I Shall Be Clean: Self help book for addiction

Author: Linda MatherPublisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing PlatformPaperback:ISBN 10: 1480020850ISBN 13: 978-1480020856I have worked in the substance misuse field as a therapist, couples counsellor and family behavioural therapist for ten years and I feel that I have learned a lot about this client group and addictions, both from my colleagues and from my clients.It’s very easy to get involved with drugs in this day and age, there is likely to be a ‘dealer’ within a mile of anyone’s home. No matter what type of area you come from drugs are not defined by class.It is extremely hard to come off drugs, once you are entrenched in them, by yourself. It takes motivation, willpower and it needs to be because you want to stop, not other people wanting you to stop.Some people would define substance misuse as an illness, for me that is difficult to accept. Illnesses are things that happen to us that are out of our control. For example illnesses like diabetes, colds and flu, thyroid disord