Preface

Chemical Dependency: An Occupational Hazard

The Secret Sickness

Addiction's Defining Nature

Emotional Health versus Impairment

Developmental Dynamics

Vulnerabilities

Developmental Stages

Breaking Free

Recovery Tools

Self-Help Recovery

Formal Recovery Programs

Epilogue

Self-Assessment Tests

Resources

Notes

References

Acknowledgments

Index

Robert Holman Coombs is Professor of Biobehavioral Sciences at the UCLA School of Medicine.