Book Recommendations
by Jamie
Dopesick : dealers, doctors, and the drug company that addicted America
by Beth Macy
How did we get in this mess of the Opioid Crisis? Beth Macy unravels 20 years of Pharmaceutical Companies, doctors, patients, drug dealers, people who suffer from substance use disorder and their families... and finally those who respond to this crisis and the many ways they endeavor to help end the suffering. With a specific focus on Appalachia, SW Virginia and her hometown of Roanoke, Beth tells the stories of those whom she has known, followed, and even tried to help along the way. The author of this book was not afraid to suffer with those about whom she wrote.
No More Letting Go (The Spirituality of Taking Action Against Alcoholism and Drug Addiction)
by Debra Jay
This book answers some tough questions: Do they have to want help?, Do you have to let them hit bottom?, Do you have to let go? I highly recommend this book to all friends and family members of a loved one suffering with addiction. With much logic and reason it can help navigate some tough boundary lines between loving and enabling and how to truly help but not hinder the path of recovery.
Love First: A Family's Guide to Intervention
by Debra Jay and Jeff Jay
This is a very helpful guide on to how to intervene when experiencing the crisis of a loved one's addiction. Using the most recent research on the neurobiology of addiction and the latest evidence-based treatment, this book can help navigate the process of planning, from intervention to choosing a treatment facility.
Clean
by David Sheff
Beautiful Boy
by David Sheff
Chasing the Scream
by Johann Hari
Slaying the Dragon
by White
Memoir of an Addicted Brain
by Marc Lewis
An Addict in the Family
by Bev Conyers
CO-dependency No More
by Melody Beattie
Boundaries
by Cloud and Townsend
The Four Agreements
by Don Miguel Ruiz
