Library
Resources on Addiction, Treatment, and Recovery
What can you find in the Library?
We’d like the Library to be a one-stop shop for information and resources on addiction, treatment, and recovery. We’ll be building sections for different types of media, topic areas, and audiences, just like a real-world library.
You can view the complete feed of all RecoverySI articles, resources, videos and more here.
Check out our first “New Addition”–the Bookshelf!
Taking Charge by Having Faith
We can “turn it over,” not because we believe there is a God who will do something for us or to us, but because we understand that recovering from addiction depends on outside help.
Topics: maintaining sobriety, Recovery Without God, spirituality
Craving: Why We Can’t Seem to Get Enough
Many of the suggestions are counterintuitive (did you know that mindfulness meditation has been shown to reduce cravings?), but all of the suggestions are grounded in science.
Topics: book plug, craving, early recovery, maintaining sobriety
Recovery Without God
Plenty of addicts and alcoholics starting the journey of recovery from addictive disease can’t bring themselves to accept the spiritual program that’s helped so many. There are other options.
Topics: Alcoholics Anonymous, maintaining sobriety, Recovery Without God, spirituality
Building Your Recovery Routine
There may be new practices specifically to support recovery — taking up yoga or meditation, a sport or hobby, or making important changes in diet or exercise.
Topics: early recovery, maintaining sobriety, physical health, relaxation
Making Good Decisions
Topics: decision making, maintaining sobriety, Recovery Tools, tools for recovery
What to Look for in a Sponsor
Topics: 12Step, maintaining sobriety, Recovery Tools, tools for recovery
Crisis Management Cheat Sheet
This ‘cheat sheet’ is a quick reminder about some very basic principles of relating to a person who happens to be in crisis.
Topics: crisis management, detoxification, early recovery, emotional issues
Using Leverage in Counseling the Court-Referred Client, Part 9
Their fondness for risk and excitement makes them ill-suited to a ‘straight’ lifestyle they would no doubt describe as boring.
Topics: antisocial, compliance and noncompliance, counseling, court-mandated, leverage, Using Leverage Series
Seven Tips for Getting Started Right With AA
The more we exert ourselves to help those with problems like ours, the more concrete benefits we receive from AA.
Topics: 12Step, maintaining sobriety, recovery support groups, Recovery Tools, tools for recovery