Drug Addiction - Books about Coping with Drugs and Addicts

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The Betty Ford Center Book of Answers : Help for Those Struggling With Substance Abuse and for the People Who Love Them
James W. West, et al; Paperback
Paperback - 206 pages
Pocket Books; ISBN: 0671001825
How to Quit Drugs for Good : A Complete Self-Help Guide
Jerry Dorsman
Jerry Dorsman outlines all viable approaches to addiction treatment and, through a series of worksheets and checklists, helps readers select the recovery methods that will work best for them. In addition, the author details important facts about each drug and reveals the potential for addiction, the elements of addiction, and the typical problems the addicted person faces. Information is based on up-to-the-minute research as well as the author's own clinical experience counseling drug-addicted clients and their families.
Hooked: Five Addicts Challenge Our Misguided Rehab System
by Lonny Shavelson, Shavelson Lonny
(Hardcover)
Go Ask Alice
by Anonymous
With over a million copies in print, Go Ask Alice has become a classic of our time. This powerful real-life diary of a teenager's struggle with the seductive -- often fatal -- world of drugs and addiction tells the truth about drugs in a strong and authentic voice. Tough and uncompromising, honest and disturbing -- and even more poignant today -- Go Ask Alice is page-turning and provocative reading. Amazon.com
Reading level: Young Adult
Paperback - 185 pages (April )
Drugs & Abuse A to Z

Addiction : The 'High' That Brings You Down (Teen Issues)
Miriam Smith McLaughlin, et al
Library Binding
Addiction and Recovery of Gay and Lesbian Persons
Robert J. Kus(Editor)
Paperback / Published 1995

Addiction Intervention : Strategies to Motivate Treatment-Seeking Behavior (Haworth Addictions Treatment)
Robert K. White(Editor), Deborah George Wright (Editor)
Hardcover

The Addiction Process : Effective Social Work Approaches
Edith M. Freeman(Editor)
Paperback / Published 1991
Addictions Treatment for Older Adults : Evaluation of an Innovative Client-Centered Approach (Haworth Addictions Treatment)
Kathryn Graham, et al
Paperback / Published 1995
Addictive Behaviors : Readings on Etiology, Prevention, and Treatment
G. Alan Marlatt (Editor), Gary R. Vandenbos (Editor)
Paperback
Addictive Behaviour : Cue Exposure Theory and Practice (Wiley Series in Clinical Psychology)
D. Colin Drummond(Editor), et al
Paperback / Published 1995
Addictive Thinking : Understanding Self-Deception
Abraham J. Twerski
Paperback
Adolescent Drug & Alcohol Abuse: How to Spot It, Stop It, and Get Help for Your Family
by Nikki Babbit
Paperback - 276 pages 1 Ed edition (March 15, )
O'Reilly & Associates; ISBN: 1565927559
Alcoholism and Other Drug Problems
James E. Royce, David Scratchley
Hardcover
Alcoholism and Substance Abuse : Strategies for Clinical Intervention
Gary Forrest (Editor), Thomas E. Bratter (Editor)
Hardcover / Published 1985
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Anger, Alcoholism, and Addiction : Treating Individuals, Couples, and Families
Ronald T. Potter-Efron(Contributor)
Hardcover / Published 1992
Breaking the Chains of Cocaine : Black Male Addiction and Recovery Vol 1
Oliver J. Johnson
Paperback
A Bridge to Recovery : An Introduction to 12-Step Programs
Robert L. Dupont, John P. McGovern
Hardcover / Published 1995
Buprenorphine : Combatting Drug Abuse With a Unique Opioid
Alan Cowan(Editor), John W. Lewis (Editor)
Paperback / Published 1995
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Caffeine Blues : Wake Up to the Hidden Dangers of America's # 1 Drug
Stephen Cherniske
Listed under Caffeine
Cannabis and Cognitive Functioning (International Research Monographs in the Addictions)
Nadia Solowij
Hardcover
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The Chemical Dependence Treatment Documentation Sourcebook : A Comprehensive Collection of Program Management Tools, Clinical Documentation, and Psychoeducational Materials for Substance Abuse Treatment Professionals
James R. Finley, Brenda S. Lenz
Paperback
The Chemical Dependence Treatment Planner
Robert R. Perkinson, Arthur E. Jongsma
Paperback
Chemical Dependency Treatment Planning Handbook
by Richard J. Laban
Plastic Comb from Charles C Thomas Pub Ltd

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Clinical Manual of Substance Abuse
Jean Kinney
Paperback
Co-Dependence : Misunderstood-Mistreated
Anne Wilson Schaef
Paperback / Published 1992
Cocaine Addiction : Treatment, Recovery, and Relapse Prevention
Arnold M. Waston
Listed under Books on Cocaine
Cognitive Therapy of Substance Abuse
Aaron T. Beck, et al
Hardcover / Published 1993
Concepts of Chemical Dependency
Harold E. Doweiko
Paperback
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The Corner : A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighbourhood
David Simon, et al
Paperback
Counseling the Chemically Dependent : Theory and Practice
Ricky L. George, et al
Paperback / Published 1990
Counselling Heroin and Other Drug Users
Paul Lockley
Hardcover / Published 1995
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Development of Medications for the Treatment of Opiate and Cocaine Addictions : Issues for the Government and Private Sector
Carolyn E. Fulco, et al
Paperback / Published 1995
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Diagnosing and Treating Co-Dependence : A Guide for Professionals Who Work With Chemical Dependents, Their Spouses, and Children
Timmen L. Cermak
A guide for professionals who work with chemical dependents, their spouses and children. With so many definitions of co-dependence ,it can be hard to tell which is most valid. In diagnosing and treating co-dependence, timmen cermak not only presents clear diagnostic criteria that correspond directly with accepted psychiatric/psychological concepts but also describes ways of treating co-dependence that extend far beyond current approaches.
Paperback: 132 pages
Publisher: Hazelden (September 15, )
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0935908323
Doin' Drugs : Patterns of African American Addiction
William H. James, Stephen L. Johnson (Contributor)
Hardcover
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Drug Addiction : 'No Way I'm an Addict'
John Hicks
School & Library Binding
Drug User Documents 1840-1960
John Struasbaugh, et al
Paperback / Published 1991
Drug-Impaired Professionals
Robert Holman Coombs
Hardcover
Drugs and Addictive Behaviour : A Guide to Treatment
Hamid Ghodse, A. H. Ghodse
Paperback / Published 1995
Drugs of Abuse
A. James Giannini(Editor), James A. Giannini
Paperback
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Ecstasy : Dance, Trance & Transformation
Nicholas Saunders, Rick Doblin
Paperback
Ecstasy
by Bruce Eisner, Peter Stafford (Designer)

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The Love Drug: Marching to the Beat of Ecstacy
by Richard S. Cohen
(Paperback)
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Concerned Intervention : When Your Loved One Won't Quit Alcohol or Drugs
by John O'Neill, Pat O'Neill (Contributor)
Paperback - 183 pages 2 edition (1992)
New Harbinger Pubns; ISBN: 1879237369
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Crack : The Broken Promise
David Franklin Allen, James F. Jekel
Hardcover / Published 1993
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Drug Use and Misuse: A Reader
Tom Heller, et al
Paperback / Published 1988
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