Recommended Reading
Member-recommended reading for anyone looking to better understand addiction, recovery, and the supports available.
The Last High
By Daniel Kalla, Fiction: Addiction
Indigenous Relations, Insights, Tips and Suggestions to Make Reconciliation a Reality
By Bob Joseph & Cynthia F. Joseph, Indigenous/Aboriginal peoples
Reframing Organizations: Artistry, Choice and Leadership
By Lee G. Bolman, Terrence E.
Drink: The Intimate Relationship between Women and Alcohol
By Ann Dowsett Johnston, Non-fiction: Memoir
Five Little Indians
By Michelle Good, Fiction: Memoir
Leaders Eat Last By
By Simon Sinek, Leadership
"Knowing or not knowing": Living as harm reductionists in Twelve Step recovery
By Kim Gannon, Emily Pasman, Lived experience
Broken: My Story of Addiction and Redemption
By William Cope Moyers, Non-fiction: Memoir
Rachel’s Holiday
By Marian Keyes, Non-fiction: Memoir
Reconciliation Over Coffee: 30 Things to Know About Indigenous Reconciliation
By Cheryl Matthew, Reconciliation
The Molecule of More
By Daniel Lieberman, Research and Theory
Access Transforming Healthcare: A Guide to Best Practices in LGBTQ+ Cultural Competency Training
By Whitman-Walker Institute and the National LGBTQ+ Cancer Network, Report – Best Practices
A Decade of Peer Culture, Support & Leadership: Igniting Behavioral Health Transformation in Philadelphia
By Philadelphia’s Dept. Of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disability Services, Report – Evidence Base Practice: Peer Support
Dopamine Nation
By Anna Lembke, Research and Theory
The Urge: Our History with Addiction
By Carl Erik Fisher, Research and Theory
The Biology of Desire: Why Addiction is Not a Disease
By Marc Lewis, Research and Theory
Research and Reconciliation
By Shawn Wilson, Andrea V. Breen, Lindsay DuPré, Research and Theory
Research is Ceremony: Indigenous Research Methods
By Shawn Wilson, Research and Theory
The Globalization of Addiction
By Bruce K. Alexander, Research and Theory
Decolonizing Data: Unsettling Conversations about Social Research Methods
By Jacqueline M. Quinless, Research and Theory
Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples
By Linda Tuhiwai Smith, Research and Theory
The Hidden Life of Trees
By Peter Wohlleben, Tim Flannery, Research and Theory
The Pursuit of Oblivion: The Global History of Narcotics 1500-2000
By Richard Davenport Hines, Research and Theory
The Little Book of College Sobriety: Living Happy, Healthy and Free
By Susan Packard, Self help
The Myth of Normal
By Gabor Maté, Trauma
Broken Toys, Broken Dreams
By Terry Kellogg, Treatment modalities/approaches/clinical experience
Stay Sober Without God: The Practical 12 Steps to Long-Term Recovery from Alcoholism & Addictions
By Jeffrey Munn, Self-help
The Body Keeps the Score
By Bessel van der Kolk, Trauma
The Deepest Well
By Bessel van der Kolk, Trauma
Gift of Therapy
By Irvin Yalom, Treatment modalities/approaches/clinical experience
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts
By Gabor Maté, Treatment modalities/approaches/clinical experience
Beyond Addiction: How Science and Kindness Help People Change
By Jeffrey Foote, Carrie Wilkens, Nicole Kosanke, Stephanie Higgs, Treatment modalities/approaches/clinical experience
Slaying the Dragon: The History of Addiction Treatment and Recovery in America
By William L. White, Treatment modalities/approaches/clinical experience
Recovery Allies: How to Support Addiction Recovery and Build Recovery - Friendly Communities
By Alison Jones Webb, Treatment modalities/approaches/clinical experience
The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober
By Catherine Gray, Treatment modalities/approaches/clinical experience
Alcohol Problems in Native America: The Untold Story of Resistance and Recovery "The Truth About the Lie
By William White, Don Coyhis, Treatment modalities/approaches/clinical experience
Supervision Essentials for the Practice of Competency-Based Supervision
By Carol A. Falender, Treatment modalities/approaches/clinical experience
Deconstructing the Therapeutic Community: A Practice Guide for Addiction Professionals
by Dr. Fernando B. Perfas, Guide
The Theory and Practice of Democratic Therapeutic Community Treatment
By Rex Haigh and Steve Pearce, approaches/clinical experience
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