The End Of My Addiction
How one man cured himself of alcoholism
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
1 August 2010
Summary
Dr. Olivier Ameisen, a brilliant cardiologist and owner of a successful practice, developed a profound addiction to alcohol. Fearing for his life, he immersed himself in AA, rehab, and therapy, but nothing worked. He took his treatment into his own hands, searching for a cure and discovering baclofen.
Baclofen, a muscle relaxant safely used for years to treat muscle spasticity, had shown promising results in animal studies for addiction. Dr. Ameisen prescribed it to himself, experimen…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780749942205 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0749942207 |
| Author: | Olivier Ameisen |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Piatkus Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 1 August 2010 |
| Weight: | 244g |
| Dimensions: | 199mm x 130mm x 22mm |
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Critics Review
When an alcoholic doctor began experimenting with Baclofen, he made what could be the medical breakthrough of the century
When an alcoholic doctor began experimenting with Baclofen, he made what could be the medical breakthrough of the century * OBSERVER, May 2010 *
In seeking to cure his own alcoholism, Ameisen has made a breakthrough in helping addicts. His book is both a personal memoir and a call for research into the muscle relaxant Baclofen, which both helped Ameisen and shows great promise in helping sufferer * BOOKSELLER *
[Olivier Ameisen] has done extraordinary things… I’m receiving hundreds of emails all the time from doctors and former addicts saying [Baclofen] has changed their life * Dr Jonathan Chick, Consultant psychiatrist for NHS Lothian Alcohol Problem Services and chief editor of ALCOHOL AND ALCOHOLISM, BIG ISSUE (Scotland), April 2009 *
Dr Olivier Ameisen is a remarkable medical researcher who shares his journey from profound alcohol addiction to sobriety in this fascinating book. He writes in a well-educated informative style, describing his own personal experience whilst usefully inco * Alcohol and Alcoholism Advance Access, March 2009 *
About The Author
Olivier Ameisen
Dr. Olivier Ameisen inaugurated the position of official physician to the prime minister of France. In 1983 he moved to the US to join the cardiology team at New York Hospital and Cornell University Medical Center. He currently divides his time between Paris and New York where he is a Visiting Professor of Medicine at State University of New York Downstate Medical Center.
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