Addiction Resources

Addiction & Recovery

A Community-Centered Solution for Opioid Addiction Methadone Maintenance Treatment (MMT)
Stewart B. Leavitt, MA, PhD; Editor. Released in April 2004.
PDF available here for download <click here…> (2.2MB, 8pp)
A Community-Centered Solution for Opioid Addiction

Methadone Maintenance Treatment in the Criminal Justice System
Stewart B. Leavitt, MA,PhD; Editor. Released in April 2006.
PDF available here for download <click here…> (1.4MB, 8pp)

Toward a New Recovery Movement:
Historical Reflections on Recovery, Treatment and Advocacy by William L. White, 2000.
PDF available here for download <click here…> (96KB, 35 pp)

Physician Leadership on National Drug Policy (PLNDP); Position Paper
PDF available here for download <click here…> (337KB, 67 pp)

Practical Advice Offered by Pair of Addiction Books
A pair of books by Australian addiction treatment specialist Andrew Byrne, MD offers much of value for professional and lay audiences:

Methadone in the Treatment of Narcotic Addiction - is a good read for physicians and other health care workers interested in a broad understanding of addiction and methadone maintenance. Byrne presents his experiences gathered from over a decade of practice in the field in a straightforward, fact-filled manner. [96 pages; $14 US, includes postage]

Addict in the Family - is a reference for persons addicted to substances of abuse, and for their relatives and friends. It provides a practical, no nonsense guide for better understanding drug abuse and the various treatment options available. (88 pages; $9 US, includes postage)
<Click here to order online...>

Recovery Options: The Complete Guide
Authors Joseph Volpicelli, MD, PhD and Maia Szalavitz provides an in-depth look at the many ways to view alcoholism and other drug addictions, and an overview of addiction treatment research, modalities, and pharmacotherapies.

The outlook in this book is extremely well-balanced, without lobbying for any particular treatment approach as a one-size-fits-all solution. In fact, the "Penn Paradigm," which Volpicelli advocates, stresses that "it is what the patient considers important, not what the treatment program is pushing, that matters." The underlying posture of the entire book is, "Patients given a menu of treatment options do significantly better than those who are simply told what to do." Patients, or prospective patients, also will greatly benefit from this book, as denoted by its subtitle: How You and Your Loved Ones Can Understand and Treat Alcohol and Other Drug Problems.

Recovery Options: The Complete Guide from Wiley books is available at local bookstores (ISBN 047134575X, 2000, paperback, 320 pp), or from http://www.amazon.com/ ($11.53 plus shipping) and other online booksellers.

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