Painkillers, Heroin, and the Road to Sanity

Recovery from prescription painkiller or heroin addiction can feel impossible, especially considering that those who have gone through typical 28-day treatment programs often experience relapses and, sometimes, fatal overdoses. But there is hope.

In Painkillers, Heroin, and the Road to Sanity, recovering addict and prominent interventionist Joanie Gammill offers a radically effective approach for those struggling with opioid addiction, sharing sometimes-controversial tips that have worked for some people are in long-term recovery. Gammill examines the scientific explanations for the low numbers of people sustaining recovery from opioid addiction and taps the pioneering work of treatment professionals whose new approaches are changing the way we think about opioid addiction to offer practical steps for creating a realistic and effective recovery plan.

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