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Alcoholics Anonymous
Alcoholics Anonymous is an international fellowship of men and women who have had a drinking problem. It is nonprofessional, self-supporting, multiracial, apolitical, and available almost everywhere. Membership is open to anyone who wants to do something about his or her drinking problem.
ConnexOntario
ConnexOntario provides information about drug, alcohol, and gambling addiction services in Ontario. Information and referrals are available 24/7. Call: 1-866-531-2600

Websites

Here to Help Resource Library: Alcohol and Other Drugs
The Alcohol and Other Drugs section of the B.C. health alliance has in-depth information and screening self-tests for many forms of substance abuse.
Health Living: Alcohol + Stopping Smoking
Check out the Alcohol and Stopping Smoking resource topic areas on Britain’s National Health Services Health Living website
ConnexOntario
ConnexOntario provides information about drug, alcohol, and gambling addiction services in Ontario. Information and referrals are available 24/7. Call: 1-866-531-2600

Videos

HBO’s documentary on Risky Drinking provides an up-close-and-personal look at the serious, often lifelong problem of alcohol addiction from the perspective of four people who suffer from it. The film offers strategies and resources for those who are seeking recovery.

In TEDTalks: Everything you think you know about addiction is wrong, Johann Hari explores what he believes really causes addiction, and how can we overcome it. As he shares in this deeply personal talk, his questions took him around the world and unearthed some surprising and hopeful ways of thinking about an age-old problem.

In TEDMED Live: Treating Pathological Gamblers Against All Odds, Henrietta Bowden Jones describes her experiences in helping people with gambling problems overcome their addiction

eBooks

Controlling Your Drinking:Tools to Make Moderation Work for You by Miller, William R. and Muñoz, Ricardo F.
Publication Date: 2013
This book gives you tools to evaluate your alcohol consumption, decide what changes you want to make, and create a doable plan of action. Learn new ways to enjoy social events, defuse tension and stress, and cope with difficult emotions--with or without a glass in hand
Critical Perspectives on Addiction by Netherland, J.
Publication Date: 2012
This book looks critically at how addiction has been framed historically, how it is characterized and understood through contemporary cultural representations, how new treatments and technologies are reconfiguring addiction, and how "addiction" is being expanded beyond illicit drugs and alcohol to explain phenomena such as "excessive" eating and gambling and the exponential rise in prescription narcotic use.
Mind Your Mind: Illnesses
Read the Addictions resource page on the mindyourmind youth website.
Loving Someone in Recovery: The Answers You Need When Your Partner is Recovering from Addiction by Berg, Beverly
Call Number: 2014
Therapist Beverly Berg offers powerful tools for the partners of recovering addicts. Based in mindfulness, attachment theory, and neurobiology, this book will help readers sustain emotional stability in their relationships, increase effective communication, establish boundaries, and take real steps toward reigniting intimacy

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