{"product_id":"why-dont-they-just-quit-david-hicks-9781481106696","title":"Why Don't They Just Quit?: : What families and friends need to know about addiction and recovery.","description":"\u003cb\u003eReal-life solutions to help you now \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWatching a loved one immersed in an intense battle with alcohol and drug abuse may be the most difficult, complex and harrowing experience you'll ever have. \u003c\/b\u003eThis book offers a message of hope to families and friends, giving practical solutions so they can help anyone struggling with addiction to begin the road to recovery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYou'll discover: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-Why a person doesn't have to hit rock-bottom before getting help. (page 111)\u003cbr\u003e-When helping is actually hurting. (page 57)\u003cbr\u003e-Why quitting is not the same as recovering. (page 5)\u003cbr\u003e-How to deal with a relapse. (page 187)\u003cbr\u003e-How to receive 50 percent or more off the cost of treatment. (page 97)\u003cbr\u003e-Why a parent would leave their child due to their addiction. (page 245)\u003cbr\u003e-Why effective intervention doesn't have to be a surprise attack. (page 49)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnswers to over 30 common, and not so common questions.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspiring first-hand recovery stories from real people \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Why Don't They Just Quit?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book was a God send \u003c\/b\u003e I have struggled as a parent of an addict for years, and now I am finally able to see that it is not in my ability to heal him  This book was life changing, LIFE CHANGING  I can now begin to recover myself, even if my child doesn't  Thank you Joe, for writing this book  --Shelley K. (parent)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoe's book helps us to understand the addiction and recovery process. He combines a lifetime of personal and professional experience dealing with this issue in a practical and highly personal overview. \u003cb\u003eThe book is excellent. I wish I had read it a year ago. \u003c\/b\u003e--Sheriff Joe Pelle, Boulder County, Colorado\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAs a Mother, I found this book to be full of empathy, tough-love and practical information. \u003c\/b\u003eI especially appreciate that Joe included the spiritual part of recovery, which other resources often avoid. Most importantly, the underlying message that I learned was that anyone can recover. --Vicki Beatty, Celebrate Recovery Leader\/Covenant Chapel, Leawood, Kansas\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book will be valued by many, many people. \u003c\/b\u003eA very meaningful gift of God's grace to families who need sanity in the middle of their runaway insanity. --Mike Richards Jr., Director of Recovery Ministries\/International Bible Society, Houston, Texas\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYour story has encouraged me and helped me to deal with my son's problems and has given me great peace as a parent.\u003cb\u003e I can put away the guilt and the shame, pick up my own pieces and move forward, \u003c\/b\u003ehelping him to do the same. --Kathy Cowley, Parent, Longmont, Colorado\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e. . . stayed up late last night reading various parts of it; inspiring  This book is for people like me; someone with chemically addicted people in their life-- \u003cb\u003ea must read for the addicted and those who care about them.\u003c\/b\u003e --Donna Schwartz, MFT, CAC III Valley Hope Treatment Services in Colorado, former Family Program Therapist of Parker Valley Hope Treatment Center\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany of you reading this book are facing the battle of your life. Alcohol and drugs consumed my daughter's life. I can't put into words the anguish of attending my daughter's funeral. I wish I would have had this book long ago. Maybe Mia would still be here. I didn't know how to help her. \u003cb\u003eThis book is full of answers I could have used. \u003c\/b\u003e--Pam M. (Mia's Mom), Niwot, Colorado\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book is a must read\u003c\/b\u003e . . . I consider Why Don't They Just Quit? to be one of the top five recovery books for families. --Nicholas Taylor, Ph.D., Licensed Clinical Psychologist, National Expert on the Treatment of Methamphetamine Addiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew  Revised\/Updated Edition (contains valuable new insights, resource info and first-person accounts from parents who have struggled and won )\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Hicks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1481106694\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781481106696\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/10\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 324\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.68d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David Hicks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43935690588415,"sku":"9781481106696","price":12.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_bdff34b5-2f65-46ce-a1fd-7bb9db7afbfe.jpg?v=1681421276","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/why-dont-they-just-quit-david-hicks-9781481106696","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}