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This 3 page paper reviews the book The Alcoholism and Addiction Cure by Chris Prentiss, in which he says that the underlying reason for the behavior must be addressed before the drinking or drug taking can be stopped. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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paper reviews the book The Alcoholism and Addiction Cure by Chris Prentiss Discussion Chris Prentiss and his son Pax founded and run Passages Addiction Cure Center, a holistic healing center
in Malibu, California. The reason for their interest in curing addiction is personal and compelling: for ten years, Pax battled addictions to cocaine, heroin and alcohol. The heart of the
book is the chapter entitled "To Hell and Back," in which Chris talks about his sons addictions. Pax began using marijuana and drinking beer when he was 15; by the
time he was 18, he was using heroin (Prentiss). Prentiss says that he battled for Paxs life for six years, years in which Pax "wanted to quit but ... couldnt.
He didnt know how. He went to thirty-day programs, sixty-day programs, and ninety-day programs. Nothing worked" (Prentiss 3). He got clean over and over again, and always relapsed; when his
father asked why, Pax had no answer; he was helpless against the addiction (Prentiss). Prentiss and Pax saw a number of counselors for Paxs addiction, but nothing worked. Prentiss
writes, "As I look back on those sessions, I remember asking myself why none of them were seeking to discover why Pax was using heroin and other drugs" (3). The
counselors were focused on getting him into another rehab or recovery program, or going to yet another counselor, but no one asked the basic question, which is why Pax was
using (Prentiss). Instead, their efforts were directed to "creating an environment where he would be less apt to use heroin"; they advised Prentiss to punish Pax for his "bad behavior"
(Prentiss 3). But punishment was pointless-Pax was beaten badly by drug dealers at one point, and though his jaw was broken and wired together, he still managed to use drugs
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