Life after Addictions

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Recommended Books on Addictions

Mindfulness and the 12 Steps: Living Recovery in the Present Moment

Therese Jacobs-Stewart (2010)

A Woman's Guide to Recovery

Brenda Iliff (2008)

12 Stupid Things That Mess Up Recovery: Avoiding Relapse through Self-Awareness and Right Action

Allen Berger (2008)

Overcoming Prescription Drug Addiction: A Guide to Coping and Understanding

Rod Colvin (2008)

Straight Talk from Claudia Black: What Recovering Parents Should Tell Their Kids about Drugs and Alcohol

Claudia Black (2003)

Mindful Recovery: A Spiritual Path to Healing from Addiction

Thomas and Beverly Bien (2002)

Changing for Good: A Revolutionary Six-Stage Program for Overcoming Bad Habits and Moving Your Life Positively Forward

James O. Prochaska, John Norcross and Carlo DiClemente (1995)

Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (Alcoholics Anonymous)Online (free)

Faces of Change: Do I Have a Problem with Alcohol or Drugs? Easy-to-Read (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)

Alcohol and Drug Treatment: How It Works, and How It Can Help You (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)

Helping Yourself Heal: A Recovering Woman's Guide to Coping with Childhood Abuse Issues (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)

Spanish

Are You in Recovery from Alcohol or Drug Problems? Know Your Rights (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)

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Last Updated March 2011

NC Services & Support

(UNC at Chapel Hill)
(888) 457-7457 Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program

Horizons Program (UNC at Chapel Hill)
This resource is designed to meet the needs of pregnant and postpartum women with alcohol or substance abuse problems.
(919) 966-9803

Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator (SAMHSA)

Drug Abuse - Web Sites Serving North Carolina (NC Health Info)

Alcoholism - Web Sites Serving All of North Carolina (NC Health Info)

Web Links

Addictions (American Academy of Family Physicians)

Drug Use, Abuse, and Addiction (National Women’s Health Information Center)

Drug Addiction (Mayo Clinic)

Testing for Drugs of Abuse (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)

Alcohol – A Women’s Health Issue (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)

Alcohol – Online Tests (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)

Drug Abuse – MedlinePlus - Spanish - Espanol

Pregnancy and Substance Abuse - MedlinePlus - Spanish - Espanol