ADDICTION RESOURCES
“What I find is my sanity, some much needed perspective, and a healthy dose of wisdom. I find the strength to fight on.” ~Sandy Swenson, Tending Dandelions
SUPPORT
By moms and for moms, MomPower.org is the place for moms with addicted children to turn when life and love meet addiction. A place where empowerment blooms from helplessness and pain.
BOOKS AND CDs
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- The Joey Song: A Mother’s Story of Her Son’s Addiction by Sandra Swenson
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- Tending Dandelions: Honest Meditations for Mothers with Addicted Children by Sandra Swenson
- Readings for Moms of Addicts APP by Sandra Swenson — Android
- Readings for Moms of Addicts APP by Sandra Swenson — Apple
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- Love First: A Family’s Guide To Intervention by Jeff and Debra Jay
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- The Language of Letting Go by Melody Beattie
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- Broken by William C. Moyers
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- Now What?: An Insider’s Guide to Addiction and Recovery by William C. Moyers
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- Why Don’t They Just Quit?: Hope for Families Struggling With Addiction by Joe and Judy Herzanek
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- Stay Close: A Mother’s Story Of Her Son’s Addiction by Libby Cataldi
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- Beautiful Boy by David Sheff
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- Addict in the Family: Stories of Loss, Hope, and Recovery by Beverly Conyers
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- Quick Guide to Secondhand Drinking: A Phenomenon That Affects Millions by Lisa Frederiksen
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- Beyond Addiction: How Science and Kindness Help People Change by Jeffrey Foote, Ph.D., Nicole Kosanke, Ph.D. and Carrie Wilkens, Ph.D.
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- Marijuana – What’s a Parent to Believe? by Timmen L. Cermak, M.D.
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- Gracie’s Secret by Lorelei Rozzano (A book for children)
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- Behind the Dumpster by David Cooke
- The Disease Model of Addiction (CD) by Kevin McCauley, M.D.
HELPFUL WEBSITES: See sidebar