Books
James and Janice recommend the following books to anyone wanting a better understanding of addiction, behavioral problems, intervention and recovery.
 Love First: A New Approach to Intervention for Alcolholism and Drug Addiction
by Jeff Jay and Debra Jay
James and Janice share the Jay's philosophy and approach to intervention as outlined in Love First.
Available from amazon.com Author's web site
Concerned Intervention
by John and Pat O’Neill; New Harbinger Publications, Inc
1993
An excellent guide to interventions which describes in detail how interventions are handled from beginning to end. This book answers most questions you may have about interventions and addictions.
Available from amazon.com
I’ll Quit Tomorrow: A Practical Guide to Alcoholism Treatment
by Vernon Johnson;
New York, NY:Harper and Row, 1973.
An explanation of the progressive disease of chemical dependency and ways to intervene, by the pioneer of the family intervention technique.
Available from amazon.com
Raising Drug-Free Kids in a Drug-Filled World
by
William Mack Perkins and Nancy McMurtrie-Perkins; Center City, MN: Hazelden 1986
Available from amazon.com
Peoplemaking
by Virginia Satir; Palo Alto, Ca: Behavior Books, 1972.
Ideas about family systems and how they function by the originator of many of today’s family therapy approaches.
Available from amazon.com
Passages Through Recovery: An Action Plan for Preventing Relapse
by
Terence Gorski; 1989 Hazelden
Puts many recovery principles in simple terms so they can be understood and provides an action plan for sobriety.
Available from amazon.com
Dare to Confront: How to Intervene When Someone You Care About Has an Alcohol or Drug Problem
by
Bob Wright and Deborah Wright; 1990 Master Media Limited New York A good guide to how an intervention is structured; answers most questions about addiction.
Available from amazon.com
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Exploring the Spiritual side:
Overcoming Addictions: The Spiritual Solution
by Deepak Chopra; Harmony Books New York 1997.
Available from amazon.com
The Power of Now and other books and CDs by Eckhart Tolle will help later in recovery. The author simplifies leading religions and spiritual philosophies such as Zen, Buddhism and Christianity and points to a better way of life, free of ego and stress.
Available from amazon.com
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