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Harm Reduction for addiction is having a moment&#8212an it&#8217sabout time! Most of the books on the subject&#8212an there are a few new ones&#8212manly discuss statistics and other traditional bits of evidence, including from other countries, to prove that harm reduction in addiction treatment works. Many in the US, however, aren&#8217tswayed, complaining that these proofs are coming from other countries and, after all, we&#8217redifferent. Coming to HR K&ampS2nd edition does something no other book on harm reduction does: it provides proof of how HR works by allowing drug users and their families from across the US&#8212wh have used HR strategies successfully&#8212shre their stories directly. Instead of using tough love (which isn&#8217tlove at all of course) these folks have been influenced to change their relationship to substances, or those they love who use substances chaotically, through more love, more connection, and sometimes simply having the guts to face their worst nightmare: the loss of a loved one. HR success does not always mean life is good.Additionally, Stout &ampClifford discuss what HR is and isn&#8217t as well as the real roots of HR here in the US. Finally, a brand-new section dedicated to families and couples, again with

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