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HOW ADDICTION AFFECTS EVERY ONE OF US AND WHAT YOU NEED TO DO ABOUT IT

The words ‘addict’ and ‘addiction’ are loaded with baggage. Not just in Australia, but the world over, addicts are considered to be sub-human, if not alien. Addicted aims to reclaim their dignity. It aims to rescue the word ‘addiction’ from its kidnappers and restore its humanity. It offers personal accounts from inspirational people who have found themselves in the grips of such addictions, and their amazing stories of survival.

THIS BOOK IS ABOUT ADDICTIONS OF ALL KINDS; SMART PHONES, GAMBLING, DRUGS, SOCIAL MEDIA

At the Ted Noffs Foundation, Matt Noffs and Kieran Palmer spend their lives working with young people who have serious and often debilitating drug addictions. This book shares the tools they use every day. It offers insights into why addiction takes place and why it’s a natural part of being human. It journeys across the spectrum of addictive behaviours, from social media to drugs like heroin. It questions the assumptions and begins to debunk the myth that all addiction is identical and predictable.

WITH PRACTICAL ADVICE AND EASY-TO-FOLLOW STEPS

THAT PEOPLE CAN START IMPLEMENTING NOW,

THIS IS A BOOK THAT EVERYONE SHOULD READ

Addicted: How Addiction Affects Every One of Us and What We Can Do About It

MAT T NO F F S & K I E RAN PA LME R

ISBN: 9781460752173 eISBN: 9781460707036 AUS PRICE: $32.99 NZ PRICE: $36.99 ePRICE: $25.99 Trade Paperback PAGE EXTENT: 256pp

Sydney, NSW

PUBLICITY CONTACT: Kimberley Allsopp EMAIL: kimberley.allsopp@harpercollins.com.au RELEASED: 19/02/18

Matt Noffs is the co-founder of the Street Universities and CEO of Noffs Foundation, Australia’s largest drug and alcohol treatment service provider for young people under 25. The Noffs Foundation is a leader in providing drug and alcohol services for young people in Australia. Kieran Palmer is a Registered Psychologist who began his work with the Ted Noffs Foundation in 2005 as an Alcohol and Other Drugs Worker and has held numerous positions with the foundation including Manager of the PALM residential treatment service, as well as his current role of Clinical Services Manager for all 12 Noffs programs nationwide.

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