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Books and Articles
Recovery Options
The complete guide. How you and your loved ones can understand and treat alcohol and other drug problems. By Joseph Volpicelli, M.D., PhD. and Maia Szalavitz. You can order this book from Amazon.com
Articles:
"Treating Alcoholism as a Disease"
"The Stigma of Addiction"
"Medications and Alcohol Craving"
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Recommended Links
Alcoholism Information:
A comprehensive listing of Recovery and Treatment options www.soberrecovery.com
American Council on Alcoholism www.aca-usa.org
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism www.niaaa.nih.gov
Join Together Online www.jointogether.org/front.jtml
Alcohol: Problems and Solutions www2.potsdam.edu/alcohol-info
About.com (mostly 12-Step) www.alcoholism.about.com
Enhanced Healing Through Relaxation Music www.enchancedhealing.com
Non-12-Step Support Groups:
SMART Recovery www.smartrecovery.org
LifeRing Secular Sobriety www.unhooked.com
Women For Sobriety www.womenforsobriety.org
Secular Organizations for Sobriety www.secularhumanism.org/sos/
Moderation Management www.moderation.org
Alcoholism Directory www.alcoholism-directory.com
Women's Health Resource Directory www.forwomenhealth.com
Detox HQ www.detoxhq.com
Medical Information:
Alcohol MD www.alcoholmd.com
Mental Health Net www.mentalhelp.net
Health Central www.healthcentral.com
IntelliHealth www.intellihealth.com
Vitamins and Nutrition Center www.vitamins-nutrition.org
Web MD www.webmd.com
Healthy Place www.healthyplace.com/index.html
Nursing Directory www.allofnursing.com
Medical Resource Directory www.health6.com
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