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 - Great ResourceThis book is a great resource for understanding and working on relapse prevention. I personnally used it within my recovery as well as with clients I worked with in treatment. It includes a great overview of addiction as a disease, relapse prevention skills, post acute withdrawal syndrome, stages of recovery and much more useful and necessary information. Recommended for those in recovery from addiction and those working with the recovering population. Rating:  - THESE FOLKS REALLY UNDERSTAND THE RELAPSE SYNDROMEThis book is just a MUST for anyone with a chronic relapse problem. It is simply written and very straightforward. These authors have also published a workbook and manual to help with relapse prevention. These materials help one to put the principles advanced in "Staying Sober" to work. I sometimes think that I may never have finally gotten a grip on sobriety had I not discovered this book. Rating: - The Bible on Relapse and Recovery from Substance Abuse.Until this book, the technology to treat repeated relapse into alcoholism and drug addiction did not exist at worst, and was haphazard at best. What the authors did was study relapsers and notice patterns of relapse. These patterns could then be codified and used in a program to identify 'triggers' or situation that lent themselves to relapse, and could thus be avoided in the future. In addition, some tools can be developed to help recovering persons deal with unexpected triggers if and when they arose in the future. It is a lot of work, both for the counselor and for the client, but the payoff is long term sobriety. Rating: - A *Very* Good ResourceAs someone who has worked with substance abusing individuals (and, as a master's student, having comoderated a DUI therapy group), STAYING SOBER is an invaluable resource for therapists and clients alike. Basically, Gorski & Miller outline a way in which the addicted individual can learn to avoid relapsing in the future - basically, by examining the "triggers" (usually emotional & situational) which can potentially lead to relapse. By examining these triggers, and then creating a "relapse prevention plan", the addicted individual can usually find a way to avoid relapse. However, my summary does not do the book justice. I _strongly_ urge everyone who can to pick up this book. It is one of the best books I have read about the subject of relapse prevention page 2 of 2
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