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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 |