Substance Abuse Books

Why Don't They Just Quit? by Joe Herzanek. Changing Lives Foundation: 2008.

• Watching a loved one on the destructive path of drug or alcohol addiction is one of the hardest things to do.  This book will give you a message of hope and practical solutions to help to begin the road to recovery.

Adolescents, Alcohol, and Substance Abuse: Reaching Teens through Brief Interventions, by Peter M. Monti (Editor), Suzanne M. Colby (Editor), Tracy A. O'Leary (Editor).  The Guilford Press: 2004.

• There are important differences between substance abuse in teens and in adults.  This book is one of the few that recognizes those differences.  This book is a compile of research done by some of the most respected in the feild.