Freedom form Addiction- is exactly what it does ! - Rated 
When i bought this book, I was a little skeptical, regarding the approach of human givens, how wrong I was, this book is therotically and practically astounding I implore of any recovering addict to adapt this book into there life, it is life changing for any addict,it is a must for any professional also,it is quite simply miraculous, I am not going over the top with this when I say that this book literally saved my life.Honest, realistic and worth every penny.
Fantastic book! - Rated
As a drug worker who has read a lot about addiction I found this book the most insightful and practical of all. Griffin and Tyrrell have genuinely introduced new ideas that make sense and really work. Another reviewer says they are just advertising their courses run by MindFields College. But I can only find one small mention in the entire book, that's all. And what's wrong with that! How would we know of this wonderful pioneering work if it wasn't advertised?
Didn't Help - Rated 
I read this book two years ago and it told me that the reason I was using drugs was that my needs weren't being met. I tried to do what it suggested to get my needs met but, of course, as an addict my needs are never going to be met. I'll always want more, more, more. So I started feeling very sorry for myself. Then I got into a spiral of self-pity and was soon using drugs and drink more than ever before.
The authors have good intentions but they don't seem to understand addiction. Their theories are just academic. They sound quite reasonable but they don't seem to work. At least they didn't work for me. If anything, their ideas only helped me to stay sick.
Since then, luckily for me, I've found another way to recover that (so far) seems to be working.
'Human Givens' claims - Rated 
Griffin and Tyrrell have invented their own school of therapy. They call it the 'Human Givens Approach'.
They call the basic needs for nutrition, shelter, reproduction, recognition etc., the 'human givens'. They claim that nearly all problems (including addiction) result from these needs not being fulfilled.
They say that all you have to do, to 'bust' your addiction, is to make sure you get your needs met. The best way of doing this, according to them, is to see a Human Givens therapist, trained at their MindFields College. It's good advertising.
Addicts and alcoholics probably won't find this book very useful. 'Therapists' and 'drug-workers' will love it. It should help to keep their client lists full.
Freedom from Addiction: The Secret Behind Successful Addiction Busting - Rated
>This is a really original book that helped me and my friend in many
>ways. I never realised before WHY people get addicted to stuff so
>easily. The books worth buying for the explanation it gives of this
> alone! It was the starting point for my own recovery and taking
>back control of my life. It shows how to do something about it and
>it really is easier than I would ever have thought possible when I
>was down in it. If you suffer from addiction, this book shows you
>that there is a way out and it is not so difficult as the reviewer
>who gave it only one star seems to think. I give it five because
>it saved my life.
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