Recovery from addiction is not a one-size-fits-all approach. If your previous attempts to stop drug or alcohol use have failed or if you want to learn to manage your use rather than abstain, this workbook can help you.
Power Over Addiction: A Harm Reduction Workbook for Changing Your Relationship to Drugs uses evidence-based interventions from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and mindfulness practices to help you understand the issues underlying addiction and stop problematic drug use.
This workbook will help you:
reduce consequences associated with the use of alcohol and drugs
learn mindfulness skills to slow down and interrupt the desire for immediate gratification
address feelings of shame and guilt
“surf” urges
establish practices to cope with difficult emotions such as anger and grief
develop alternatives to drug use
improve the quality of your relationships, including with yourself
learn responsible drug use skills
cultivate a lifestyle that meets your needs and wants
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What People Are Saying
"This excellent workbook will be of real value to anyone who wants to change the way they use drugs -- whether they want to quit, reduce, use more safely, or just better understand what drugs mean and do for them. The exercises won't always be easy, but they will help people get to the heart of their relationship with drugs, giving them more power to make choices they are happy to call their own."
-Hanna Pickard, PhD, Professor in Philosophy of Psychology, University of Birmingham and Visiting Research Scholar, Program in Cognitive Science, Princeton University
"...a wonderful addition to the growing body of resources for helping people who struggle with problematic drug use and their families make positive change with drugs and the personal and relationship issues problem drug use reflects. Dr. Fernández combines state-of-the-art knowledge about theories of addiction and how people change with practical user-friendly suggestions and exercises that guide people toward their ideal relationships to drugs. The harm reduction frame makes this workbook useful for people at all motivational stages of change and positive change goals including safer use, reduced use, and abstinence. I highly recommend that this book sit within close reach on the shelf of every drug user and those who care about them."
-Andrew Tatarsky, PhD is the author of Harm Reduction Psychotherapy: A New Treatment for Drug and Alcohol Problems and Executive Director of the Center for Optimal Living
"This incredibly helpful workbook is a welcome addition to a growing goldmine of harm reduction resources in the U.S. In an inviting and clear style, Dr. Fernandez offers the reader a wealth of information about drug use and the contextual, mental, emotional, and physical issues that are part of a drug-using life. She takes a balanced perspective on the ways that drugs are valuable and the ways they can be harmful to each person. This point of view helps to relieve the shame and stigma that surround drug use. Dr. Fernandez covers a phenomenal number of self-awareness and practical skills that one needs to change longstanding patterns. The chapters are concise and the exercises easy to use. All of this makes Power Over Addiction a delight to read and use."
-Jeannie Little, LCSW, Executive Director of The Center for Harm Reduction Therapy