I loved this audiobook! "Un-addiction" is a must-read for parents, medical professionals, and those in recovery.

Nzinga Harrison and Lynya Ford offer a compelling blend of science, psychology, education, and empowerment tips. They demystify addiction with clarity and passion, providing a fresh perspective on language, blame, and understanding.

Their approach supports recovery similarly to an enhanced Al Anon/12-Step program, equipping listeners with tools to build compassion and navigate the complexities of substance use disorders. The authors debunk myths, share truths, and highlight how systemic racism and a broken healthcare system affect people of color.

Backed by research, the book challenges stereotypes and encourages a language shift, emphasizing the neurobiological nature of addiction.

This positive, educational guide is essential for anyone with a loved one facing substance use disorder or overcoming their own.

Special thanks to Dreamscape Media for the advanced listener copy via the NetGalley app.

I appreciated this book so much. It helped destigmatize addiction in my mind, and was such a good reminder of the humanity behind it. The practical advice, the anecdotes, the stories, it all helped bring it home, and stick in my mind. This book is well written, and the subject handled so beautifully. I am very glad I read it.

Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC.

As a primarily fiction reader, I pick and choose my nonfic to make sure that it's accessible, relevant, and yes, entertaining.

This book hits all the marks for me. Most people I know have a friend or family member who has dealt with addiction. It's an extremely frustrating thing - to want to help someone and not know how. Especially since most of what we learn about addiction is FALSE!

I loved this book. The narrator was absolutely perfect, not monotone or boring but emotional and caring. The content is so necessary, and as a fiction reader I was never bored. I highly recommend this book to anyone dealing with addiction - whether it is yourself or someone you know.

I loved this audiobook. I think "Un-addiction" is a must-read for parents, medical professionals and those in recovery.

Nzinga Harrison and her co-author, Lynya Ford, offer a compelling blend of science, updated psychology, education and tips on personal empowerment.

With clarity and passion, they demystify addiction and offer a fresh perspective on language, blame and understanding.

This approach to supporting someone in recovery -- akin to an Al Anon/12-Step program on steroids -- equips listeners with tools to build compassion muscles and navigate the complexities of substance use disorders. The authors also debunk myths and share truths on the diseases/use disorders. Gratefully, they also educate us on how systematic racism and our broken health care system affects people of color.

Backed by research, the book challenges stereotypes and encourages a language shift, emphasizing the neurobiological nature of addiction.

This is a positive, educational, and persuasive guide for anyone who knows a loved one with a substance use disorder or who is overcoming their illness and is becoming "un-addicted."

Special thanks to Dreamscape Media for the advanced listener copy of this audiobook via the NetGalley app.

I came into this this book wanting to learn about addiction in general, and while this book focuses heavily on substance addictions (which isn’t an illness I or anyone I currently know has), I learned so much and feel this book equipped me with a greater sense of understanding and empathy. Like the majority of misinformed people, I assumed once you are addicted to any sort of drug, there is no way out. However, this book talks about the success of treatment, treating other traumas and issues in order to treat the addiction and really brings a sense of hope. I learned a lot and think this is a great book for everyone to read.

This audiobook perfectly balances being informative about addiction and the many shapes and forms it can take on with being a guide to helping yourself and those around you to avoid falling into addiction as well as how to ask for help and give help. I touched upon illegal drugs, prescription drugs and how behavior can also become addictive. It focused a lot on how to assess your own risk for addiction in general, and how to change your environment and other influential factors to live the life you want. I listened to this, because I am in med school and wanted to know more about addiction and how to help those with addiction, but I found this book very approachable and that no background knowledge was required to follow along and benefit from it.

Thank you to Dreamscape Media and Netgalley for proving me with a copy of this audiobook.

One of my 2024 reading goals was to read more non fiction, and Un-Addiction was a perfect way to start working on that goal. Un-Addition approaches discussions around substance use with clarity, compassion, and science.

I feel like I learned so much about the science of addiction, and even in cases where I understood concepts already, I feel like I have better language to explain them now. For example, she compares relapse related to substance abuse disorder to relapse in other medical conditions. We don't shame people who don't follow all their doctor's orders related to treating their asthma, right? So why do we allow that shame to be applied to people with substance use disorder.

Whether you're experiencing addiction, have a friend or family member with substance use disorder, or just want to be a more compassionate and smarter person, definitely add this to your TBR. Thank you to #NetGalley and Dreamscape media for granting me access to this audio arc.