We think we know everything about addiction, until we realize we don't. Reading Kal Rissman's “Knowledge to Power: Understanding & Overcoming Addiction” will make you realize many things, including the things you thought you already knew about the pervasive issue that impacts many lives up to this day.
The author, Kal Rissman, has been working with this disease for 40 years. In Muncie, Indiana, he has witnessed numerous overdoses, some of them dead on arrival. The common kind of sentiment he would hear from people is how they just don't get why drug users don't stop using drugs when they already know it's harmful. Mr. Rissman has reached the conclusion that drug addiction really is a disease so misunderstood.
Thus, one of the main purposes of his book is to eliminate the judgmental outlook of people towards chemical dependency. Kal Rissman even titles Chapter 1, “The Disease” where he introduces chemical dependency to the readers and clarifies that it is treatable. The absence of jargons and complicated terms is one thing that contributes to the easy understanding of the topic at hand. Not only that, but it also offers concrete solutions, hope, and reminder that it is never too late to quit.
Kal Rissman's clinical expertise paired with his non-judgmental perspective and remarkable talent in simplifying and explaining the concerned topics in layman's term allows this book to truly fill us with knowledge that we all must learn, chemically dependent or not; dealing with addiction in different ways— whether as an addict, a family member, or a friend… this is for you.
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Knowledge to Power: Understanding and Overcoming Addiction 2nd Edition
Author: Kal Rissman
Publisher: Your Online Publicist
Publication Date: January 14, 2021
Genre: Self-Help
Target Audience: Everyone who is an addict or is concerned about an addict that they love.
About the Author
Kal Rissman has a unique background of broad education and experience in behavioral health coupled with farmboy common sense. He is a certified Master Addiction Counselor, Marriage and Family Life Counselor, Social Worker, Hospital Chaplain and parish pastor of the ELCA. Past employment includes building construction, plumbing and life-guarding. He currently lives in the country and raises beef cattle as his hobby. He has worked with addictions his entire career.
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