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

• • Al Anon

• • Caron

• • Caron Renaissance
  • Families Anonymous

• • Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation

• • NIDA: National Institute on Drug Abuse

• • SAMHSA: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

• • Southworth Associates—Interventions, Consulting and Monitoring
  • The Institute for Addiction Studies

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. 

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BOOKS AND CDs

• • The Joey Song: A Mother’s Story of Her Son’s Addiction by Sandra Swenson

• • 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

• • No More Letting Go; The Spirituality of Taking Action Against Alcoholism and Drug Addiction by Debra Jay

• • Love First: A Family’s Guide To Intervention by Jeff and Debra Jay

• • The Language of Letting Go by Melody Beattie

• • Codependent No More: How To Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring For Yourself by Melody Beattie

• • Broken by William C. Moyers

• • Now What?: An Insider’s Guide to Addiction and Recovery by William C. Moyers

• • Why Don’t They Just Quit?: Hope for Families Struggling With Addiction by Joe and Judy Herzanek

• • Stay Close: A Mother’s Story Of Her Son’s Addiction by Libby Cataldi

• • Beautiful Boy by David Sheff

• • Addict in the Family: Stories of Loss, Hope, and Recovery by Beverly Conyers

• • Quick Guide to Secondhand Drinking: A Phenomenon That Affects Millions by Lisa Frederiksen

• • Beyond Addiction: How Science and Kindness Help People Change by Jeffrey Foote, Ph.D., Nicole Kosanke, Ph.D. and Carrie Wilkens, Ph.D.

• • Marijuana – What’s a Parent to Believe? by Timmen L. Cermak, M.D.

• • Gracie’s Secret by Lorelei Rozzano (A  book for children)

• • Behind the Dumpster by David Cooke
  • The Disease Model of Addiction (CD) by Kevin McCauley, M.D.

HELPFUL WEBSITES: See sidebar

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