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Addiction and Substance Use

The books listed below offer self-help strategies for overcoming a wide-range of addictions including drugs, alcohol, sex, and gambling. A gamut of treatments is offered from the traditional twelve-step program to eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR). For more books on this topic, use the Suggested Catalogue Searches below.

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Cover Image for Rewired: A Bold New Approach to Addiction and Recovery

Rewired: A Bold New Approach to Addiction and Recovery

Erica Spiegelman

362.29 S755r

Drug Addiction Treatment. Alcoholics Rehabilitation

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The Addiction Spectrum

Paul Thomas

616.86 T46a

Substance Abuse Alternative Treatments.

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Cover Image for Rewiring the Addicted Brain With EMDR-based Treatment

Rewiring the Addicted Brain With EMDR-based Treatment

Laurel Parnell

616.85227 P25r

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. Compulsive Behavior Treatment.

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Cover Image for Unbroken Brain: A Revolutionary New Way of Understanding Addiction

Unbroken Brain: A Revolutionary New Way of Understanding Addiction

Maia Szalavitz

362.29 S99u

Substance Abuse. Alternative Treatments. Compulsive Behavior

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Cover Image for Recovery from Addiction: A Practical Guide to Treatment, Self-help, and Quitting on Your Own

Recovery from Addiction: A Practical Guide to Treatment, Self-help, and Quitting on Your Own

William Cloud and Robert Granfield

362.29 C64r

Substance Abuse Treatment. Recovering Addicts.

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Cover Image for  Eight Step Recovery: Using the Buddha's Teachings to Overcome Addiction

Eight Step Recovery: Using the Buddha's Teachings to Overcome Addiction

Valerie Mason-John

294.34 M39e1

Religious Life — Buddhism. Substance Abuse Treatment

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Cover Image for  Clean: Overcoming Addiction and Ending America's Greatest Tragedy

Clean: Overcoming Addiction and Ending America's Greatest Tragedy

David Sheff

616.86 S54c

Substance Abuse. Addicts — Rehabilitation.

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Cover Image for  The Addiction Solution Unraveling the Mysteries of Addiction Through Cutting-edge Brain Science

The Addiction Solution Unraveling the Mysteries of Addiction Through Cutting-edge Brain Science

David Kipper

616.86 K57a

Substance Abuse Pathophysiology. Substance Abuse Genetic Aspects

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Cover Image for  In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters With Addiction

In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters With Addiction

Gabor Mate

362.29 M42i

Substance Abuse and Drug Addiction in Vancouver Downtown-Eastside (Vancouver, B.C.) Real stories. Harm Reduction Techniques.

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Cover Image for  Lust, Men, and Meth: A Gay Man's Guide to Sex and Recovery

Lust, Men, and Meth: A Gay Man's Guide to Sex and Recovery

David Fawcett

616.86 F27L

Methamphetamine Abuse. Gay Men — Drug Use. Sex Addiction.

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Cover Image for  The Craving Mind From Cigarettes to Smartphones to Love - Why We Get Hooked and How We Can Break Bad Habits

The Craving Mind From Cigarettes to Smartphones to Love - Why We Get Hooked and How We Can Break Bad Habits

Judson Brewer

152.33 B84c

Compulsive Behavior. Mindfulness (Psychology). Habit Breaking. Behavior Modification. Compulsive Behavior — Treatment

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Cover Image for  All Bets Are Off Losers, Liars, and Recovery From Gambling Addiction

All Bets Are Off Losers, Liars, and Recovery From Gambling Addiction

Arnie Wexler

362.25 W54a

Compulsive Gamblers — Biography. Compulsive Gambling — Treatment.

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Cover Image for  Breaking the Cycle of Opioid Addiction Supplement your Pain Management With Cannabis

Breaking the Cycle of Opioid Addiction Supplement your Pain Management With Cannabis

Uwe Blesching

362.293 B64b

Opioid Abuse — Treatment. Cannabis — Therapeutic Use. Pain — Alternative Treatment.