The Cure for Alcoholism TH E SI N C L A I R M E TH OD A MEDICAL Y CliRF FOR ALCOHOL'SM P~OVEN THE(ure Alcoholism FoR Drink Your Way Sober Without Willpower, Abstinence, or Discomfort Roy Eskapa, PhD FOREWORD 8Y David Sinclair, PhD er~ ~ lknlklla Ouoks 111<. • Dalla<. Te>:<J5 -- 1 of 436 The Cure for Alcoholism -- 2 of 436 The Cure for Alcoholism Table of Contents Title Page Dedicatiou Acknowledgeme1tts Foreword SECfiON ONE- Alcoholism: Who Says It's Incurable? Chapter 1 - Introducing Yourself to the Cure Alcoholics Anonymous and the Sinclair Method Anlabuse and the Sinclair Method How I "Discovered" the Sinclair Method My Personal Encounter with Alcoholism My Contribution to James's Struggle Chapter 2- The Genesis of the Cure for Alcoholism Sinclair Discovers What Drives Alcoholism Pharmacological Extinction-How the Cure for Alcoholism Was Discovered Learning and Reinforcement Pharmacological Extinction: De-Addiction and Cure Drinking Drops in Alcoholic Rats-Extinction Drinking Reduction in Real Patients Reduction in Craving with Real Patients Nallrexone Works If You Drink On It bul Not If You Abstain Professor Schumsky's Students Extinguish His Behavior Other Researchers Continue Testing the "Naltrexone + No -- 3 of 436 The Cure for Alcoholism Drinking Allowed" Hypothesis Chapter 3- The Hard Evidence Behind the Cure Chapter 4 - Why Haven't I Already Heard of the Sinclair Method? History Information Overload-Large Oil Tankers Turn Around Slowly Patents and Profits Make the World Go Around Vested and Commercial Interests-Confronting Marketing Obstacles Igniting the "Tipping Point"-Revealing the Sinclair Method and Naltrexone The United States Is Ahead of the United Kingdom but Still Lacks Knowledge ... Alcohol Abuse Is Not Rational Mind-Set: Passively Taking Medication Is All You Need SECTION TWO- Five Steps to Curing Alcoholism Chapter 5- An Introduction to the Five Steps-How to Drink Your Way Sober Chapter 6- Step One: Understanding the Cure Revolutionary Thinking No Abstinence Allowed Straight Thinking-Undoing the Myths How You Lost Control and How the Cure Helps You Find It The Cure Also Prevents Alcoholism You Don't Have to Be an ''Alcoholk" to Benefit from the Cure Handling the Controversy Who Should Not Begin the Cure -- 4 of 436 The Cure for Alcoholism Compulsive Drinking Is Not Your Fault Opioidergic System What Happens When You Drink on Naltrexone Chapter 7- Step Two: Self-Assessment- Do I Need Help? it's a Disease: That's Why There's a Cure ls the Cure Right for Me? Your Mental Health The Cure Does Not Judge You Questionnaires and Tools to Help wilh Self-Assessment CAGE Interpretation of CAGE Questions Chapter 8- Step Three: Your Prescription for Naltrexone Obtaining Your Prescription-Drinking on Naltrexone Is "Good Medicine" What Does It Feel Like to Drink While Taking Naltrexone? Alcohol Abuse and Addiction Are Not Rational Working with Your Doctor Toward Your Cure Nallrexone + Drinking = Cure Chapter 9 -Step Four: Charting Reduced Craving and Drinking Beginning Your De-Addiction with Naltrexone + Drinking It's Like Learning to Use a Parachute Drinking Measures Drinking Diary Drinking Measures International measures: Upper Limits of Moderate Drinking Measuring Your Cravings Visual Analog Scale of Alcohol Craving (VAS) Begin Your Drinking Diary What Should You Expect to Happen? Selective Extinction: How to Maximize Your Results -- 5 of 436 The Cure for Alcoholism Follow Up, Follow Through, and Therapy Stay with It; It Takes Time to Work Chapter 10 - Step Five: The Golden Step- Staying Cured How Do I Know I'm Cured? The Golden Rule of the Cure "Recovering" versus "Recovered" SECTION THREE- Real Stories of Real Cures Chapter 11 -Julia's Story: Sinclair "Deluxe" Treatment Chapter 12 - Richard's Story: The Sinclair "Lite" Method-Same Great Success, ... Chapter 13 - David's Story: A Relapsing Patient Is Successful Chapter 14 - Pete's Story: A Troubled, Relapsed Alcohol and Co caine Addict ... SECTION FOUR- A Sober, Happier Future Chapter 15- The Sinclair Method as a Blueprint for Treating Oth er Addictions Opiates-Morphine, Heroin, and Synthetic Opiates Like Oxy- codone Cocaine Amphetamine-Speed, Uppers, TIK Sexual Compulsions Gambling Chocolate, Sweets, Obesity Nicotine and Smoking Computer Hacking, Internet Addiction, and Thrill-Seeking -- 6 of 436 The Cure for Alcoholism Exlreme Sports, Excessive Exercise Chapter 16- The Human Costs of Alcoholism Facts and Figures Chapter 17- For Medical Professionals Eligibility for Treatment Dosage Information for Patients Pharmacologically Enhanced Reinforcement of Healthy Alter native Behaviors Appendices Refereuces Euduotes Index About the Author Copyrigllt Page -- 7 of 436 The Cure for Alcoholism -- 8 of 436 The Cure for Alcoholism TH E SI NCLA I R MET H O D A MEDICALLY PROVEN CUREF ORA LCOHOLISM THE(Ure • co 0 ISm FORA Drink Your Way Sober Without Willpower, Abstinence, or Discomfort Roy Eskapa, PhD FOREWORD BY David Sinclair, PhD ~ ge.JgEUA BenBella Books, Inc. • Dallas, Texas -- 9 of 436 The Cure for Alcoholism -- 10 of 436