Understanding Addiction: An LDS Perspective

Understanding Alcohol and Drug Addiction:
an LDS* Perspective

Drug and alcohol abuse is America's number one health problem, the number one crime problem,
the number one homeless problem, the number one youth problem, including youth violence.
Joseph A. Califano, Jr.
former United States Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
and former President of the Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse, Columbia University.

This book presents information about
alcohol and drug addiction, treatment,
and recovery in an effort to assist
addicts and their families to find the
road to treatment and recovery.

Contents

Introduction

LDS 12 Step
Addiction Recovery Program

H.R.'s Story

Ruth's Story

About the Author|Endorsements

Some of the problems discussed are:

is addiction a disease or moral failure?

what are the addictive drugs and the pathway to addiction?

what are and should be our attitudes toward the addict?

what are the steps of treatment and recovery including the 12 step LDS Addiction Recovery Program?

steps you can taket to protect your children from the curse of addiction to alcohol and drugs?

Buy:
Understanding Alcohol and
Drug Addiction

*LDS: Latter-Day Saints, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints