The sober truth : debunking the bad science behind 12-step programs and the rehab industry /
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| Author / Creator: | Dodes, Lance M. |
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| Imprint: | Boston : Beacon Press, [2014] |
| Description: | ix, 179 pages ; 24 cm |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9963949 |
| Summary: | A powerful exposé of Alcoholics Anonymous, 12-step programs, and the rehab industry--and how a failed addiction treatment model came to dominate America <br> <br> Alcoholics Anonymous has become so infused in our society that it is practically synonymous with addiction recovery. Yet the evidence shows that AA has only a 5-10 percent success rate--hardly better than no treatment at all. Despite this, doctors, employers, and judges regularly refer addicted people to treatment programs and rehab facilities based on the 12-step model.<br> <br> In The Sober Truth , acclaimed addiction specialist Dr. Lance Dodes exposes the deeply flawed science that the 12-step industry has used to support its programs. Dr. Dodes analyzes dozens of studies to reveal a startling pattern of errors, misjudgments, and biases. He also pores over the research to highlight the best peer-reviewed studies available and discovers that they reach a grim consensus on the program's overall success.<br> <br> But The Sober Truth is more than a book about addiction. It is also a book about science and how and why AA and rehab became so popular, despite the discouraging data. Drawing from thirty-five years of clinical practice and firsthand accounts submitted by addicts, Dr. Dodes explores the entire story of AA's rise--from its origins in early fundamentalist religious and mystical beliefs to its present-day place of privilege in politics and media. <br> <br> A powerful response to the monopoly of the 12-step program and the myth that they are a universal solution to addiction, The Sober Truth offers new and actionable information for addicts, their families, and medical providers, and lays out better ways to understand addiction for those seeking a more effective and compassionate approach to this treatable problem. |
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| Physical Description: | ix, 179 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780807033159 0807033154 9780807033166 |
