- Paperback: 293 pages
- Publisher: Booksurge Llc (23 Sep 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1439209014
- ISBN-13: 978-1439209011
- Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 15.2 x 2.8 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 5,853,801 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Excellent Book
18 Oct 2008
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As the director of Novus Medical Detox, we see the wreckage caused by prescription drugs on a daily basis. As Ms. McGinnes so clearly points out, addiction causes grief not only for the addicted person but also for the family. This "monster" sucks away retirement funds and bankrupts the families of the addicted ones who want only to help their addicted children.
This is a book that all parents should read and show to their children. From the stories told by the parents of these addicted ones who did not survive their addiction do we see and understand that the wounds caused by addiction never truly heal.
Steve Hayes
www.novusdetox.com
This is a book that all parents should read and show to their children. From the stories told by the parents of these addicted ones who did not survive their addiction do we see and understand that the wounds caused by addiction never truly heal.
Steve Hayes
www.novusdetox.com
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Eye Opening
16 Oct 2008
Slaying The Addiction Monster offers exactly what is needed to educate EVERYONE about drug addiction in the 21st century. An "In Your Face" approcah; cold hard facts combined with utterly heart breaking real life stories of families whose lives have been destroyed by the "Monster". As with her first book (I Am Your Disease) Sheryl Letzgus McGinnis once again provides hope that the steryotypical image of addicted people placed by society on those struggling with disease of addiction will be replaced with understanding and compassion.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
"Draws you in" from the very first pages
4 Aug 2010
If you believe your life has not been touched by the monster of addiction--you will most likely change your mind after reading "Slaying the Addiction Monster." From the very first pages you are drawn into the overwhelming grief and everlasting love of a mother for her lost child.
Sherry McGinnis describes addiction and what it did to her son Scott:
"Addiction usually does not afford us a second chance. It completely takes over the victim's mind and body. When you look into the face of your addicted child, you're not really seeing him or her. You are merely seeing a shell that resembles your child, because hidden inside is the Monster who is calling all the shots."
This book is a collection of heartfelt, gut wrenching, honest accounts and bits of wisdom from parents who have "been there." One parent writes: "When your child takes poison repeatedly to cope with living or because some part of his brain malfunctions or because he just likes getting high, or because he feels hopelessly hooked, you rip your guts out and stuff them back inside yourself, trying to save them from themselves. Sooner or later that child self-destructs right in front of you while your hands are tied. It's one of the cruelest experiences any parent can ever suffer."
Along with many emotional stories, we also read volumes of practical advice, written by parents who have learned valuable lessons firsthand and who hope to spare others the expense, stress, anger and wasted time they have experienced. One mother writes: "The best piece of advice that I received was to stop trying to understand it; It is what it is."
This book is a treasure-trove of information, advice, and true-life accounts of real people and their stories of how they dealt with addiction in their families. After reading this, anyone dealing with addiction in their family will realize that they are surely not alone. Others are willing to help . . . just reach out and ask.
--Judy Herzanek/Dir. Creative Development and Marketing, Changing Lives Foundation and Joe Herzanek, author of Why Don't They Just Quit? and also the companion DVD The 10 Toughest Questions Families and Friends Ask About Addiction and Recovery
Sherry McGinnis describes addiction and what it did to her son Scott:
"Addiction usually does not afford us a second chance. It completely takes over the victim's mind and body. When you look into the face of your addicted child, you're not really seeing him or her. You are merely seeing a shell that resembles your child, because hidden inside is the Monster who is calling all the shots."
This book is a collection of heartfelt, gut wrenching, honest accounts and bits of wisdom from parents who have "been there." One parent writes: "When your child takes poison repeatedly to cope with living or because some part of his brain malfunctions or because he just likes getting high, or because he feels hopelessly hooked, you rip your guts out and stuff them back inside yourself, trying to save them from themselves. Sooner or later that child self-destructs right in front of you while your hands are tied. It's one of the cruelest experiences any parent can ever suffer."
Along with many emotional stories, we also read volumes of practical advice, written by parents who have learned valuable lessons firsthand and who hope to spare others the expense, stress, anger and wasted time they have experienced. One mother writes: "The best piece of advice that I received was to stop trying to understand it; It is what it is."
This book is a treasure-trove of information, advice, and true-life accounts of real people and their stories of how they dealt with addiction in their families. After reading this, anyone dealing with addiction in their family will realize that they are surely not alone. Others are willing to help . . . just reach out and ask.
--Judy Herzanek/Dir. Creative Development and Marketing, Changing Lives Foundation and Joe Herzanek, author of Why Don't They Just Quit? and also the companion DVD The 10 Toughest Questions Families and Friends Ask About Addiction and Recovery
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