Clean: Overcoming Addiction and Ending America's Greatest Tragedy

The New York Times bestseller—a myth-shattering look at drug abuse and addiction treatment, based on cutting-edge research.

Addiction is a preventable, treatable disease, not a moral failing. As with other illnesses, the approaches most likely to work are based on science—not on faith, tradition, contrition, or wishful thinking.

These facts are the foundation of Clean. The existing addiction treatments, including Twelve Step programs and rehabs, have helped some, but they have failed to help ...