The Drug Addict's Handbook (For Recovery) was written especially for addicts in jail. To offer addicts in the worst of circumstances the same information all drug addicts need to make a start in recovery. The information that folks paid a thousand dollars a day for when the author ran a residential substance abuse program for five years in Scottsdale, Arizona. The same insights and the same help getting over the same obstacles that addicts encounter everywhere.But this book has proved to have a wider audience. It offers information that will provide any addict, their families, and professionals in the field with a better understanding of the challenges that addicts face in early recovery. And a better understanding of how to address the obstacles they will encounter. Many drug addicts in this country will not have access to treatment for their addiction, and 12 Step meetings for drug addicts are not found everywhere.

Regardless of the resources available, and regardless of how they choose to approach recovery, this book can provide a running start for the addict who has decided to stop using drugs and stay stopped. The Drug Addict's Handbook is laid out with one insight on each page. Offering bits of experience rather than dense text. For someone who is ready for recovery, this book will offer a wealth of guidance and motivation. For the addict who is not motivated for recovery, this book can plant seeds for the future. And a realistic hope that recovery is possible. The appendixes in the back of the book offer specific tools for building a recovery community in your area and taking advantage of the resources that do exist.