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The Gin Closet

by Leslie Jamison

AS A YOUNG WOMAN, Tilly flees home for the hollow underworld of Nevada, looking for pure souls and finding nothing but bad habits. One day, after Tilly has spent nearly thirty years without a family, drinking...

How to Raise a Drug-Free Kid: The Straight Dope for Parents

by Joseph A., Jr. Califano

Advice and information on how to prepare your child for crucial decisions involving drugs and alcohol.

Nearly every child will be offered drugs or alcohol before graduating high school. The good news is that...

From Binge to Blackout: A Mother and Son Struggle With Teen Drinking

by Chris Volkmann & Toren Volkmann

Throughout his college years, Toren Volkmann partied like there was no tomorrow, having what was supposed to be the time of his life. Like so many parents, his mother, Chris, overlooked Toren’s growing alcohol...

When Enough is Enough: A Comprehensive Guide to Successful Intervention

by Candy Finnigan

Read Candy Finnigan's posts on the Penguin Blog.

From a nationally recognized addiction specialist featured on the A&E series Intervention, a comprehensive and compassionate guide to confronting a loved one...

The Heart of Addiction

by Lance M. Dodes

Nobody has had an answer for why people with addictions continue to repeat them -- until now.

For more than twenty years, distinguished psychiatrist Dr. Lance Dodes has been successfully helping people master...

Happy Hours

by Devon Jersild

Did You Know

• Female alcoholics are twice as likely to die as male alcoholics in the same age group
• Women metabolize alcohol differently from men, more quickly developing such physical complications as liver disease,...

Binge: What Your College Student Won't Tell You

by Barrett Seaman

In Binge, Barrett Seaman reveals what every parent, student, and educator needs to know about the college experience. Seaman spent time with students at twelve highly regarded and diverse colleges and universities...

My Pain Recovery Journal

by The Editors of Central Recovery Press

Specialized writing prompts help promote effective journaling, which enhances the pain recovery process.

Diary of an Alcoholic Housewife

by Brenda Wilhelmson

Brenda Wilhelmson was like a lot of women in her neighborhood. She had a husband and two children. She was educated and made a good living as a writer. She had a vibrant social life with a tight circle of friends....

My Story to Yours: A Guided Memoir for Writing Your Recovery Journey

by Karen Casey

Reflecting on and telling our stories is a time-honored tradition in recovery circles--whether in silent meditation, speaking out at meetings, or between sponsors and their sponsees. Recounting our experience...

Obsessed: America's Food Addiction--and My Own

by Mika Brzezinski

Mika Brzezinski is at war against obesity. On Morning Joe, she is adamant about improving America’s eating habits. She believes it’s time we all learned to stop blaming ourselves, and each other, and look...

The Twelve Steps And Dual Disorders: A Framework Of Recovery For Those Of Us With Addiction & An Emotional Or Psychiatric Illness

by Tim Hamilton & Pat Samples

With compassion and encouragement, this book helps us to begin and strengthen our recovery from our addictions and emotional or psychiatric illnesses. A gentle, spiritual and supportive approach to bolster our...

A Day at A Time Gamblers Anonymous: Gamblers Anonymous

by Anonymous

A Day at a Time is an essential recovery tool for compulsive gamblers, these daily reflections and prayers offer us hope, support, and guidance throughout the year. It also addresses the issues and fears often...

Addicted?: Recognizing Destructive Behaviors Before It's Too Late

by Marilyn Freimuth

Addicted? presents different ways to recognize the early and often subtle signs of addiction-much in the same way we learn to detect the early signs of cancer. But, unlike cancer, where people rush to get treatment...

Now That You're Sober: Week-by-Week Guidance from Your Recovery Coach

by Earnie Larsen & Carol Larsen Hegarty

Make no mistake about the intention of the guidance offered in this book. This is not just another "nice recovery book"--one that you read and then put aside, hopefully taking away a few good thoughts. My intention...

A Gentle Path through the Twelve Steps: The Classic Guide for All People in the Process of Recovery

by Patrick J. Carnes

A revised and expanded edition of the recovery classic by Patrick Carnes, Ph.D., a leading expert on addictive behaviors.

The Twelve Steps tap into the essential human process of change and will be regarded as...

12 Smart Things to Do When the Booze and Drugs Are Gone: Choosing Emotional Sobriety through Self-Awareness and Right Action

by Allen Berger

The author of the recovery mainstay 12 Stupid Things That Mess Up Recovery offers a fresh list of "smart" things to do to attain and sustain emotional sobriety. Whether it's called "dry drunk" or "white knuckle...

Cyber Junkie: Escape the Gaming and Internet Trap

by Kevin Roberts

Recovering video game addict Kevin Roberts offers a step-by-step guide to recovery for those struggling with compulsive video gaming and internet surfing.

Video gaming and Internet surfing are the top sources...

Prescription Painkillers: History, Pharmacology, and Treatment

by Marvin D Seppala & Mark E. Rose

The definitive book on the impact of prescription painkiller abuse on individuals, communities, and society by one of America's leading experts on addiction.

In recent years, the media has inundated us with coverage...

Heroin: Its History, Pharmacology & Treatment

by Humberto Fernandez & Therissa A. Libby

A fully developed history, psychology, physiology, and pharmacology of heroin addiction.'--David E. Smith, M.D., Founder, President, and Medical Director, Haight Ashbury Free Clinics, Inc., and Richard B. Seymour,...