This book is valuable and different in that the author's inner perspectives explore some of the personal, internal battles and issues the addict faces during the surrender to addiction then recovery. It is important to know that an active addict or one going through recovery interprets his newfound horizons in unique ways as addiction to cocaine opens up strange new worlds. That a person who has earned or possesses all the trappings of success can allow cocaine to seemingly unconscionably bring on ravages of degradation to his life is phenomenal. The slide into hell with cocaine counters everything precious and known to us. For an individual to escape the forces of cocaine addiction calls for an understanding of that roadmap in order for him to stand a chance at recovery, especially that the greatest enemy lies within the mind. Some issues discussed here pertinent to a recovering addict are: links between mind, body and soul; regaining life's lost values; pleasure and depression levels of cocaine; making the mind master the crucial moments of pre-determination. This writer has surrendered then resurrected from the ravages of cocaine addiction going on nineteen years. He has recounted that secret inner-battle and war. Recovering cocaine addicts do at times feel possessed, invaded and being controlled. The addict must understand that years or months free from the drug may only be an innocent deception, as the battle to overcome it may take years of practicing a healthy lifestyle. Having awareness of the pitfalls of recovery may help addicts defy the high failure rate. To rehabilitate and resurrect oneself from cocaine is a time of challenge and internal wars as denial of cocaine's ultra-orgasmic pleasure requires superhuman mystical, emotional, spiritual and physical strength developments of their own. The pleasurable consequences of addiction seem to suppress, overcome then swallow the meaning of life itself. With millions worldwide addicted to cocaine, and praying for a way to salvage their infected lives, this book could present a glimmer of inspiration for the hopeless. In many cases of cocaine addiction, all the addict needs is a direction toward possible cure, and then a fire of recovery begins to ignite. | Joy of Cocaine and Addiction Recovery by Carlton 'Moore' Robinson, Paperback | Indigo Chapters