The Craving Brain
Science, Spirituality and the Road to Recovery
Anderson Spickard, Jr., and James Butler with Barbara R. Thompson
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We are honored to have received two prestigious awards!
It has been announced that The Craving Brain- Science, Spirituality and the Road to Recovery is the winner of:
- The Silver Award in the Health Category in the 2016 Forward Indies
- The Gold Award in the 2017 Next Generation Indie Book Awards-Health and Fitness
The Craving Brain has also received honorable mention in Readers Favorite 2017 Book Awards and American Book Fest Best Book Awards 2017.
We feel blessed beyond measure to share this news with you. We continue to be grateful that our book is making a difference in people’s understanding of addiction and the addicted, and that there is hope for a future through recovery.
Uncontrollable craving for alcohol and other drugs. It is the mysterious and debilitating brain disorder that afflicts hundreds of millions of addicted individuals, with life-destroying fallout for family members, friends, colleagues and every part of civil society. The argument about whether addiction is primarily a medical condition or a psychological and spiritual disorder is decades old, and many writers have argued for one side or the other. In The Craving Brain, Dr. Anderson Spickard, Jr., a medical doctor with over forty years in addiction medicine, and co-author, James Butler, a recovering addict, join forces to illumine both the science and spirituality of addiction. Combining gripping first person stories, compelling, easy-to-understand medical information, and honest spiritual reflection, the authors shed light on some of addiction’s most compelling mysteries:
- Why are some of us more at risk for addiction than others?
- Is uncontrollable craving a moral failing—or brain injury?
- Why can’t addicts see their problem and just quit?
- Interventions—helpful or dangerous?
- How is medical science transforming addiction recovery?
- What research-based spiritual practices play a critical role in recovery?
The Craving Brain provides addicted individuals, as well as their family members, friends and colleagues with essential tools for moving beyond paralysis and misperceptions to informed and effective action. Like Dr. Spickard’s first book, Dying for a Drink: What You and Your Family Should Know About Addiction (a strong seller translated into many languages, including Russian and Mongolian), The Craving Brain is destined to become a classic.