Resources

To find out more about available addiction treatment services in Ontario, and for referral for assessment, contact:

Ontario Drug and Alcohol Registry of Treatment (DART)
1 800 565-8603
www.dart.on.ca
Information about drug and alcohol treatment services in Ontario.

Suggested Reading

Drug Information

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. Do You Know... series of drug information brochures:

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. Straight Talk series of harm reduction drug information brochures:

Crack
Methamphetamine
OxyContin
Street Methadone

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. The About series of drug information brochures for youth:

All available online:

Information about drugs and addiction
Order information e-mail publications@camh.net

For children

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. (2005). Wishes and Worries: A Story to Help Children Understand a Parent Who Drinks Too Much Alcohol. Toronto: Author.

For families

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. (n. d.). Take Action: Alcohol, Other Drug Problems & Your Family. Toronto: Author.

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. (2005). When a Parent Drinks Too Much Alcohol... What Kids Want to Know [Brochure]. Toronto: Author.

Meyers, R.J. & Wolfe, B.L. (2004). Get Your Loved One Sober: Alternatives to Nagging, Pleading and Threatening. Center City, MN: Hazelden.

For women

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. (n. d.). Women and Alcohol. Toronto: Author.

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. (2003). Is It Safe for My Baby: Risks and Recommendations for the Use of Medication, Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding. Toronto: Author.

Najavits, L.M. (2002). A Woman’s Addiction Workbook: Your Guide to In-Depth Healing. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger.

On treatment

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. (n.d.). Alcohol & Drug Treatment in Ontario: A Guide for People Seeking Help [Brochure]. Toronto: Author.

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. (2001). Methadone Maintenance Treatment: Client Handbook. Toronto: Author.

Personal accounts

Burroughs, W. (1953). Junky. New York: Penguin Books.

Crozier, L. & Lane, P. (Eds.). (2001) Addicted: Notes from the Belly of the Beast. Toronto: Greystone Books.

Lane, P. (2004). There Is a Season. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart.

Lau, E. (1995). Runaway, Diary of a Street Kid. Toronto: HarperCollins.

Lydon, S.G. (1993). Take The Long Way Home: Memoirs of a Survivor. New York: HarperCollins.

Self-help books

Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc. (2001). The Big Book (4th ed.).

Canadian Cancer Society. (1999). One Step at a Time: For Smokers Who Don't Want to Quit; One Step at a Time: For Smokers Who Want to Quit; One Step at a Time: If You Want to Help A Smoker Quit.

Canadian Collaborative Mental Health Initiative. (2006). Pathways to Healing: A Mental Health Guide for First Nations People. Mississauga, ON: Author.

Denning, P., Little, J. & Glickman, A. (2003). Over the Influence: The Harm Reduction Guide for Managing Drugs and Alcohol. New York: Guilford Press.

Dorsman, J. (1997). How to Quit Drinking without AA (rev. 2nd ed.). New York: Three Rivers Press.

Gregson, D. & Efran, J.S. (2002). The Tao of Sobriety. New York: St. Martin’s Press.

Miller, W.R & Munoz, R.F. (2004). Controlling Your Drinking: Tools to Make Moderation Work for You. New York: Guilford Press.

Prochaska, J.O., Norcross, J.C. & DiClemente, C.C. (1994). Changing for Good: A Revolutionary Six-Stage Program for Overcoming Bad Habits and Moving Your Life Positively Forward. New York: Morrow.

Rosenbloom, D. & Williams, M.B. (1999). Life After Trauma: A Workbook for Healing. New York: Guilford Press.

Rotgers, F., Kern, M.F. & Hoeltzel, R. (2002). Responsible Drinking: A Moderation Management Approach for Problem Drinkers. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications.

Sanchez-Craig, M. (1995). DrinkWise: How to Quit Drinking or Cut Down. Toronto: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.

Trimpy, J. (1996). Rational Recovery: The New Cure for Substance Addiction. New York: Pocket Books.

Internet resources

The Internet offers extensive information about addiction, some of it excellent and some that should be avoided. The following sites are recommended:

Canada

Alcohol Help Center
www.alcoholhelpcenter.net

Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA)
www.ccsa.ca/ccsa

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)
www.camh.net

Community Health Centres
www.health.gov.on.ca/english/public/contact/chc/chc_mn.html

ConnexOntario
www.connexontario.ca

Health Canada
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/dhp-mps/substan/index_e.html

National Native Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fnih-spni/substan/ads/nnadap-pnlaada_e.html

United States

National Clearinghouse on Alcohol and Drug Information (PrevLine)
www.health.org

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
www.nida.nih.gov

Self-Help Organizations

Alcoholics Anonymous
www.alcoholics-anonymous.org

Cocaine Anonymous
www.ca.org

Double Recovery Initiative (Toronto)
www.the519.org/programs/groups/12step/double.shtml

Moderation Management
www.moderation.org

Narcotics Anonymous
www.na.org

Nicotine Anonymous
www.nicotine-anonymous.org

Secular Organization for Sobriety (SOS)
www.secularsobriety.org

Self Management and Recovery Training (SMART Recovery)
www.smartrecovery.org

Women for Sobriety
www.womenforsobriety.org