A new title, 101 to Know if You Are Addicted to Painkillers, is scheduled for release late this summer. The book offers 101 lessons for overcoming opioid addiction with sections on: understanding addiction, treatment options, getting sober, healing, and recovery. The author is Michael McGee, M.D., an addiction medicine psychiatrist.
Addicus Title Published in Polish
The Addicus title on maternal fitness, Exercising through Your Pregnancy, has just been released in the Polish language. It was published by the Polish organization, The Association for Women’s Support.” According to the association, “during the fifteen years of their operation, there had been no books on the subject available in Poland; so, they joined with other non-profit groups to purchase the rights and publish the book themselves. The rights acquisition as handled by the Susan Schulman Literary Agency in New York.
Author of Evil Harvest Appears on Oxygen Channel
In early February, Addicus Books publisher Rod Colvin was interviewed for an episode of the Oxygen Channel’s five-part series, “Deadly Cults.” The third episode, “The Rulo Killers,” was based on the book, Evil Harvest:The True Story of Cult Murder in the American Heartland, by Rod Colvin.
The program is available for purchase through Amazon.com and the Apple store.
New Edition of Colorectal Cancer Book Now Available
In January 2019, Addicus Books released Colon and Rectal Cancer—from Diagnosis to Treatment (3rd edition). The new edition is authored by surgeon Paul Ruggieri, M.D., Rhode Island and medical oncologist Arti Lakhani, M.D., of Chicago.
Spring 2019: New Title on Addiction to Painkillers
In the late Spring 2019, Addicus Books will release 101 Things to Know if You Are Addicted to Painkillers, by addiction psychiatrist Michael McGee, of San Luis Obispo, California. The book is a veritable tool box of lessons for seeking recovery from addiction to painkillers. Addiction to opioids is currently one of the nation’s most serious drug problems; it claims 115 American lives daily.
Addicus Author Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
George D. Newton Jr., author of My Life Inside Big-Case Litigation, has been presented with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award by Marquis Who’s Who.
Mr. Newton was endorsed by Marquis as a leader in the legal industry. George published a memoir of his work as an associate and partner at Kirkland & Ellis of Chicago and his successful career representing RJR Nabisco in Winston-Salem, NC, as their vice president and deputy general counsel.
To purchase My Life Inside Big-Case Litigation click here.
Medical Library Association Praises Lung Cancer Book
In its publication, Consumer Connections, the American Medical Library Association offers praise for Lung Cancer—from Diagnosis to Treatment (Addicus Books, 2018). The review describes the topics covered in the book’s eleven chapters, and says the book is:
Written in clear and precise language… [it] will help patients and caregivers better understand what lies ahead.
The author is Walter J. Scott, M.D., a thoracic surgeon at Abbington Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia.
New Title on Painkiller Addiction Coming in Spring 2019
Addiction to painkillers is a national epidemic—it kills 115 Americans every day. Our new title, 101 Things to Know if You’re Addicted to Painkillers, will be released in the Spring 2019. The book offers “bare bones” lessons on what you need understand about overcoming addiction.
The author is Michael McGee, M.D., an addiction psychiatrist and chief medical officer at The Haven, a facility specializing in the treatment of addiction, near San Luis Obispo, California.
Third Edition of Colon Cancer Coming Soon
This Fall, Addicus Books will release a third edition of Colon and Rectal Cancer—from Diagnosis to Treatment. In addition to covering how the disease develops and how it is diagnosed, the book covers the latest on treatment, including surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, targeted therapy, and immunotherapy. The authors are Paul Ruggieri, M.D., surgeon in private practice in southeastern Massachusetts, and Arti A. Lakhani, M.D.; she is board certified in the fields of internal medicine, hematology, and oncology, and currently works in the Chicago area.
Coming this Fall: Coronary Heart Disease—Third Edition
A new edition of Coronary Heart Disease—from Diagnosis to Treatment will be released late this Fall. The new title discusses how heart disease develops, risk factors, and symptoms. It also covers treatment, ranging from medication and life style changes to stent placement and by-pass surgery. The author, cardiologist Barry Cohen, M.D., is medical director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at the Gagnon Heart Hospital of Morristown, New Jersey.
