Working on one’s self is such an important thing to do. You just need to take the time and put in the effort.ย These are some of the top books that touch on some aspect of dug or alcohol addiction and each one of them has tools that you can use as a reference to overcome substance abuse and live a healthy life.
1.ย Seeking Safety:ย A Treatment Manual for PTSD and Substance Abuseย –ย Lisa M. Najavitz
2.ย Overcoming Your Alcohol or Drug Problem:ย Effective Recovery Strategies 2nd Editionย –ย ย Dennis C. Daley, G. Alan Marlatt
3.ย Witness to the Fire:ย Creativity & the Veil of Addictionย โ Linda Schierse Leornard
4.ย In the Realm of Hungry Ghost:ย Close Encounters with Addictionย โ Gabor Mate, MD
5.ย Genius and Heroin:ย The Illustrated Catalog of Creativity, Obsession, and reckless abandon through the agesย โ Michael Largo
6.ย The Globalization of Addiction:ย A Study in Poverty of the Spiritย โ Bruce K. Alexander
7.ย PATHWAYS from the Culture of Addiction to the Culture of Recoveryย โ William L. White
8.ย ADDICTION & Grace:ย Love and Spirituality in the Healing of Addictionsย โ Gerald G. May, M.D.
9.ย Stop the Chaos Workbook:ย How to Get Control of Your Life by Beating Alcohol and Drugsย โ Allen A. Tighe, M.S.
10.ย Trauma and Recovery; The aftermath of violenceย โย from domestic abuse to political terrorย โ Judith Herman, M.D.
11.ย Empowering Your Sober Self; The LifeRing Approach to Addiction Recoveryย โ Martin Nicolaus
12.ย Sober for Good; New Solutions for Drinking Problemsย โย Advice from Those Who Have Succeededย โ Anne M. Fletcher
13.ย The Spirituality of Imperfection:ย Storytelling and the Search for Meaningย โ Ernest Kurtz and Katherine Ketcham
14.ย Rethinking Substance Abuse:ย What the Science Shows, and What We Should Do about itย โ William R. Miller and Kathleen M. Carroll, ed.
15.ย Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in the Treatment of Addiction: ย A Treatment Planner for Cliniciansย – Christos Kouimtsidis, Martina Reynolds, Colin Drummond, Paul Davis and Nicholas Tarrier
16.ย Addictions and Trauma Recovery:ย Healing the Body, Mind & Spiritย โ Dusty Miller, Laurie Guidry
17.ย Reclaiming VIRTUE:ย How We Can Develop the Moral Intelligence to DO the Right Thing at the Right Time for the Right Reasonย โ John Bradshaw
18.ย Double Duty:ย Dual Dynamics Within the Chemically Dependent Homeย โ Claudia Black
19.ย Addiction to Perfection:ย The Still Unravished Brideย โ Marion Woodman
20.ย The Addictive Organization:ย Why We Overwork, Cover Up, Pick Up the Piecesย โ Anne Wilson Schaef, Diane Fassel
21.ย Essential Papers on Addictionย โ Daniel L. Yalisove, ed.
22.ย Changing for Good:ย A Revolutionary Six-Stage Programโ Carlo C. Diclemente, PH.D
23.ย An Anatomy of Addiction:ย S. Freud, W. Halsted, and the Miracle Drug Cocaineย โ Howard Markel
24.ย America Anonymous:ย Eight Addicts in Search of a Lifeย โ Benoit Denizet-Lewis
25.ย Before itโs Too Late:ย Working with Substance Abuse in the Familyย โ David C. Treadway, Ph.D.
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Dr. Weyand studied Community Clinical Psychology at the baccalaureate and graduate level at California State University at Northridge, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude. He proceeded in the study of Counseling Psychology at the Doctorate level at Calvary University and the University of Southern California (USC).
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