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Addiction ResourcesA. Tom Horvath, Ph.D., ABPP, Kaushik Misra, Ph.D., Amy K. Epner, Ph.D., and Galen Morgan Cooper, Ph.D. 1) Support Groups for Addiction Recovery(discussed in this article)
SMART Recovery (www.smartrecovery.org)
Moderation Management (www.moderation.org)
Women for Sobriety (www.womenforsobriety.org)
LifeRing Secular Recovery (www.Lifering.org)
Secular Organizations for Sobriety (www.sossobriety.org)
Alcoholics Anonymous (www.aa.org)
2) Federal Websites for Individuals Seeking Recovery Information
National Institute on Drug Abuse
www.drugabuse.gov
SAMHSA Treatment Locator
https://www.samhsa.gov/find-treatment
Rethinking Drinking
http://rethinkingdrinking.niaaa.nih.gov/
3) Recovery Workbooks
Sex, Drugs, Gambling & Chocolate: A Workbook for Overcoming Addictions
A. Thomas Horvath
http://www.practicalrecovery.com/pr/sex-drugs-gambling-chocolate/
Controlling Your Drinking
Miller & Munoz
http://www.amazon.com/Controlling-Your-Drinking-Tools-Moderation/dp/1572309032/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1335142353&sr=8-1
7 Tools to Beat Addiction
Stanton Peele
http://www.amazon.com/Tools-Beat-Addiction-Stanton-Peele/dp/1400048737/ref=as_li_wdgt_js_ex?&linkCode=wey&tag=thestantonpeelea
SMART Recovery Handbook SMART Recovery https://www.smartrecovery.org/SMARTStore/
4) For Families
CRAFT (Community Reinforcement and Family Training)
http://www.robertjmeyersphd.com/craft.html
Get Your Loved One Sober
Meyers & Wolfe
http://www.amazon.com/Get-Your-Loved-One-Sober/dp/1592850812/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1335142540&sr=8-1
Addiction Proof Your Child
Stanton Peele
https://www.amazon.com/Addiction-Proof-Your-Child-Dependencies/dp/0307237575/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1522423896&sr=8-1&keywords=Addiction+Proof+Your+Child+Stanton+Peele
5) Significant Professional Addiction Works
Denning, P., & Little, J. (2011). Practicing harm reduction psychotherapy: An alternative approach to addictions. New York: Guilford.
Hester, R. K., & Miller, W. R. (Eds.). (2003). Handbook of alcoholism treatment approaches: Effective alternatives (3rd ed.). Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
Horvath, A. (2011). Alternative support groups. In P. Ruiz & E. Strain (Eds.), Substance abuse: A comprehensive textook (5th ed.) (pp. 533-542). Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer.
Institute of Medicine. (1990). Broadening the base of treatment for alcohol problems. Washington, DC: National Academy Press. Free pdf available: http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=1341
Miller, W., Forcehimes, A., & Zweben, A. (2011). Treating addiction: A guide for professionals. New York: Guilford.
6) Additional science-based websites:
Practical Recovery
http://www.practicalrecovery.com
Substance Matters Blog
http://mattsub.blogspot.com/
Maia Szalavitz
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/maia-szalavitz | 
