Drug overdoses continue to rise at an alarming rate throughout the U.S. resulting in 72000 deaths last year according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The response tragically has been to charge full-speed ahead with 'solutions' that have already and consistently failed. In this book Stanton Peele a prominent addiction expert and Zach Rhoads a child behavior interventionist and counselor show that defining addiction as a 'disease' makes recovery much more difficult and that twelve-step programs fail for most participants. But they don't just criticize. They provide a solid research-and-experience-based alternative approach that has proven to be successful in overcoming the scourges of suicide depression addiction and drug-related deaths. The authors show that maturing out of addiction and childhood behavioral problems is a normal process—unless people are sidetracked by the widespread and commonplace therapies that undercut natural growth and self-confidence. They present extensive research data about natural recovery and case studies of fully recovered adults and of children with various conditions for a developmental model of addiction that has been proven to help those who are suffering. Much of the focus is on childhood addiction but their conclusions and methods are helpful for people of all ages. Their work forms the basis for the Life Process Program a worldwide online parenting and addiction coaching service. Language: English