The Complete Idiot's Guide to Changing Old Habits for Good »

G. Alan Marlatt, Ph.D., Director of the Addictive Behaviors Research Center, is a professor of psychology at the School of Public Health at the University of Washington. He's currently conducting a study on Mindfulness-based Relapse Prevention funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, and is widely published on the subject of relapse prevention.

Deborah S. Romaine is the co-author of dozens of successful health books, including Thyroid Balance, and senior writer for the four-volume Facts On File Encyclopedia of Health and Medicine.

Kick bad habits—for good!

Nearly everybody has at least one self-destructive habit they can't eliminate— from spending too much time online to eating too much ice cream. Changing an old habit is no easy business and more than 90% of people relapse within a year. This one-of-a-kind guide helps readers separate good habits from bad, evaluate the risks and benefits, prepare themselves for change, and make the change—for good.
•Dr. Marlatt is a groundbreaking author at the top of the relapse prevention Field
•This book shares the latest research on kicking old habits for good