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The Natural Medicine Guide to Addiction

     Breaking an addiction is a difficult process that takes commitment, support and time. But even if you're a longtime addict, stopping now plus taking healthy lifestyle steps can reverse much of the damage that has been done to your body.

     Substance abuse addiction to smoking, drugs, or alcohol, significantly weakens the physical body against illness, opening it to disease and accelerated cellular deterioration. 19.5 million Americans abuse illicit drugs, and over 14 million Americans are alcoholics, while nicotine is the cause of more than 400,000 deaths annually. All substance abusers age quicker than non-users, and are likely to die younger. Yet, the numbers continue to grow.

     The Natural Medicine Guide to Addiction delineates the causes of several common addictions—including cigarettes, alcohol, street and prescription drugs, work, sex, and food. Marohn introduces more than a dozen proven natural therapies, including psychoneurobiology, family therapy, traditional Chinese medicine, and acupuncture and the health professionals who use them everyday successfully.