An overview of the problem of drug abuse and efforts to combat it.

Seeing no way out of his difficult life in Harlem, seventeen-year-old Jeremy "Lil J" Dance flees into a house after a drug deal goes awry and meets a weird man who shows different turning points in Lil J's life when he could have made better choices.

"Contrary to popular belief, addiction isn't a conscious choice. It's a chronic illness, like diabetes or asthma, that responds to treatment and deserves compassion. And yet, too many people expect their loved ones to simply recover on their own without interventions. Drawing on peer-reviewed research and decades of expertise, Dr. Nzinga Harrison reveals the factors that predict one's risk for addiction: biology and heritability, childhood experience,...

In this ground-breaking book, author Liz Atherton explains the difference between healthy relating versus unhealthy, toxic and abusive relating. Every relationship has its ups and downs, but toxic and abusive relationships have distinctive patterns and behaviours that are detrimental to everyone involved. Cycles of loving highs, stressful lows, promises of a better future and wanting to reduce your extreme stress can make breaking free from toxic...

This book goes beyond Albert's journey through adverse childhood experiences and explores a firsthand account using records obtained from social services and knowledge gained working in this field. As a Guardian ad Litem and former social services attorney, he demonstrates that there is much more to be done. Sadly, his story is not unique, but it is preventable. This book will aid practitioners and clinicians in becoming more effective, show survivors...

Suffering in Silence is a compelling story of one courageous woman's journey of overcoming trauma, personal loss, and 13-years of domestic violence. When Andrea Maynard-Brade is forced to leave her family home having discovered she was pregnant in her teens, she is cast into a world of motherhood, domesticity and a relationship riddled with inequality, deceit, and abuse. This mesmerizing tale of family dynamics played out in tension-filled environments...

Bienvenidos al Programa de Sobreviviente Propuesto 12 Pasos a la Restauración. La serie de libros es una guía sencilla para ayudar a las víctimas de abuso doméstico a encontrar su camino hacia la libertad. Entendemos el caos que corre desenfrenado en su vida en este punto, y la idea de la Restauración parece imposible. Sin embargo, hay esperanza. Les instamos a leer el contenido de los cuatro libros a fondo y examinar cada opción y salida para...

When the life of Grace Wyatt, an esteemed music professor, is disrupted by the tragic loss of her husband Eric, Grace retreats to substance abuse as a way to cope with her grief. Tossed out of her lavish academic world and finally at rock-bottom, Grace seeks help from a Christian recovery center.

"Stripped of everything, Alex comes to Jon for help, and only then does she learn her true value. ALEXANDRA FISHER has very little say in her choices for life. With a controlling father who holds her in contempt, she has learned to comply to any request in order to keep the peace, including agreeing to marry his ideal candidate for her husband. They share the same faith, the same socioeconomic status, and have all the same friends. When her father...

Harry Bosch is back as a volunteer working cold cases for the San Fernando police and is called out to a local drug store where a young pharmacist has been murdered. Bosch and the town's three-person detective squad sift through the clues, which lead into the dangerous big-business world of prescription drug abuse. Meanwhile, an old case from Bosch's LAPD days comes back to haunt him when a long-imprisoned killer claims Harry framed him and seems...