Jason Z.W. Powers - When the Servant Becomes the Master: A Comprehensive Addiction Guide

Special Praise for When the Servant Becomes the Master

(Second Edition)

When the Servant Becomes the Master has become my go-to resource countless times. It is part of almost every conversation I have with anyone who courageously reaches out for help for a loved one or themselves. This comprehensive review of addiction provides the reader with knowledge to better understand addiction and an entry point to embarking on a healing journey. Written with the perfect balance of data, research, humor, and love, this book fosters hope and arms the reader with practical solutions, suggestions, and facts. When the Servant Becomes the Master has been incorporated into our family program and our new-hire orientation process.

Julie K. DeNofa

President, Sobriety Matters

Dr. Powers has the unique ability to articulate seemingly complex concepts in a way that is accessible, memorable, and enjoyable to read. This updated, second edition of When the Servant Becomes the Master remains a reliable resource for me in assisting those interested in deepening their understanding of the disease of addiction and strengthening their ability to be a part of the solution. Whether for a family member, a professional, or someone battling active addiction, this book is a worthy and impactful read!

Ilana Zivkovich, LCSW, LCDC, CDWF

Chief Clinical Officer, Northbound Treatment Services

When the Servant Becomes the Master takes the complexities and misconceptions about addiction and sets the record straight with thoughtful insights and credible research. If you work in the field of addiction treatment, this is a must-have for your professional library. If you or someone you love suffers from addiction and you want to better understand the addictive process as well as the process of recovery, then I strongly encourage you to read this book.

Robert Hilliker, LCSW-S, LCDC

Managing Partner of the Lovett Center

Clinical Director of the Center for Integrative Healing

For everyone from addicts and their families to professionals with a desire to know more about this baffling disease, When the Servant Becomes the Master is a mustread. Despite my years in the practice of addiction medicine, I experienced many aha moments as I read. I am glad this book is now available to explain the suffering and the science of addiction in such a way as to be easily understood by the reader. Dr. Powers brings to light and illustrates that addiction is a disease and not just an affliction of the weak or immoral. He explains and underscores the effectiveness of treatment and draws parallels of success and failure with other chronic diseases such as diabetes and hypertension. I would like to make this book required reading for all my patients and their families. If you are challenged by the notion of addiction as a disease, read this book and decide for yourself.

Mike Leath, MD, RPh

Medical Director of Outpatient Services

Memorial Hermann Prevention and Recovery Center, Houston, Texas

Special Praise for When the Servant Becomes the Master

(First Edition)

When the Servant Becomes the Master should be required reading for those entering the field of addiction! Jason Powers combines intelligence and humor and makes a very difficult topic clear, precise, and easy to understand.

Rhonda S. McBride, PhD, LCDC, author of Peace, Power, and a Sound Mind and Inspirations for the Awakening Soul

Whenever someone in recovery writes a book about addiction, I usually expect a personal story about that persons trials, tribulations, and miraculous revival into a new person. This book is different. It is well researched, complete, and balanced. Jason Powers, MD gets it. He understands what addiction is, not because he has it himself, but because he has taken so much time to learn about the disease from different angles, and without bias. He clearly and carefully attacks myths and misinformation, and brings the reader up to date with the latest popular and scientific literature on addiction. I wish this could be required reading for every health professional.

Carlton K. Erickson, PhD

Distinguished Professor of Pharmacology/Toxicology

Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies

Director, Addiction Science Research & Education Center

The University of Texas at Austin

When the Servant Becomes the Master gives any addict who may suffer from the misconception of being broken that hope can and will come from healing. Where else can you find amazing storytelling, current vital statistics, autobiographical data, scientific theory, and true clinical education, all presented in a unique, entertaining format on a topic such as addiction?

Keith H. Liles, BA, LCDC, ADC III, ICADC

CEO and Chief Clinical Officer, Extended Aftercare, Inc.

National Addiction Professional of the Year

2011 Texas Addiction Counselors Hall of Fame Inductee

When the Servant Becomes the Master presents an authentic and practical understanding of addiction and recovery from a personal and heartfelt perspective. Using both science-supported and relevant anecdotal information, Dr. Powers offers the reader a meaningful glimpse into the nature of addiction and the behaviors associated with it. More importantly, he offers ample facts, sound guidance, and helpful solutions to assist those on the path of inquiry for themselves or a loved one.

Matt Feehery, CEO

Memorial Hermann Prevention & Recovery Center

Dr. Powers has been able to combine his vast clinical experience with his thorough review of related literature into a passionate and persuasive guide for patients, loved ones, and clinicians. He helps guide us not just through the extensive material but also to a more humane yet medically driven view of what we in the field have come to know as the true meaning of the disease of addiction.

Ed Fallick, DO

Medical Director, Young Adult Program

Memorial Hermann Prevention & Recovery Center

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2012, 2017 by Jason Z W Powers

All rights reserved. First edition 2012. Second edition 2017.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Name: Powers, Jason Z. W., author.

Title: When the servant becomes the master: a comprehensive addiction guide for those who suffer from the disease, the loved ones affected by it, and the professionals who assist them / Jason Z. W. Powers. Description: Second edition. | Las Vegas, NV: Central Recovery Press, 2017.