God, Get Me Out of This One .!: An Addict's Prayer: a True Story About Addiction and One Man's Journey Back from Hell

by Carter, John A.

• ISBN13: 9780981464817
• ISBN10: 0981464815
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-01-01
• Publisher: Inkwell Productions

Summary

I've learned a lot about addiction both being an addict myself and having worked with them for many years. have watched loved ones suffer along with the addict and have seen many of them become sicker than the addict themselves. Addict's think on several levels and the family can't understand this, so the family takes the addict's addiction personal and as a result the family members develop their own set of problems that need to be understood and worked on in order for this family to heal. Addiction is a family disease and families must get well together.The purpose of writing this book was to help the addict and their loved ones understand the devastating impact addiction has on everyone. The codependency, enabling the rigid roles, abuse, trusts issues, low self-esteem, relationship issues, and the lack of boundaries the every family member feels. This book will indeed bring much needed validation and education to those who have suffered with addiction. I know this book can help.

Author Biography

John Carter started working at Terros, Inc. thought the C.E.T.A. program in November of 1974. John worked in the Crisis Unit, working on drug overdoses and other drug related problems. He also worked on the suicide hotline. In February of 1976 he was asked to come to work at St. Luke's Hospital, where he worked as a Counselor's Aid until he became Certified Alcohol Counselor (ABCAC) in 1977. Since that time John has worked as an administrator on several programs in Phoenix, Arizona.John has started several programs working with DUI offenders, probation and parole. He is an educator and lecturer teaching about dysfunctional family systems, substance abuse, DUI education, and substance abuse treatment. John is also an interventionist helping families with loved ones needed treatment. John is a Licensed Independent Substance Abuse Counselor (LISAC) in the state of Arizona where he now resides.