{"product_id":"the-sober-truth-debunking-the-bad-science-behind-12-step-programs-and-the-rehab-industry-paperback","title":"The Sober Truth: Debunking the Bad Science Behind 12-Step Programs and the Rehab Industry - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLance Dodes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eZachary Dodes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA powerful exposé of Alcoholics Anonymous, 12-step programs, and the rehab industry--and how a failed addiction treatment model came to dominate America. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A humane, science-based, global view of addiction . . . an essential, bracing critique of the rehab industry and its ideological foundations that we have much to learn from.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e--Gabor Maté M.D., author of \u003ci\u003eIn The Realm of Hungry Ghosts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlcoholics Anonymous has become so infused in our society that it is practically synonymous with addiction recovery. Yet the evidence shows that AA has only a 5-10 percent success rate--hardly better than no treatment at all. Despite this, doctors, employers, and judges regularly refer addicted people to treatment programs and rehab facilities based on the 12-step model. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Sober Truth\u003c\/i\u003e, acclaimed addiction specialist Dr. Lance Dodes exposes the deeply flawed science that the 12-step industry has used to support its programs. Dr. Dodes analyzes dozens of studies to reveal a startling pattern of errors, misjudgments, and biases. He also pores over the research to highlight the best peer-reviewed studies available and discovers that they reach a grim consensus on the program's overall success. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut\u003ci\u003e The Sober Truth\u003c\/i\u003e is more than a book about addiction. It is also a book about science and how and why AA and rehab became so popular, despite the discouraging data. Drawing from thirty-five years of clinical practice and firsthand accounts submitted by addicts, Dr. Dodes explores the entire story of AA's rise--from its origins in early fundamentalist religious and mystical beliefs to its present-day place of privilege in politics and media. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA powerful response to the monopoly of the 12-step program and the myth that they are a universal solution to addiction, \u003ci\u003eThe Sober Truth\u003c\/i\u003e offers new and actionable information for addicts, their families, and medical providers, and lays out better ways to understand addiction for those seeking a more effective and compassionate approach to this treatable problem.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLance Dodes, MD\u003c\/b\u003e, has been treating people with addictions for more than three decades. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Heart of Addiction\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBreaking Addiction\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a Training and Supervising analyst emeritus with the Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute and recently retired assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He lives in Southern California. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eZachary Dodes\u003c\/b\u003e is a freelance writer based in Southern California. He earned a BA from Yale University and an MFA from the University of Southern California.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.8 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 17, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42156993413255,"sku":"9780807035870","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/143359ba85b786384b4b3d58c3126b31.webp?v=1733247867","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-sober-truth-debunking-the-bad-science-behind-12-step-programs-and-the-rehab-industry-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}