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The Pain Antidote: The Proven Program to Help You Stop Suffering from Chronic Pain, Avoid Addiction to Painkillers—and Reclaim Your Life Audiobook
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Approximately 100 million Americans suffer from chronic pain—and many of them use prescribed painkillers to treat it, a dangerous course that may lead to dependency, addiction, and, paradoxically, increased pain. Opioid overdoses kill more people than car accidents and cocaine and heroin addictions combined.
The innovative program at the acclaimed Las Vegas Recovery Center, where Dr. Mel Pohl serves as medical director, has helped thousands of chronic pain sufferers learn to thrive and reduce their pain's intensity without painkillers. Now, for the first time, The Pain Antidote shares this concrete program, which combines up-to-date research with state-of-the-art treatments and non-narcotic medications. The Pain Antidote offers tools and strategies—including a four-week jump start plan—to help anyone with chronic pain ease their suffering, restore their happiness, and live a rich, full life.
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“Dr. Mel Pohl’s program has helped many people with chronic pain experience tremendous recoveries by discontinuing their opioid pain medications and using multiple, holistic means to heal. Now, with passion and expert knowledge, Dr. Pohl and Katherine Ketcham offer a clear plan to gain relief from one of the most common and severe health problems. This book is a guiding light for those in need.”
— Dr. Marv Seppala, CMO, Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation
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“An authoritative, caring guide offering concrete suggestions—and hope—for anyone stuck in the tenacious grip of opioid pain medication addiction.”
— Sharon Wegscheider-Cruse, author and educator, and Joseph R. Cruse, MD, addiction medicine specialist -
“Dr. Mel Pohl and Katherine Ketcham are intimately acquainted with chronic pain and know the road to freedom. This is the roadmap for anyone who wants their life back.”
— Debra Jay, author of It Takes a Family -
“Pain marginalizes, and opioids further marginalize the sufferer. Dr. Mel Pohl and Katherine Ketcham boldly challenge the more common treatments used today and transform the way we think about chronic pain.”
— Dr. Claudia Black, renowned addiction specialist and author of It Will Never Happen to Me
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About the Authors
Katherine Ketcham is coauthor of a dozen books, including the bestseller Under the Influence: A Guide to the Myths and Realities of Alcoholism, with James Milam; The Spirituality of Imperfection: Storytelling and the Search for Meaning, with Ernest Kurtz; and Beyond the Influence: Understanding and Defeating Alcoholism, with William F. Ashbury. Over one million copies of her books are currently in print. In addition to her writing career, Kathy works part time at the Juvenile Justice Center and the alternative high school in Walla Walla, Washington, where she has developed an educational curriculum for teenagers with alcohol and other drug problems.
Mel Pohl, MD, is a physician who specializes in treating chronic pain and co-occurring addiction at Las Vegas Recovery Center, one of only a few treatment centers in the country that focus on the physical, emotional, and spiritual problems of individuals living with chronic pain. Dr. Pohl has more than twenty-nine years of experience treating addiction and addiction-related conditions.
About Tom Perkins
Tom Perkins, an award-winning audio engineer for over forty years, has expanded his skills to narrating and has earned an AudioFile Earphones Award. He learned by working with the world’s best voice talent during his career, and he continues to engineer a variety of projects.