 | Teens Under the Influence: The Truth About Kids, Alcohol, and Other Drugs- How to Recognize the Problem and What to Do About It by Katherine Ketcham
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $0.01 Kathy Ketcham covers it all in the comprehensive guide for parents and anyone concerned about a teen they care about.
This book is so packed with information, you will find yourself referring to it over and over again.
A "must have" for ANY parent.
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 | Why Don't They JUST QUIT? by Joe Herzanek
Buy new: $22.45 / Used from: $22.45 Joe speaks of his own addiction & recovery, as a parent struggling with his own son's problem, and as a drug counselor with over 13 yrs. experience working with prisoners. Excellent for someone who doesn't usually "like to read". Although over 300 pages, Its a fast-read, filled with anecdotes, "how-to" info, Q&A, recovery stories from real people, & a glossary of common terms.
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 | Love First: A New Approach to Intervention for Alcoholism and Drug Addiction (A Hazelden Guidebook) (Hezelden Guidebook) by Jeff Jay
Buy used from: $0.01 I have personally loaned this book to friends who needed immediate help. Very practical. This book is something anyone should read if they are thinking about attending an intervention.
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 | Raise the Bottom: How to Keep Secret Alcoholics from Damaging Your Business by Arthur M. Jackson
Buy new: $13.22 / Used from: $15.74 This is a great resource for employers or reallyanyone in general who is curious and wants to know more about how alcohol creeps into a person's world.
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 | It's Not Okay to Be a Cannibal: How to Keep Addiction from Eating Your Family Alive by Andrew T. Wainwright
Buy new: $11.86 / Used from: $3.70 This book is practical, interesting and fun to read. A little bit similar to "Why Don't They Just Quit?"
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 | ROCK BOTTOM: The Life History of Robert Lee Douthitt, III by Robin R. Rogers
Buy new: $24.95 / Used from: $10.95 Interesting personal story of struggles and triumphs. Real, from the heart, non-polished, amazing and raw story-telling that will entertain and give hope to the hopeless.
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 | Parenting Teens With Love And Logic (Updated and Expanded Edition) by Foster Cline
Buy new: $16.49 / Used from: $11.26 Although this book covers much more than recovery from substance abuse, the strategies Dr. Cline outlines, are what made all the difference in our son's turnaround. My husband and I stopped trying to control our son, and he soon started learning from his own mistakes. Everyone should read this book.
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 | Love Must Be Tough by James Dobson
Buy used from: $0.45 A classic.
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 | Tough Love: How Parents Can Deal With Drug Abuse by Pauline Neff
Buy new: $11.05 / Used from: $0.01 A book for all parents; especially for those whose children are now on drugs. Describes the Palmer Drug Abuse Program (similar to the steps of AA).
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 | Acts of Worship
Buy new: $9.95 / Used from: $2.49 One of my favorite movies. Very "real". Great interview with Rosemary Rodriguez in the bonus materials section.
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 | Sherrybaby
Buy new: $14.98 / Used from: $1.97 So realistic! The struggle of a young recovering mother to rejoin the world after incarceration and drug addiction. Details the heart-wrenching process of building a relationship with the daughter she never really knew.
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 | The Wisdom of the Rooms - Volume Three by Michael Z
Buy new: $14.95 / Used from: $18.10 For all the people who have sat in meetings, heard certain "words of wisdom" and thought to themselves, "I wish everyone could go to AA"--this is the book for you. Michael Z. has once again captured some of the greatest bits of homegrown wisdom and packaged them into his latest volume, ready to read, re-read and share with those you care about.
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 | Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines by Nic Sheff
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $5.44 One of my new favorites. See my review on "Tweak's" page.
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 | Why Don't They Just QUIT? DVD Roundtable Discussion: What families and friends need to know about addiction and recovery.
Buy new: $19.95 Experts discuss and provide answers to over thirty-five tough questions dealing with these issues:
-What works, what doesn't, and why.
-Why a person doesn't have to hit rock-bottom.
-Why effective intervention doesn't have to be a surprise attack.
-Can a person just cut down?
-When helping is actually hurting.
-Is it okay to smoke "weed" in recovery?
-How to deal with a relapse.
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 | Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction by David Sheff
Buy new: $16.32 / Used from: $0.22 I read this before "Tweak". Read this one first. They are both good, but for some odd reason, I identified more with Nic.
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 | Symptoms of Withdrawal : A Memoir of Snapshots and Redemption by Christopher Kennedy Lawford
Buy used from: $2.94 Author Christopher Kennedy Lawford, takes the reader on a wild ride, recounting his past as a member of the famous and powerful Kennedy clan. His trip to hell and back proves to be a dark but ultimately, victorious journey.
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 | When a Man Loves a Woman
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $2.66 A favorite of mine. Reminds me of what I used to be like.
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 | THIRST: God and the Alchoholic Experience by James B. Nelson
Buy new: $29.95 / Used from: $24.51 James Nelson, an amazing man who experienced both alcoholism and recovery late in life, is testimony to the fact that it's never too late to rebuild your life and become "whole" again.
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 | Requiem for a Dream (Director's Cut)
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $3.24 Another favorite of mine. Soooo real.
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 | My Name Is Bill: Bill Wilson--His Life and the Creation of Alcoholics Anonymous by Susan Cheever
Buy used from: $7.72 The story of Bill Wilsonthe remarkable man who started it allAlcoholics Anonymous.
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 | Anne Smith's Journal, 1933-1939: A.A.'s Principles of Success by Dick B.
Buy new: $22.95 / Used from: $21.49 Insightful Journal of the wife of AA's co-founder, Dr. Bob. She was called by AA's other co-founder, Bill Wilson a "founder" of AA and the "Mother of AA".
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