An accurate and up to date snapshot of the greatest health crisis in the history of the US. he author a recovering alcoholic and drug user, and has experienced firsthand the misery, despair, and hopelessness of being trapped in the dark prison of addiction. In this hellish past he suffered the inescapable feeling that there is no way out. A hopeless existence. There just wasn't any solution to the mess he was in. The attached feelings of angst - of being swept away from all reality with deep, deep depression and the morose feeling and understanding that it's only a matter of time before the misery will come to an end. Therein lied his only realistic solution to ending the pain - he found himself in that desperate place where he had burned all hope of staying alive, he no longer had any friends, his family had given up on him. All was lost. There were no more friends, not one person that was willing to believe in him, and This breakthrough book provides an in-depth look at the cataclysmic health crisis the US is facing. A new chapter has been added - focusing on the growing cataclysmic opioid epidemic - that gets worse every month. Over 1 million individuals will perish in 2020 as a result of their addictions. Millions of addicted victims will have their lives destroyed as they fall victim to their addictions. This 2nd edition of this book contains valuable information on opioid and alcoholism recovery solutions. There several viable and proven solutions for those individuals that are opioid victims. encaged by opioids. If one is ready to end the madness - hereon lies several evidence based solutions. This is an indispensable reference source for those who want to be educated and who don't want to be left in the dark with respect to this disaster. Addicted individuals should . The 8 most destructive addictions are exposed and detailed information is provided on each. Here is a no-holds-barred book that fully explains in an unbiased and honest approach the shocking extent of the current (and growing) addiction tragedy that promises to destroy the US as we have known it. As of today, 80% of adults and juveniles in the US suffer from one or more life-threatening addictions! To put the annual death toll into perspective, every year, four times as many people die of their addiction as compared to the entire fatalities of the Viet Nam War! THAT'S EVERY YEAR! The Surgeon General has issued an emergency declaration titled "A Call To Action". In this report, the Surgeon General outlines proposed plans that will stem this growing national disaster. This extremely well-researched tome provides relevant and accurate statistics, and explains the morbidity and mortality of the eight major types of addiction, and gives an overview of the latest, most relevant recovery theories including the use of agonists such as Naltrexone, Buspirone, and the BioPsychoSocial - Spiritual theory - and provides relevant statistics as to annual deaths attributable to each type of addiction (over 1 million addiction deaths every year - 4 times the fatalities resulting from the Vietnam War.) This groundbreaking book will educate those people seeking recovery, as well as the families of those individuals and also provides relevant technical information to everyone and anyone who is being affected by this national tragedy. You will find in this well-researched Volume relevant research information including exciting new developments in the addiction recovery. These promising developments include agonists such as Naltrexone, CBT therapy, and promising vaccines that are being developed to curb alcoholism and drug abuse. Volume One of this two-part revelation introduces the premise that there really is hope and light at the end of this very dark tunnel! Let's get rid of the addiction demons and build a healthier America!