Addicted: A True Story of Recovery
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Journalist Jenny Valentish has two decades of substance abuse under her belt. After a long struggle with addiction, she has written a book in which, using her own story as an illustration, she explores the problem from a woman's perspective. Drawing on the opinions of leading researchers, clinicians, and psychiatrists, the author examines the early precursors to addictive behavior, such as trauma, temperament, and impulsivity, and explains why eating disorders, shopaholism, and risky sex are interchangeable with substance abuse. From her childhood in suburban London and her turbulent years growing up in London's music world, we follow Valentish to Australia, where she has first-hand experience of substance abuse clinics and Alcoholics Anonymous groups, pondering whether they meet women's needs. Valentish is convinced that if all women who need help are to receive it, the specificities of women's addictions must be addressed in research, therapy, and social policy. This honest, frank book will evoke empathy in any reader, and at the same time it can be extremely useful to those for whom the topic of addiction is relevant.
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