The Chemical Carousel: What Science Tells Us About Beating Addiction

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 362
EAN: 9781439212998
Edition: 1st
ISBN: 1439212996
Label: BookSurge Publishing
Manufacturer: BookSurge Publishing
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 472
Publication Date: April 12, 2009
Publisher: BookSurge Publishing
Release Date: April 12, 2009
Studio: BookSurge Publishing



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Winner of a 2010 Independent Publisher Book Award in the Health/Medicine/Nutrition Category.



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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - A few more answers, but no cure.
As a health care professional working closely with addicts within the justice(?)system, I have witnessed too many individuals caught in the infinite spiral of courts/punishment/job loss/family disruption/poverty/hope/relapse/courts/punishment/job loss/family disruption/poverty/hope/relapse. This pattern can be disrupted for varying lengths of time but almost never, within present venues and systems, can we say someone is "cured".

For too long the problem of substance addiction, including ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Battle Plan for a Real War on Drugs
Just a few weeks back, I had a conversation with the local district attorney at a party (over a beer I might add), and the conversation came around to repeat DWI offenders. He told me one offender had just been charged with his 9th offense. We both shook our heads in disbelief and disgust and hoped that the state legislature would toughen laws to better protect us from drunk drivers. Shame on him, and shame on me. Dirk Hanson's book stripped away my prejudices and misconceptions on the disease of addiction. ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - One of the Best Books on Addiction
As a recovering alcoholic-slash-addict, as a writer of a memoir dealing with addiction, (The Los Angeles Diaries), I've read 89 books on the subject of alcoholism and addiction, and I can say without reservation that Dirk Hanson's THE CHEMICAL CAROUSEL is one of my top five favorites. It is well researched. It is exceedingly well written. It is unbiased, yet empathetic to the plight of the addict/alcoholic, and the sections on overeating and tobacco add further dimension to the text, citing scientific parallels ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - A review by a psychologist
As a psychologist of the personality, I find Hanson's publication to be sound in described methods and well supported by his documentation.

I especially appreciate his reference on page 310 regarding the Maharishi and Dr. Benson, as these two people have helped many of my boomer generation from dissolving into substance abuse.

J. Lightfoot
Minnesota


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Finally, an honest depiction of addiction
I grew up with an addict. My mother, sister, and I spent our lives tip-toeing around the house, hoping we wouldn't enrage our alcoholic father, avoiding the inevitable outburst, trying not to get hit. There was no way that my father could "just say no." After reading Dirk Hanson's book, The Chemical Carousel, I now know why. But this book isn't just about alcoholism. Hanson has written a thoughtful and thorough description of the complex world of addiction, regardless of the drug of choice. He systematically dismantles ... Read More


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