Resources
http://www.sanpatrignano.org/?q=en
http://www.hazelden.org/
http://intervene.drugfree.org/
http://www.instituteforaddictionstudy.com/
https://www.mhparc.org/
http://www.okoutreachfoundation.org/
http://www.comunitacenacolo.org/
www.womenhelpingwomenshowcase.com
http://facesandvoicesofrecovery.org/about/
http://sobercoachingyourteen.com/
http://www.adolescent-substance-abuse.com/
http://www.samhsa.gov/About/strategy.aspx
http://www.silenttreatment.info/index.html
http://www.starttalkingnow.org/index.shtml
http://family.samhsa.gov/main/about.aspx
Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
1-800-662-HELP http://dasis3.samhsa.gov/
References and Articles of Interest
(http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR403/
http://www.rand.org/pubs/online/substance_abuse/
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/16/us/16recovery.html?ref=health
Recommended Reads
Al-Anon: Courage to Change, One Day at a Time, Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, Hope for Today, Paths to Recovery
Alcoholics Anonymous: Big Book, Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
American Society of Addiction Medicine, Certified Addiction Specialists
Brown, Stephanie, 1988, Treating Adult Children of Alcoholics, New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Brown, Stephanie, 1985, Treating the Alcoholic, A Developmental Model of Recovery. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Brown, Stephanie and Virginia Lewis, 1999, The Alcoholic Family in Recovery. New York: The Guilford Press.
Cohen, Leonard, Poet, Novelist, Singer, Songwriter
Dalai Lama, 1998, The Art of Happiness. New York Riverhead Books
Frankl, Viktor, 1984, Man’s Search for Meaning. New York: Washington Square Press.
Gendler, J. Ruth, 1988, The Book of Qualities. New York: Harper Perennial.
Hazelden Publishing, Many resources
James, William, 1958, The Varieties of Religious Experiences. New York, The American Library.
Jung, C.G., 1933, Modern Man in Search of a Soul. New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc.
Jung, C.G., 1970, Psychological Perspectives: A New Anthology of his Writings 1905 to 1951
Kaufman, Gershen, 1980, Shame, The Power of Caring. Cambridge, Mass. Schenkman, Inc.
Levin, Jerome, 1999, Primer for Treating Substance Abuse. Northvale, Northvale, New Jersey: Jason Aronson, Inc.
Lutz William, 1996, The New Doublespeak. New York: Harper Collins Publishers.
May, Gerald G, 1991, Addiction & Grace. New York, Harper Collins Publishers.
May, Gerald G, 1982, Care of the Mind; Care of the Spirit. New York: Harper-San Francisco Publishers
May, Gerald G, 1991, The Awakened Heart. New York: Harper-San Francisco Publishers
May, Gerald G, 1892, Will and Spirit. New York: Harper-San Francisco Publishers
Merton, Thomas, 1961, New Seeds of Contemplation. New York: New Direction Books
Nouwen, Henri J. M., 1983, Compassion. New York: Doubleday Publishers
O’Donohue, John, 1997, Anam Cara, A Book of Celtic Wisdom. New York Harper Perennial
San Patrignano 2008 The Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship: The Voice of Social Innovation
White, William, 1996, Pathways: From the Culture of Addiction to the Culture of Recovery. Center City, Minn. Hazelden
Videos: Bill Moyers, Moyers on Addition: Close to Home, Five Part Series on Addiction, PBS
Train Spotting
Requiem for a Dream
Affliction
When a Man Loves a Woman
http://www.bingetoblackout.com/
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My son and I both read your book this past week. He read it while in rehab. I read the 1st half before rehab- the second half three days ago. It has stuck with me for the last few weeks. A mother in Calvert County, Md, a educator, and a feeling that I am the only mother in my area that has an addict son. Your book opened my eyes to my mistakes. I hope and pray that my son finds his way and that I can stay close without enabling. thank you
Thanks, Carol, for reaching out. You and your son both read the book and this means a great deal to me and my sons. Addiction affects the entire family and no one is left unscathed. You are not alone; there are many of us who are right there with you.
Let's join together in prayer and let's stay close without enabling. In the end, our sons have to choose to fight for their lives and we will love them through it.
Love to you,
Libby
This is very helpful.
For many of us, the revelation of mistakes and shortcomings comes in that quiet time of meditation. Taking time to reflect upon the day and thank my God for another 24 hours of sobriety gives opportunity for honesty with myself. Only by candidly examining my own actions am I doing my part.
Wow... I just finished reading this book for the 3rd or 4th time. Actually had a hard copy and threw it in trash because I could not handle seeing another book on addiction on my shelves. Now have it downloaded on my iPad. There is so much to learn from your story. Thanks for sharing. My son is in a 60 day rehab... His 4th residential and numerous op stints. He is a 29 yr old heroin addict. It has been a very long painful 10 years....I am trying to learn a new way this time around. It is so hard. I just wan him better. He now has a 2 yr old in the mice whose mother is also an addict. I so wholeheartedly pray that one of them can find sobriety. Thanks again. I pray someday that I can get to the place where I can 'let go'.
Dear Patti,
Thanks for reaching out. I know that feeling of just wanting Jeff to be better. Addiction suffocates life and it's hard to breathe.
For Jeff, Stay Close and out of the chaos was helpful. He knew that when he made the decision to change his life, we were here waiting for him. The wait was excruciating, a 14-year wait, but in the end, HE decided that life was precious and he was losing his.
My love to you. Let's join together in prayer for our sons.
Libby, I wanted to send you this link to a recovery blog I am writing; it is a set of daily meditations based on inspirational movie quotes.
recoveryreflections.com/
Sorry, this link should be better: http://recoveryreflections.com/
Thanks, Evan. I'll check it out. We all work together to help.
Oh dear. That is another blogger's site, an amazing recovery blog in fact. Mine follows: http://recoveryonfilm.blogspot.com/. I have to remember that being human comes with making mistakes, even when I least want to.
Hi libby, I have been trying to get in touch with you. Sent you an email 1&1/2months ago . First loved your book staying close. It haunted me while reading it because my son Frankie was an active heroin user and it made me face, see, think on things I didnt want to. I wrote "stagli vicino"on a card and hung it on my mirror so it was the last thing I read before trying to sleep and the first thing I read before rising to start my day. Its amazing how many years we dealt with active addiction. Those words tho made me tell my son every day I believed he could beat the demon of heroin, and that I loved him. We did so many things wrong but that hope was always there! It made me realize that while he was the most unloveable, that God still loved him and that if our heavenly father could love him in spite of all he did that I could too. We are one of the lucky ones today, he will be two years clean and sober next month for which I thank God everyday. I know his journey thru hell and back was not just for him, we have all learned and been flrever changed by the whole thing. I firmly believe we all need to stand up and bring the subject and our story of addiction out of the dark where it grows and consumes us. My husband is from Maddoloni, we live in Nj but will be in Italy, and Florence area the beginning of Oct. It is my first trip and am so excited but was hoping you will be there and we could meet for coffee. Thanks for all you do!! Let me know! Blessings to you and yours......debi