Drunks, Drugs & Debits: How to Recognize Addicts and Avoid Financial Abuse
Author: Doug Thorburn, G. Douglas Talbott
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ISBN: 0967578833
Publisher: Galt Publishing (01 February, 2001)
Sales Rank: 337,480
Average Customer Rating: 4.64 out of 5
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Rating: 5 out of 5
An important book for everyone involved in relationships
This book is an eye opening look at addiction and the havoc it creates in human relationships. Many of the destructive and dysfunctional behaviors experienced in relationships can be traced to alcohol or drug addiction. Addiction can mimic commonly known psychological illnesses, such as ego-mania and narcissism, making addiction very difficult to detect in its early stages. In fact, the early stage addict may display a high level of social competency and adjustment. People who become involved with the early stage addict will often regret it when the addiction progresses and behavior deteriorates. By the time an addiction becomes apparent, persons involved with the addict may have already suffered extreme psychological and financial abuse. Because addiction is so destructive, and can be difficult to detect, subtle behavioral clues are important to identify potential problem relationships. The author has developed an indicator to identify likely addicts. Sixty symptoms and behaviors are listed which are seen in addicts. This information allows the reader to organize their observations and intuitions into concrete conclusions about problem relationships. It is then easier to escape, avoid, or change the relationship before severe damage is incurred.
As a manager, I have found the book helpful in identifying potential addiction problems among employees. After reading the book, the extent and destructiveness of addiction becomes apparent. The book will allow managers to identify addiction early and possibly even screen out employees in the hiring process. If the addict is not hired in the first place, the high cost of dealing with addiction problems can be avoided entirely.
The book is well written and enjoyable to read. I recommend it highly to everyone who deals with people.
Rating: 5 out of 5
"Must" reading for anyone involved with an addict/alcholic.
Drunks, Drugs & Debits: How To Recognize Addicts And Avoid Financial Abuse is a unique contribution to the growing library of social issues literature focusing on the problems of alcoholism and drug abuse. Author Doug Thorburn reveals how entire fortunes can be lost due to becoming involved with addicts; why non-addicts must uncompromisingly disenable and refuse persons suspected of addiction; sixty behaviors, signs and symptoms of addiction; actions to take when separating our financial life from that of an addict with whom we are already involved with personally, familialy, or professionally; and much, much more. Because of the pervasive extent of addiction and its disastrous consequences in virtually every community in the country, Drunks, Drugs & Debits is a very high priority acquisition for community library collections and "must" reading for anyone fearing that they are detrimentally involved with an addicted person.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Drunks, Drugs and Debt is on the money
This book is just too close to home. Finally a book describes exactly what an addict acts and looks like. It is almost like a sci-fi movie, where the main character suddenly sees these destructive beings. Better yet, the book is a wake up call for some of us who keep making real bad choices in choosing partners in business and personal life. Pulls no punches. Wish that I had read it 10 years ago and saved myself thousands of dollars and much heartache.
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