The End Of My Addiction, 9780749942205
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Doctor discovers a possible cure for addiction; will anyone listen?

The End Of My Addiction

how one man cured himself of alcoholism

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  • Paperback

    352 pages

  • Release Date

    31 July 2010

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Summary

From Addiction to Hope: A Doctor’s Battle and the Promise of Baclofen

Dr. Olivier Ameisen, a successful cardiologist, found himself battling a severe alcohol addiction. Traditional methods like AA, rehab, and therapy proved futile. Desperate, he embarked on a personal quest for a solution.

His research led him to baclofen, a muscle relaxant with promising results in animal studies on addiction. Dr. Ameisen prescribed it to himself, experimenting until he found the dosage tha…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780749942205
ISBN-10:0749942207
Author:Olivier Ameisen
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Piatkus Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:352
Release Date:31 July 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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