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The risk with advice to loved ones of addicts is that said loved ones are overwhelmed already by their sense of guilt about the addiction. To suggest that they should do more to help the addict can seem just too much to bear. However, this book focuses on improving the wellbeing of the loved ones above all. Although the book follows academic research, the text is clear and simple. The written tasks are simple to complete, but surprisingly useful. I feel that the advice in the book could help loved ones set a better long-term tone in their relationship with an addict that the addict could draw on for many years to come. This could help loved ones know that they have done all they can, whatever the addict chooses to do about their addiction.
The book reflects the state of play in present understanding of addiction, i.e. we know now the best way to get addicts to seek help, but we don't yet have a surefire way to help them avoid relapse.
So, buyer beware, this book is about getting an addict clean, not necessarily keeping them that way.
The book reflects the state of play in present understanding of addiction, i.e. we know now the best way to get addicts to seek help, but we don't yet have a surefire way to help them avoid relapse.
So, buyer beware, this book is about getting an addict clean, not necessarily keeping them that way.
Format:Paperback
I think this book is very useful for those trying to live with an addicted partner (significant other)and to look at themselves with a view to changing their behaviour. It should also be written by anyone working with addicts and particularly with their families. However, the title is provocative and leaves the impression that the author aims at 'pushing' someone into treatment, which is not the case. The book is a helpful, simple behavioural tool and actually quite clever. But the language is sometimes a bit off-putting, especially the term 'loved one' used in every other sentence, where the use of 'significant (concerned) other' or SCO would be much more appropriate.
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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful
Keep the Faith
30 Mar 2008
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I am so happy to recommend this book!
I was looking for a better way to get my friend into treatment and found some of the latest research on HBO's website for their series, "Addiction". The HBO website has video clips that describe the CRAFT method and how it is proven to be the most effective, so I bought this book with high hopes.
My friend decided he was ready for detox within a week of using this approach. I am grateful for tips like watching for a window and planning for treatment in advance. CRAFT is about empowerment with positive reinforcement - without anger or judgment. This book shows how important it is to avoid shame and guilt about addiction.
I wish I could give this book to everyone in Al-Anon. Al-Anon was not offering anything but a support group for feeling OK about doing nothing - "Letting Go". It did not make sense to detach from my alcoholic friend and wait for him to hit a new bottom. I did not want to isolate him further or fall back into enabling and this book explained how to take action in a healthy way.
Thank you to the authors - and to HBO for promoting CRAFT. Why isn't this more talked about?
I was looking for a better way to get my friend into treatment and found some of the latest research on HBO's website for their series, "Addiction". The HBO website has video clips that describe the CRAFT method and how it is proven to be the most effective, so I bought this book with high hopes.
My friend decided he was ready for detox within a week of using this approach. I am grateful for tips like watching for a window and planning for treatment in advance. CRAFT is about empowerment with positive reinforcement - without anger or judgment. This book shows how important it is to avoid shame and guilt about addiction.
I wish I could give this book to everyone in Al-Anon. Al-Anon was not offering anything but a support group for feeling OK about doing nothing - "Letting Go". It did not make sense to detach from my alcoholic friend and wait for him to hit a new bottom. I did not want to isolate him further or fall back into enabling and this book explained how to take action in a healthy way.
Thank you to the authors - and to HBO for promoting CRAFT. Why isn't this more talked about?
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
I believe it saved our lives
8 Aug 2011
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My Boyfriend was a SEVERE binge drinker. I believe that this book saved his life, and quite possibly mine too.
I found this book from a self-help group, "SMART Recovery", that uses it as a guidebook for Friends & Family. They recommend to anyone joining their website because of their loved one's using, to read this book. Dr. Meyers has even come to speak to us via live chat.
The methods in this book are simplistic in concept, and throughout the last year they truly opened up my boyfriends ears, so that he could know help was a road he could CHOOSE. With us, the friends & family, being closest to our addicts, we have the most influence to give. By using the methods in this book, we can reach our addicts with love and compassion, and not simply ignore them.
I think this is the handbook to the real way to "detach with love". In a nutshell, the message is the same. The way we get the message across through CRAFT is the pivotal point. Positive reenforcement! We all know it works. It most probably will work for you too if you have a loved one who needs help, even if only to getting your sanity back and the communication flowing again.
I found this book from a self-help group, "SMART Recovery", that uses it as a guidebook for Friends & Family. They recommend to anyone joining their website because of their loved one's using, to read this book. Dr. Meyers has even come to speak to us via live chat.
The methods in this book are simplistic in concept, and throughout the last year they truly opened up my boyfriends ears, so that he could know help was a road he could CHOOSE. With us, the friends & family, being closest to our addicts, we have the most influence to give. By using the methods in this book, we can reach our addicts with love and compassion, and not simply ignore them.
I think this is the handbook to the real way to "detach with love". In a nutshell, the message is the same. The way we get the message across through CRAFT is the pivotal point. Positive reenforcement! We all know it works. It most probably will work for you too if you have a loved one who needs help, even if only to getting your sanity back and the communication flowing again.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
positive approach to dealing with alcoholism
12 Dec 2010
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This book is about a more positive approach to dealing with alcoholism, and anything positive in psychology tends to get my attention, as does literature concerning helping the chemically dependent. Intended for family members and other significant others in the lives of addicted individuals (although developed for working with alcoholics, the authors contend that their approach works equally well with other addictions), the emphasis is on making not using the more desirable alternative. Based on the Community Reinforcement and Family Training Model (CRAFT), the program includes components of cognitive behavioral therapy, problem solving and information processing, family, community and systems theory, motivational interviewing, self-protection, and communication skills (how's that for a quick summary?). It seems appropriate to recommend this book to nonprofessionals who are grappling with chemical dependency in a loved one (and I already have), and who may ultimately wish to get that individual into treatment. Although this book is intended for the general public, it is based on an approach that has been shown to be quite effective in the clinical setting.
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