<DIV><B>An accessible basic text written in today’s language for anyone guided by the Twelve Steps in their recovery from addiction to alcohol and other drugs. </B><BR><BR>For decades people from all over the world have found freedom from addiction?be it to alcohol, other drugs, gambling, or overeating ? using the Twelve-Step recovery program first set forth in the seminal book <I>Alcoholics Anonymous.</I> Although the core principles and practices of this invaluable guide hold strong today, addiction science and societal norms have changed dramatically since it was first published in 1939. <I>Recovery Now</I> combines the most current research with the timeless wisdom of <I>Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous,</I> and other established Twelve-Step program guides to offer an accessible basic text written in today’s language for anyone recovering from addiction to alcohol and other drugs. Marvin D. Seppala, M.D., offers a ?doctor’s opinion” in the foreword to <I>Recovery Now,</I> outlining the medical advances in addiction treatment, and updating the Big Book’s concept of addiction as an allergy to reveal how it is actually a brain disease. Regardless of gender, sexual orientation, culture, age, or religious beliefs, this book can serve either as your guide for recovery, or as a companion and portal to the textbook of your chosen Twelve-Step Program.<BR></DIV>