There are a lot of great books out there that do a good job with explaining the scientific aspects of what happens when we become addicted. In Dr. Teitelbaum’s new book “Addiction: A Family Affair” this is also true. But one thing I have found in this book is that Dr. Teitelbaum has a gift to put extremely complicated scientific arguments into simple terms we can all understand and that he believes family should be involved in a person’s recovery early on. That is why I think his book belongs on every family’s bookshelf. By the time we become addicts and we have done our wreckage, our family either wants nothing more to do with us, helplessly worries, watches and wonders when we’ll die, or they do the wreckage with us. Either way, addiction affects the behavior and dysfunctional emotional responses of the entire family, not just the addict. When we go into recovery and gain some time and our family is not there to experience the real life changes we have made, they will always view and remember us by our behavior, in our addiction. This is unfortunate and it prevents the family to have the love and union they once knew.
This is an amazing read that covers many subjects and the effects of many different drug abuses. Truly, treasure and a must read.