prentiss are cofounders and codirectors of the Passages Addiction Cure Centers. Chris Prentiss is also the author of a dozen books on personal growth, including the best-selling “Zen and the Art of Happiness,” and has led personal empowerment workshops in Southern California. He has also written, produced and directed a feature film.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments     ix
My Pledge to You     1
Healing the Underlying Causes     11
To Hell and Back     43
Changing the Treatment Paradigm     129
The Four Causes of Dependency     145
Believing a Cure Is Possible for You     159
Creating Your Holistic Recovery Program     175
Your Personal Philosophy     267
The New Chapter in Your Life     303
Notes     317
Index     319

What People are Saying About This

Bernie Siegel

"An excellent resource for anyone dealing with addictions or trying to understand their life. It will help you to define yourself and your problem in a way that will empower you and end any victim mentality. It is written in a style that is easy to understand and learn from because it is written by natives: people who have lived the message. This book contains the information that can start you on the road to recovery."--(Bernie Siegel, M.D., #1 New York Times bestselling author of Love, Medicine & Miracles)

Editorial Reviews

An excellent resource for anyone dealing with addictions…. Contains the information that can start you on the road to recovery.” —Bernie Siegel, M.D., New York Times best-selling author of Love, Medicine & Miracles

“Critically important and thoroughly 'reader friendly' instructional guide to recovery.” —Midwest Book Review

“Thought-provoking…. I highly suggest this book for anyone who wants to be cured or assist a loved one in finding their own cure!” —Natural Beauty & Health

“Excellent guide and resource book for anyone dealing with addiction, either for themselves or their families/friends…. Offers fresh hope to many for whom conventional treatments have not worked.” —Yoga & Health (Great Britain)

From the Publisher

A critically important and thoroughly "reader friendly" instructional guide to recovery. . . . The Alcoholism and Addiction Cure is a core addition to personal, professional, substance abuse treatment center, and community library health and medicine reference collections and reading lists.

Midwest Book Review

This thought-provoking book causes any reader to closely examine their life. One of its premises is that it isn't the alcohol or drugs that are the problem; rather, it is usually a person's physical, mental or emotional imbalance that the substances seem to alleviate. If a person can identify the imbalance and heal it, then the drugs and alcohol are no longer lusted after. . . . I highly suggest this book for anyone who wants to be cured or assist a loved one in finding their own cure!

Natural Beauty & Health

The years of fine-tuning the [Passages] program with cutting-edge holistic healing therapies has resulted in this excellent book. I heartily recommend it to all, especially to those who have friends who have addictions.

ReverseSpins.com

An excellent guide and resource book for anyone dealing with addiction, either for themselves or their families/friends. . . . The program offers fresh hope to many for whom conventional treatments have not worked.

Yoga & Health (Great Britain)