Addiction category: 1829 books

On a Tuesday morning, I make my way to the Gap View Hotel for a drinking session starting at 10 a.m. I'm told this is one of Alice Springs' three notorious 'animal bars' … As I wander around, a Sudanese security guard approaches me, his face concerned. Am I lost? he wants to know. In a way, I am....

Several incidences of childhood abuse at the hands of a close relative prove to have done their damage as she is forced to face her feelings about the abuse many years later.  Sam took a deep breath then launched into her story.       Tags: sex,...

One man"s story of alcoholism and growing through recovery.

A beautiful adaptation of the best-selling meditation book, Twenty-Four Hours a Day, just for teens. Twenty-Four Hours a Day for Teens was created to help young people navigate the peaks and valleys of developing an active spiritual life in recovery. As an abridged and revised version of the...

Imagine that you are taking a puff of a cigarette, a slug of whiskey, a snort of cocaine, a shot of heroin, or a toke of marijuana. Put aside first whether the drugs are legal or not. For now, just concentrate on the chemistry. The moment you take that puff, that slug, that snort, that shot, that...

The revealing story of one man's struggle with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and his hard-won recovery. Rewind, Replay, Repeat is the revealing story of Jeff Bell's struggle with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and his hard-won recovery. Nagging doubt: It's a part of everyday life....

An exploration of the Twelve Steps and their unique benefits for Christians.

For anyone who has had to deal with an alcoholic in their lives, this book takes you through the steps needed to effectively deal with an alcoholic and regain control over your life.

Sober But Stuck addresses common issues, such as fear of failure, unhealthy relationships, and resentments, that can act as barriers to serenity and ultimately threaten sobriety. People in recovery soon find out that maintaining abstinence from alcohol and other drugs is only half the battle....

Rick H. often starts his talk at recovery meetings with this statement: I come here because the Rick of old will drink again. So I need to change, and this is where my professors are. He then adds that, to live a sober, happy life, he had to find a replacement for the alcohol that he used in his struggles...

Compiled by a trained therapist in recovery, this workbook will allow you to deal individually with common issues in recovery. The basic principals of many of the popular twelve step programs are combined into one easy text. It provides a method of working the twelve steps of these programs through...

In this portable recovery aftercare program, Earnie Larsen coaches readers through one full year of sobriety with personal, practical, actionable steps to help them refocus on the core concepts that are essential to sober living. Make no mistake about the intention of the guidance offered in...

"In Earnie Larsen: His Last Steps, Earnie and his courageous wife, Paula, take us into their lives, sharing with us one of the most profound and intimate life experiences. It has been an honor to share a part of their journey. Earnie could not respond to the many people who reached out to him in his...

Which would surprise you more: that nearly nine out of ten young college men use porn or that more than one in five 12-year-old girls do?Porn has broken out of seedy backrooms and into the mainstream largely thanks to the Internet, which allows millions to access an unlimited (and mostly free)...