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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, addiction specialist, author of It Will Never Happen to Me 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 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 and No More Letting Go InfoDad blog, 7/2/15 Will be most useful for helping people with chronic pain understand why their bodies are going through such ongoing misery.

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, addiction specialist, author of It Will Never Happen to Me 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 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 and No More Letting Go

Praise for The Pain Antidote Dr. Claudia Black, addiction specialist, author of It Will Never Happen to Me 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. Marv Seppala, CMO, Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation 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. Sharon Wegscheider-Cruse, author and educator, and Joseph R. Cruse, MD, addiction medicine specialist An authoritative, caring guide offering concrete suggestions--and hope--for anyone stuck in the tenacious grip of opioid pain medication addiction. Debra Jay, author of It Takes a Family and No More Letting Go 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. InfoDad blog, 7/2/15 Will be most useful for helping people with chronic pain understand why their bodies are going through such ongoing misery. Internet Review of Books, 7/17/15 It will hold your attention with some commonsense talk about why so many are now caught up in the 'pain management' cycle, taking opiate medications--sometimes in large doses. If you are one of the 100 million Americans who suffer from chronic pain, you need this book...This book could save your life. Metapsychology, 2/16/16 Highly recommended, for the lay pain sufferer, and also, for any doctor who thinks pain medication is the sum total of ideas in this field.

Praise for The Pain Antidote Dr. Claudia Black, addiction specialist, author of It Will Never Happen to Me 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. Marv Seppala, CMO, Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation 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. Sharon Wegscheider-Cruse, author and educator, and Joseph R. Cruse, MD, addiction medicine specialist An authoritative, caring guide offering concrete suggestions--and hope--for anyone stuck in the tenacious grip of opioid pain medication addiction. Debra Jay, author of It Takes a Family and No More Letting Go 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.

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Mel Pohl, M.D., is an internationally respected physician who specializes in treating chronic pain and co-occurring addiction at Las Vegas Recovery centre (LVRC), one of only a few treatment centres in the country that focus on the physical, emotional, and spiritual problems of individuals living with chronic pain. Dr. Pohl is a Board Certified Family Practitioner and addiction medicine specialist with more than twenty-nine years of experience treating addiction and addiction-related conditions.lasvegasrecovery.comKatherine Ketcham has been writing nonfiction books for over 30 years and has coauthored sixteen books, ten on the subject of addiction and recovery, including the bestselling Under the Influence and The Spirituality of Imperfection. She pioneered addiction treatment and recovery efforts at the Walla Walla Juvenile Justice centre and founded Trilogy Recovery Community, a grassroots nonprofit recovery community organization.katherineketchambooks.comthepainantidote.comthepainantidotebook.com

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