The Craving Brain : A bold new approach to breaking free from *drug addiction *overeating *alcoholism *gambling

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Summary: A Biotechnical Guide To Why AA Works. Bold? Nah.
Review: The Craving Brain's ""bold new approach'' to breaking free from addiction is neither bold nor knew. Attend AA, raise your seratonin level so that it biobalances with dopamine and you have a better chance of gaining and retaining sobriety. Great. For those of us who have been unsuccessful in AA and were pining our hopes on this new approach, it's disappointing. Oh, or we could try the eight paths of Bhudda. Geez. Sorry, Dr. Ruden. And to pad your book with more scientific techno speak near the end was also disappointing.

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Summary: i was addicted to the information
Review: This book is very informative. It is a great tool for those who need to understand themselves.

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Summary: Understanding Craving and Addiction
Review: This is a great little book for both the lay public and professionals. I highly recommend it. It provides a good, solid scientific understanding of addiction in simple language and offers the reader useful guidelines about moving beyond sobriety and toward cure. --Fred P. Gallo, Ph.D., Author of "Energy Psychology" and "Energy Tapping."

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Summary: Understanding Craving and Addiction
Review: This is a great little book for both the lay public and professionals. I highly recommend it. It provides a good, solid scientific understanding of addiction in simple language and offers the reader useful guidelines about moving beyond sobriety and toward cure. --Fred P. Gallo, Ph.D., Author of "Energy Psychology" and "Energy Tapping."

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Summary: Must read book for addiction professionals
Review: This is an excellent and cutting edge explanation of addiction that ties together not only chemical dependencies but process dependencies. Also a very hopeful book in that answers are presented and current approaches validated and explained as to why they are working for those who apply them. Give it a read!