has performed a vital service by compiling sensible advice on a subject for which sensible advice is in short supply.” - New York Times Book Review for America as it confronts its drug problem. “A guide for those affected by addiction, but also a manifesto. In Clean, he reveals how addiction really works, and how we can combat it. To discover why, David Sheff spent time with scores of scientists, doctors, counselors, and addicts and their families, and explored the latest research in psychology, neuroscience, and medicine. The existing addiction treatments, including Twelve Step programs and rehabs, have helped some, but they have failed to help many more. As with other illnesses, the approaches most likely to work are based on science - not on faith, tradition, contrition, or wishful thinking. A myth-shattering look at drug abuse and addiction treatment, based on cutting-edge researchĪddiction is a preventable, treatable disease, not a moral failing.
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