Overcoming Crystal Meth Addiction: An Essential Guide to Getting Clean

By Steven J. Lee

Book Overview

In Overcoming Crystal Methamphetamine Addiction, one of the few books to address the topic for a general audience, Dr. Steven Lee, MD, a psychiatrist who specializes in crystal meth addiction, offers a complete guide to the drug, its effects, and how to overcome it. Based on extensive scientific and social research and drawing from his professional experience, he covers everything from the definition and history of crystal meth to the physical and psychological effects; from dealing with the addictive personality to helping a friend or family member cope with it. He focuses on understanding rather than outright condemnation of the drug, and empathetically covers all of the crucial questions: What is crystal meth? How is it made? How does it affect the body? How do you know if you're addicted to it? How do you stop using it? What if you don't want to stop? If you are going to use CM anyway, how can you minimize the damage? What if you quit but slipped and used again?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1569243131
• ISBN13: 9781569243138
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: Balance
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

This book saved my life

I was a crystal meth addict for 5 1/2 years. I've been to rehab, NA meetings, counseling etc. and always relapsed. I found that you cannot quit until you are really ready to quit for yourself. This book has everything you need to do so. Dr. Lee's book is non-judgemental and very accurate in explaining meth's appeals and consequences. This book is helping me stay clean right now, and i recommend it to anyone who is an addict or has a family member or friend who is an addict.

Making help with Tina CRYSTAL CLEAR!

This book is the most informative and helpful I have read so far as a clinician helping men overcome Crystal Meth Addiction. Dr. Lee explains other conditions that the drug can mask, exacerbate or create such as Depression, ADHD, and sexual addiction. He compassionately explains all of these problems and how they interact with the drug. A highly recommended read!

Really Helpful

This book was great. This is the first time I've read something by a doctor where I finally felt understood. And the book helped me to understand other things about myself and meth too. After 2 rehabs, I still fell back into meth as soon as I met someone to have sex. I thought I was a failure who was never going to get out of this mess. This book helped me see what was missing in what I was doing in rehab, and I feel like I have a chance at stopping crystal. I'm buying copies of this book for my crystal using friends, and I hope it helps them as much. Check out this book. That means YOU, if you work with crystal addicts in rehabs too!

Thank you Dr. Lee!

I don't use crystal, but I have many friends who do. They are all intelligent gay men, and they know the deal with safe sex, but in the past year three of them became HIV-positive. I bought this book on the recommendation of a friend, and it is fantastic! As I watched my friends slowly disintegrating in front of me, I didn't know what was going on. But Overcoming Crystal Meth explained everything so clearly. Now I really understand. The chapter for friends of meth users that helped me figure out how to deal with my addicted friends. I've been offered crystal in the past but just wasn't in the mood--now I'm so grateful I didn't get caught up in it! I just wish my friends who got HIV could have read Dr. Lee's book earlier. Ronald K New York, New York

FINALLY! A Real, Hopeful Approach to end the Hell of Crystal Addiction.

If you have ever thought of trying crystal-meth, or think you have a problem with the drug- this book is essential reading. It speaks to you in a language that today's "users" will understand and have difficulty denying the truths put forth about using meth, sex, sexuality, work and day to day life. After a two year long serious and sometimes seemingly hopeless escape from the world of Meth and "Party life" ...this one book hit every chord of day to day life and real strategies for the tough road of recovery. When every MD, and Psychologist told me that there is no cure for Meth addiction, this book showed me that there is a way and I've been living it everyday now for almost a year. I would recommend this book to anyone who has any questions about using Meth. Required reading for all parents of all teens, and all teen homosexuals!