The Little Book of College Sobriety -- Susan Packard
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<p><strong>How do we stop young people from dying from addiction? </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>What is the ONE THING that is critically missing from society's debate on addiction? </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>These 12 stories of hope from college students, graduates, and a mother of a child in addiction, will illuminate the debate and help those struggling to find answers.</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Emotional fitness expert Susan Packard (Fully Human) shines a bright light on how our <em>emotions </em>are a critical contributor to substance use disorders, much like our genetics are. She shares how loneliness, disconnectedness, and despair lead millions of young adults to substance misuse - and many thousands to suicide.</p><p><br></p><p>"In the hundreds of recovery meetings I've attended," Susan says, "I hear some version of this: 'I am unlovable.' Our culture thinks addiction is weakness, but it's really the language of the deeply wounded."</p><p><br></p><p>Susan interviewed college students, graduates, and a mother of a child who strugged in addiction, to discover ways young adults gain and grow their sobriety. She uses her own experience as a long-term member of the recovery community to reach across the divide of generations, and to establish that addiction is a disease of emotions, genetics, and experiences.</p><p><br></p><p>These stories are often harrowing, but their honesty and vulnerability will connect
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