Addiction Recovery Manual

Description

E. Allen Griggs, M.D., J.D. is a pathologist and attorney practicing in the forensic field. Having performed thousands of alcohol and drug-related autopsies, he grew weary of seeing young lives lost to alcohol and drugs. To help an addicted person you must understand addiction not as a moral failure, but as a medical disease. In this manual Dr. Griggs provides the model for understanding and aiding your addicted loved ones. Using real world stories of patients to illustrate the harsh reality of addiction, Dr. Griggs provides a recovery plan and walks with you on the path out of the wilderness that is addiction.

E. Allen Griggs, M.D., J.D. is a graduate of the Virginia Military Institute, the University of Virginia School of Medicine, the Johns Hopkins Hospital, and the Indiana University School of Law. He is board-certified in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, and a SAMHSA-certified Suboxone provider. He is the author of numerous medical and legal publications. He is a private pilot, and lives in Bloomington, Indiana with his wife, Kate, a living-kidney donor. They have two Brittany Spaniels and a cat named Kitty Square.