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Reader and viewer discretion advised: While the following resources have been chosen for there valuable information, it is difficult to find Christian resources dealing with substance abuse counselling. We would like to inform the readers and viewers that some of the following resources present a humanistic bend and approach to recovery. When selecting any of the following resources, please be aware of this content.
Addiction by Prescription : One Woman's Triumph and Fight for Change
| Author: | Gadsby, Joan |
| Call Number: | S.A.C. (Staff) 362.29 |
| Barcode: | T 26444 |
| Circulation Type: | Regular |
"Addiction by Prescription" describes in vivid and gripping detail how in 1966, when Joan Gadsby's four-year-old son died of a brain tumour, her trusted family doctor prescribed a "chemical cocktail" of tranquillizers, sleeping pills and anti-depressants.
Addiction: Why can't they just stop?
| Author: | HBO |
| Call Number: | S.A.C. (Staff) DVD |
| Barcode: | T 26549 |
| Circulation Type: | Regular |
Through the lenses of several highly accomplished documentary filmmakers, the current state of addiction in America is explored in nine segments, punctuated by the latest thinking on treatment and recovery by leading experts on drug and alcohol addiction.
| Author: | Twerski, Abraham J. |
| Call Number: | S.A.C. (Staff) 616.86 |
| Barcode: | T 26930; T 26571 |
| Circulation Type: | Regular |
Addictive Thinking, first published in 1990, opens the door to recovery by examining and illuminating the addictive thought process. Through vivid examples and case studies, the book illustrates the irrational perspective of addictive thinking and how it leads to low self-esteem, codependency, addiction, and relapse.
Alcohol: No Ordinary Commodity
| Author: | Research / Public Policy |
| Call Number: | S.A.C. (Staff) 613.82 |
| Barcode: | T 31823 |
| Circulation Type: | Regular |
Research and Public Policy Second Edition is a collaborative effort by an international group of addiction scientists to improve the linkages between addiction science and alcohol policy. It presents the accumulated scientific knowledge on alcohol research that has a direct relevance to the development of alcohol policy on local, national, and international levels.
Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of how Thousands have Recovered...
| Author: | Alcoholics Anonymous |
| Call Number: | S.A.C. (Staff) 613.8 |
| Barcode: | T 28935 |
| Circulation Type: | Regular |
Alcoholics Anonymous has served as a lifeline to millions worldwide. Alcoholics Anonymous sets forth cornerstone concepts of recovery from alcoholism and tells the stories of men and women who have overcome the disease. With the fourth edition in 2001, the essential recovery text has remained unchanged while personal stories have been added to reflect the growing and diverse fellowship.
Analyzing Tobacco & Alcohol Messages: Media Sharp
| Author: | Media Sharp |
| Call Number: | S.A.C. (Staff) DVD |
| Barcode: | T 28921 |
| Circulation Type: | Video |
Today's young people are bombarded with persuasive messages about tobacco and alcohol - messages that make smoking look normal, and drinking look cool. So learning to understand and analyze messages in the media is more important than ever. "Media Sharp" is a new tool to help your kids evaluate those messages and make healthy, life-saving choices.
Another Chance: Hope and Health for the Alcoholic Family
| Author: | Wegschedier-Cruse, Sharon |
| Call Number: | S.A.C. 613 ALC (Staff) |
| Barcode: | T 32966 |
| Circulation Type: | Regular |
This edition, winner of a Marty Mann Award as an outstanding contribution on alcoholism communications, updates and expands the original classic on how the alcoholic family system works.
Black Ice: "The Truth about Crystal Meth"
| Author: | |
| Call Number: | S.A.C. (Staff) DVD |
| Barcode: | T 26446; T 26447 |
| Circulation Type: | Video |
Black Ice investigates where this drug is being used most in Alberta, the social and economic impact it has on the province, and what the "Premier's Task Force on Crystal Meth (2006)" recommends to stop the problem.
Boundaries With Teens: When to Say Yes, How to Say No
| Author: | Townsend, Dr. John |
| Call Number: | S.A.C. (Staff) 649 TO |
| Barcode: | T 28713 |
| Circulation Type: | Regular |
Helping Your Teen Be Responsible and Responsive: The teen years can be challenging and even scary for parents and those involved with youth. Attitudes and behaviors of the adolescent can be unhealthy for him and for the family. However, good boundaries are the bedrock of not only better relationships, but also maturity, safety, and growth - especially for teens and their parents.
Buttheads: The Perils of Smoking
| Author: | Youth Communication |
| Call Number: | S.A.C. (Staff) 613.8 |
| Barcode: | T 28713 |
| Circulation Type: | Regular |
Teens write about smoking, trying to quit, and living with smokers—including a parent who dies from smoking-related illness. Founded in 1980, Youth Communication publishes high-quality, true stories by teens. Youth Communication has won dozens of awards for its publications and work with teens.
It Will Never Happen to Me: Growing up with Addiction as Youngsters
| Author: | Black, Claudia |
| Call Number: | S.A.C. (Staff) 362.29 |
| Barcode: | T 28955 |
| Circulation Type: | Regular |
This "little green book," as it has come to be known to hundreds of thousands of C.O.A.'s and A.C.O.A.'s, is meant to help the reader understand the roles children in alcoholic families adopt, the problems they face in adulthood as a result, and what they can do to break the pattern of destruction.
Changing Course: Healing from Loss, Abandonment, and Fear
| Author: | Black, Claudia |
| Call Number: | S.A.C. (Staff) 362.29 |
| Barcode: | T 28956 |
| Circulation Type: | Regular |
In Changing Course, the best-selling sequel to It Will Never Happen to Me, Claudia Black extends a helping hand to individuals working their way through the painful experience of being raised with addiction. "How do you go from living according to the rules--Don't Talk, Don't Trust, Don't Feel--to a life where you are free to talk and trust and feel?"
Co-dependence: Misunderstood-Mistreated
| Author: | Schaef, Anne Wilson |
| Call Number: | S.A.C. (Staff) 616.86 |
| Barcode: | T 28956 |
| Circulation Type: | Regular |
Co-dependence was originally used as a term for the disease that affects people involved in a close relationship with an alcoholic or a chemically dependent person. This book argues that in fact co-dependence is just one form of the addictive process, an underlying, generic, primary disease whose assumptions, beliefs, and lack of spiritual awareness are openly supported by the society in which we live.
Crystal Lies: A Novel
| Author: | Carlson, Melody |
| Call Number: | S.A.C. (Staff) FIC CA |
| Barcode: | T 26210 |
| Circulation Type: | Regular |
A Son’s Addiction. A Mother’s Heartbreak. A Family’s Crisis. As the wife of a prominent city attorney and the mother of two teenage children on the brink of adulthood, Glennis Harmon lives the kind of successful, high-profile life that many people envy. But when nineteen-year-old Jacob is drawn into substance abuse, Glennis’ “perfect” world shatters like a crystal vase rocked from its once-steady shelf.
Crystal Meth (Access)
| Author: | Access Media |
| Call Number: | S.A.C. (Staff) VIDEO |
| Barcode: | T 26448 |
| Circulation Type: | Video |
Crystal Meth: They Call It Ice
| Author: | Holley, Mary F. MD |
| Call Number: | S.A.C. (Staff) 616.86 |
| Barcode: | T 26552 |
| Circulation Type: | Regular |
This book describes in detail the carnage caused by meth, the damaged brains, destroyed lives, abandoned children and premature death. A 28 page color photo section shows the appearance of the drug, its common paraphernalia, home "labs" for the manufacture of meth, the destruction in people's lives, and shocking brain scans detailing the extent of brain damage associated with methamphetamine.
From Binge to Blackout: A Mother and Son Struggle with Teen Drinking
| Author: | Volkman, Chris |
| Call Number: | S.A.C. (Staff) 362.29 |
| Barcode: | T 30967 |
| Circulation Type: | Regular |
Written from the perspectives of a mother and son, the story of a family's battle with the problem of teenage drinking describes one young man's growing alcohol problem, the denial that nearly destroyed his family and his own life, and their long and difficult struggle to overcome the problem.
| Author: | Neufeld, Gordon |
| Call Number: | S.A.C. (Staff) 649 NE |
| Barcode: | T 26408; T 26572; T 26517 |
| Circulation Type: | Regular |
A psychologist with a reputation for penetrating to the heart of complex parenting issues joins forces with a physician and bestselling author to tackle one of the most disturbing and misunderstood trends of our time -- peers replacing parents in the lives of our children.
Hooked: New Science on how Casual Sex is Affecting our Children
| Author: | Mcllhaneym, Joe S. |
| Call Number: | S.A.C. (Staff) 306.70 MCI |
| Barcode: | T 33025 |
| Circulation Type: | Regular |
Society tells us that sex is an act of self-expression, a personal choice for physical pleasure that can be summed up in the ubiquitous phrase "hooking up". Millions of American teenagers and young adults are finding that the psychological baggage of such behavior is having a real and lasting impact on their lives.
I Can't Breathe. A Smoker's Story.
| Author: | Laffin, Pam |
| Call Number: | S.A.C. (Staff) DVD |
| Barcode: | T 28958 |
| Circulation Type: | Regular |
Pam Laffin, a 31-year-old mother of two young girls died from emphysema. In the program, Pam tells why she started smoking and what it was like to learn she had emphysema, a smoking-related disease for which there is no cure. Despite her debilitating illness, Pam was committed to sharing her story so others might learn from her.
| Author: | Maté, Gabor |
| Call Number: | S.A.C. (Staff) 616.85 |
| Barcode: | T 32359 |
| Circulation Type: | Regular |
He would probably dispute it, but Gabor Maté is something of a compassion machine. Diligently treating the drug addicts of Vancouver's notorious Downtown Eastside with sympathy in his heart and legislative reform in mind can't be easy. But Maté never judges. His book is a powerful call-to-arms, both for the decriminalization of drugs and for a more sympathetic and informed view of addiction.
Living Sober
| Author: | Alcoholics Anonymous |
| Call Number: | S.A.C. (Staff) 613.8 |
| Barcode: | T 28932 |
| Circulation Type: | Regular |
An extremely informative book which does not offer a plan for getting sober but does offer us sound advice about how to stay sober. Basic, essential information from Alcoholics Anonymous. As the book states, "Anyone can get sober... the trick is to live sober."
Love First: A New Approach to Intervention for Alcoholism and Drugs
| Author: | Jay, Jeff |
| Call Number: | S.A.C. (Staff) 329.29 |
| Barcode: | T 26935; T 26515; T 26516 |
| Circulation Type: | Regular |
The top-selling book on intervention, Love First has helped tens of thousands of families, friends, and professionals create a loving and effective plan for helping those who suffer from addiction. Dispelling two damaging myths—that an addict has to hit bottom and that intervention must be confrontational—Jeff and Debra Jay's proven approach puts love first and shows families, step by step, what to do.
Love Her As She Is: Lessons from a Daughter Stolen by Addictions
| Author: | Morgan, Patricia |
| Call Number: | S.A.C. (Staff) BIO MO |
| Barcode: | T 28933 |
| Circulation Type: | Regular |
Love Her As She Is: Lessons from a Daughter Stolen by Addictions has supported and given direction to many people concerned with loved ones susceptible or challenged by addictions or other troubling circumstances.
Mental Health First Aid
| Author: | Jorm, Anthony |
| Call Number: | S.A.C. JOR (Staff) |
| Barcode: | T 30984; T 30985 |
| Circulation Type: | Regular |
First Aid is the help given to an injured person before medical treatment can be obtained. Mental Health First Aid is the help provided to a person developing a mental health problem or in a mental health crisis. The first aid is given until appropriate professional treatment is received or until the crisis resolves.
Mental Health First Aid Series
| Author: | Jorm, Anthony |
| Call Number: | S.A.C. JOR (Staff) |
| Barcode: | T 30977-30985; T 31050 |
| Circulation Type: | Regular |
First Aid is the help given to an injured person before medical treatment can be obtained. Mental Health First Aid is the help provided to a person developing a mental health problem or in a mental health crisis. The first aid is given until appropriate professional treatment is received or until the crisis resolves.
No Disposable Kids
| Author: | Brendtro, Larry K. |
| Call Number: | S.A.C. (Staff) |
| Barcode: | T 32353 |
| Circulation Type: | Regular |
No Disposable Kids is based on the authors groundbreaking work at Starr Commonwealth, a private, non-profit service organization that works for the betterment of children, teens, and families by operating a range of educational and treatment programs for court-ordered youths. Starr Commonwealth is nationally recognized for outstanding results.
Only Mortals Can Be Heroes: A True Story about Drug Addiction
| Author: | Weaver, David J. |
| Call Number: | S.A.C. (Staff) 616.86 |
| Barcode: | T 27724 |
| Circulation Type: | Regular |
Only Mortals Can Be Heroes is a true story about a young boy, Adam Weaver, who experiences the pleasures and pains of the drug culture. Adam started drugging at the age of 12 because he wanted to fit in with his peers. Adam's story is punctuated with a cocaine overdose when he was 16 and a heroin overdose a few years later.
Overcoming Crystal Meth Addiction: An Essential Guide to Getting Clean
| Author: | Lee, Steven J. |
| Call Number: | S.A.C. (Staff) 616.86 |
| Barcode: | T 26449; T 26551 |
| Circulation Type: | Regular |
In Overcoming Crystal Methamphetamine Addiction, one of the few books to address the topic for a general audience, Dr. Steven Lee, MD, a psychiatrist who specializes in crystal meth addiction, offers a complete guide to the drug, its effects, and how to overcome it.
Prescription Drug Addiction: The Hidden Epidemic
| Author: | Colvin, Rod |
| Call Number: | S.A.C. (Staff) 362.29 |
| Barcode: | T 26550 |
| Circulation Type: | Regular |
One of the first books to examine the serious problem of prescription drug abuse, addiction, and recovery. This book offers both support for the chemically dependent and eye-opening revelations for general readers (12 of the 20 most-abused drugs are prescription drugs).
Rebuilding Relationships in Recovery: A Guide to Healing Relationships...
| Author: | Patterson-Sterling,Catherine |
| Call Number: | S.A.C. (Staff) 618.86 |
| Barcode: | T 29026 |
| Circulation Type: | Regular |
In all of us there is a gift. Sometimes it is only in our darkest hours that we can finally see the light that shines from within. Readers will learn how to transform the impact of addiction on their relationships into opportunities for positive personal growth. With the Triple R Healing Model, people recovering from addictions and their loved ones can transcend the chaos of addiction cycles.
Reclaiming our Prodigal Sons and Daughters
| Author: | Larson, Scott |
| Call Number: | S.A.C. (Staff) 649 LA |
| Barcode: | T 28711; T 28712; T 26409 |
| Circulation Type: | Regular |
Reclaiming Our Prodigal Sons and Daughters offers a penetrating portrayal of the rootlessness of many of today s youth and a powerful, four-step plan for reaching them. This resource is based on the best research and practice available on positive youth development.
Reclaiming Youth at Risk: Our Hope for the Future
| Author: | Brendtro, Larry K. |
| Call Number: | S.A.C. (Staff) 649 |
| Barcode: | T 30940 |
| Circulation Type: | Regular |
Reclaiming Youth At Risk offers educators and others access to unique strategies for reaching troubled youth. This resource explores: - The roots of discouragement in today's youth, including destructive relationships, learned irresponsibility, and a loss of purpose.
The Resilience Revolution: Discovering Strengths in Challenging Kids
| Author: | Brendtro, Larry K. |
| Call Number: | S.A.C. (Staff) |
| Barcode: | T 32352 |
| Circulation Type: | Regular |
The Resilience Revolution: Discovering Strengths in Challenging Kids focuses on giving at-risk youth the most important factor in their success: a positive adult connection. This positive connection helps youth build resilience, the ability to persevere through and recover from adversity.
Scathed: Crystal Meth Drug Abuse
| Author: | Chip Taylor Communication |
| Call Number: | S.A.C. (Staff) DVD |
| Barcode: | T 30150; T 30151 |
| Circulation Type: | Regular |
Scathed is part of Chip Taylor Communication’s Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Series produced by Odd Squad Productions Society. What makes methamphetamine such an attractive high? This concept is discussed in the video.
Scattered Minds: A New Look at the Origins and Healing of ADD
| Author: | Maté, Gabor |
| Call Number: | S.A.C. 616.85 MAT |
| Barcode: | T 33024 |
| Circulation Type: | Regular |
Written from the inside by a person who himself has ADD, with the wisdom gained through years of medical practice and research, Scattered Minds explodes the myth of ADD as a genetically based illness, offering real hope and advice for children and adults who live with this disorder.
Secrets Through the Smoke
| Author: | Wigan, Jeffrey |
| Call Number: | S.A.C. (Staff) DVD |
| Barcode: | T 28959 |
| Circulation Type: | Regular |
Secrets Through The Smoke, an educational video for middle and high school students and non-profit health organizations. Secrets Through The Smoke is intended to inspire, educate, and provide topics for critical thinking and discussion.
Special Problems in Counseling the Chemically Dependent Adolescent
| Author: | Sweet, Eileen Smith |
| Call Number: | S.A.C. (Staff) 616.86 |
| Barcode: | T 26197 |
| Circulation Type: | Regular |
Here is a valuable book to help professionals provide the most successful treatment for chemically dependent teenagers by examining the special conditions associated with adolescent chemical dependency. Counselors with experience in treating alcoholism and substance abuse need to have an awareness of the distinctive problems of adolescent chemical dependence that are related to their developmental nature.
Straight Facts About Drugs & Drug Abuse
| Author: | Health Canada |
| Call Number: | S.A.C. (Staff) 616.86 |
| Barcode: | T 26829; T 26831 |
| Circulation Type: | Regular |
This booklet was written primarily as a resource for police, educators, trainers, social service and health care providers, and senior high school, college and university students. It provides information on commonly used mood-altering or psychoactive drugs. In this booklet, the term “drug” is used to refer to any psychoactive or mood-altering substance.
Substance Abuse Treatment and the Stages of Change
| Author: | Connors, Gerard Jose |
| Call Number: | S.A.C. (Staff) 616.86 |
| Barcode: | T 26198 |
| Circulation Type: | Regular |
This volume synthesizes the latest theory and research on the process of addictive behavior change, helping the clinician more effectively conceptualize and address the needs of particular clients. It offers concrete guidance for tailoring interventions to clients with varying levels of motivation or readiness to change, describing what works - and what doesn't work - at different points in the recovery process.
Tears for April: Beyond the Blue Lens
| Author: | ODD Squad Productions |
| Call Number: | S.A.C. (Staff) DVD |
| Barcode: | T 30149 |
| Circulation Type: | Regular |
This film destroys the myth that drug abuse affects just the user as life and death unfolds in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver. Tears for April: Beyond the Blue Lens follows the short, tragic life of April Reoch as told by the beat cop who first warned the fresh-faced 17-year old to leave the streets. Within six months, April was hooked on drugs and prostituting herself.
Teen Smoking: Understanding the Risk
| Author: | McMillan, Dnaiel |
| Call Number: | S.A.C. (Staff) 362.29 |
| Barcode: | T 28934 |
| Circulation Type: | Regular |
Focuses on the health risks associated with tobacco use, tactics employed by tobacco manufacturers, social consequences of smoking, prevention efforts, and treatment options.
Through a Blue Lens
| Author: | ODD Squad Productions |
| Call Number: | S.A.C. (Staff) DVD |
| Barcode: | T 26405 |
| Circulation Type: | Regular |
Constable Al Arsenault, along with six other policemen who made up the Odd Squad, document the people on their beat in order to create a powerful film about drug abuse. This group of officers developed a unique relationship with addicted people in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. In this documentary, they talk openly about how they got to the streets.
World's Most Dangerous Drug
| Author: | National Geographics |
| Call Number: | S.A.C. (Staff) DVD |
| Barcode: | T 30168 |
| Circulation Type: | Regular |
Methamphetamine is considered one of the hardest drugs to quit. This dangerous drug is ravaging rural communities and spreading to major metropolitan areas and across international borders at an alarming rate. What makes this drug so powerful, addictive, and destructive? National Geographic correspondent Lisa Ling investigates the meth epidemic to uncover the menace it poses to society.