Recovery from Addictions
To end our pervasive obsession with drugs requires nothing less than the transformation of American society. We need to reorient our values and priorities so that we value and invest in our most precious resource: people. -R. Richard Banks
National Organizations for Recovering from Addictions (with local chapters listed online):
Drinking: A Love Story. Knapp, Caroline. New York: Dell Publishing, 1996.
A Woman’s Way Through the 12 Steps (book and workbook). Covington, Stephanie. (Available along with many other resources from http://www.stephaniecovington.com.)
FAVOR (Faces and Voices of Recovery)
The Invisible Alcoholics: Women and Alcohol Abuse in America. Sandmaier, Marian. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1980.
The Ladykillers: Why Smoking is a Feminist Issue. Jacobson, Bobbie. New York: Continuum Press, 1982.
She’s in Recovery (An online community for women in recovery)
Slaying the Dragon: The History of Addiction Treatment and Recovery in America. White, William L. Bloomington, IL: Chestnut Health Systems, 1998.
Sober.Com (A website to help addicts and alcoholics find recovery programs and other resources.)
Women Smokers Can Quit: A Different Approach. Delaney, Sue. Evanston, IL: Women’s Healthcare Press, 1989.
