Addiction & Recovery

STRIKING, ETHEREAL AND TRANSCENDENT NEW YORK TIMES THIS BOOK WILL LEAVE YOU BREATHLESS BRYN GREENWOOD No heart is safe on the savage side. Arcade and Daffodil are twin sisters born one minute apart. With their fiery red hair and thirst for escape, they form an imaginative world of their own, nurtured by their grandmother's stories. But no matter how hard...

The shocking, tell-all memoir from '90s popstar and heart-throb formerly known as Kavana Born in Manchester in 1977, Anthony Kavanagh's rise to fame was stratospheric, scoring a record deal at the age of just eighteen and winning the much-coveted Smash Hits Male Artist of the Year Award in 1997. All the while achieving top ten hits, appearing on countless magazine...

Hailed as the greatest Rugby League player in the history of the game, Andrew Johns is one of the most compelling personalities in Australian sport. Twice winner of the Golden Boot for best player in the world, three-time winner of the Dally M Medal for the best and fairest in the NRL, and a driving force behind two premierships for...

NOW A MAJOR NETFLIX SERIES STARRING UZO ADUBA AND MATTHEW BRODERICK 'This is the book that started it all. Barry Meier is a heroic reporter and Pain Killer is a muckraking classic' — Patrick Radden Keefe, author of Empire of Pain Every catastrophe has a beginning. For the opioid crisis in America, the seed was a drug called OxyContin. First...

The misuse of both legally prescribed and illegally supplied drugs is now so widespread that it affects, either directly or indirectly, a high proportion of the population, impacting many areas of daily life. There are few countries that are not touched by some aspect of substance misuse, and the consequences for individuals, families and the wider community can be devastating....

'Both book and life are unforgettable' New York Times 'Read it twice and then read it again' Ann Patchett At age nine, Lucy Grealy was diagnosed with cancer. When she returned to school with a third of her jaw removed, she faced the cruel taunts of classmates. It took her twenty years of living with a distorted self-image and more...

Written by an experienced academic author, lecturer and practitioner, this comprehensive textbook provides an introduction to alcohol and drug misuse. It presents: the context of alcohol and drug misuse, and the nature and theories of addiction, including a historical overview and policy initiatives in contemporary society an overview of the problems associated with psychoactive substances and their impact on groups...

Written by an experienced academic author, lecturer, and practitioner, this comprehensive textbook provides an introduction to alcohol and drug misuse. It presents: The context of alcohol and drug misuse, and the nature and theories of addiction, including a historical overview and policy initiatives in contemporary society. An overview of the problems associated with psychoactive substances and their impact on groups...

Elias’s brain is a swamp of fears and bad things. His once-loving brother Bo has become a stranger, and his parents are at breaking point. When Bo falls in with dangerous people, Elias decides he’s the only one who can bring his family back together – but what begins as a simple pizza-night plan quickly spirals into chaos beyond belief....

The HIV/AIDS epidemic is mysterious in origin, diabolically efficient in its transmission, and devastating in its consequences. Cultural discourses attempting to explain where it comes from, who gets it, and who dies have proliferated in local and national cultures around the world, and these discourses frequently come into conflict with scientific explanations. Witches, Westerners, and HIV is the first in-depth...

Window Shopping for God is a memoir by your average people-pleasing, meaning-of-life-seeking, downward-facing-dog-posing stand-up comedian. Addiction, birth, death, Catholics, Buddhists, witches, therapists, family, friends, this book has it all... read about Deborah's search for a belief system, the meaning of life and good scones. - Colin Mochrie, star of Whose Line Is It Anyway? *INDIES Book of the Year Award...

According to the World Health Organisation, during their lifetime more than one quarter of all individuals will develop one or more mental or behavioural disorders. Given prevalence data like this, it is not surprising that wherever they reside on the planet, many persons suffering from a mental disorder, or as is more commonly termed in popular parlance, a mental illness,...

Arcade and Daffodil are twin sisters born one minute apart. With their fiery red hair and thirst for an escape, they form an unbreakable bond nurtured by their grandmother's stories. Together they disappear into their imagination and forge a world where a patch of grass reveals an archaeologist's dig, the smoke emerging from the local paper mill becomes the dust...

Meticulously researched and evocatively told, Hold Tight Gently is historian Martin Duberman's poignant memorial to those lost to AIDS and to two of the great unsung heroes of the early years of the epidemic. Composer Michael Callen became a leading figure in the movement to increase awareness of AIDS in the face of wilful neglect. Essex Hemphill contributed to the...

Khat, marijuana, peyote—are these dangerous drugs or vilified plants with rich cultural and medical values? In Drug Effects, Lisa Gezon brings the drug debate into the 21st century, proposing criteria for evaluating psychotropic substances. Focusing on khat, whose bushy leaves are an increasingly popular stimulant and the target of vehement anti-drug campaigns, she explores biocultural and socioeconomic contexts on local,...

In recent years, body studies has expanded rapidly, becoming an increasingly popular field of study within anthropology, sociology, and cultural studies. This groundbreaking textbook takes the topics and theories from these disciplines and combines them into one single, easily accessible text for students. Body Studies is a comprehensive textbook on the social and cultural uses and meanings of the body,...

The research literature on the impact of alcohol on the brain has seen a rapid expansion in recent years. Alcohol and the Adult Brain presents an up-to-date overview of some of the issues relevant to understanding and working with people with cognitive impairment as a result of chronic alcohol use. One issue causing barriers to effective treatment and care is...

The research literature on the impact of alcohol on the brain has seen a rapid expansion in recent years. Alcohol and the Adult Brain presents an up-to-date overview of some of the issues relevant to understanding and working with people with cognitive impairment as a result of chronic alcohol use. One issue causing barriers to effective treatment and care is...

This stimulating book has become a go-to text for understanding the role that social factors play in the experience of health and many diseases. This extensively revised and updated third edition offers the most compelling case yet that stress, poverty, unhealthy lifestyles, and unpleasant living and working conditions can all be directly associated with illness. The book continues to build...

The Sober Life Journal is an all-new format that captures the essence of journaling and provides space to grow and develop as you embark on a sober life. With hundreds of writing prompts, pages for reflection, focus, inspiration, and guided exercises, this beautiful new journal supports your intention to create something lasting and meaningful to accompany you on your journey...

A deeply humane and revolutionary new framework for understanding and treating addiction. What causes addiction, and how should we treat it? Today it is understood primarily as a brain disease, yet in this bold reimagining of addiction, pioneering psychiatrist Elias Dakwar argues that this is false. It fails to explain, among other things, why many people can enjoy drugs without...

Soberish is a non-judgemental guide to becoming "soberish". It helps millennials and Gen Z create a relationship with alcohol that works for them using evidence-based tools and expert advice. Are you ready to take your power back from alcohol? Whether you're looking to go booze free or want to make informed adjustments to your drinking habits, this inclusive and non-judgemental...

This powerful work of gonzo journalism, predating the widespread acknowledgement of the opioid epidemic as such, immerses the reader in the world of homelessness and drug and alcohol abuse in the contemporary United States. For over a decade, Philippe Bourgois and Jeff Schonberg followed a social network of two dozen heroin injectors and crack smokers in the San Francisco drug...

We need a vision of how medicine might serve the good of the whole human person: the body's health, but also the health of that "piece of divinity in us." Medicine, so long as you don't need it, is a tangential part of life, just one more profession among others. Until that is, a loved one suffers an accident or...

Earned First Place for Delaware Press Association (DPA) Communications Contest 2023 Meg never hit a rock bottom. Most people think that in order to acknowledge and address a drinking problem, you must first hit rock bottom, but this heartfelt story reveals the truth that grey area drinking comes in many shades. Alcohol consumption exists on a spectrum with a vast...

In this essential guide, the groundbreaking author of Eat to Beat Depression and Anxiety and The Happiness Diet explores the ten tenets vital to cultivating Mental Fitness and provides direct, actionable techniques to improve brain function and emotional health. The human brain—the complex organ responsible for our thoughts, feelings, and actions—has long been misunderstood. Dr. Drew Ramsey argues that to...

The fifth edition of the essential, accessible source for understanding how drugs work and their effects on body and behaviour. With nearly a quarter of a million copies sold in its four previous editions, Buzzed is now revised and updated with the most recent discoveries about drugs. It includes new information about biological and behavioural changes from addiction, the prescription-drug-abuse...

Recent decades have seen a dramatic shift away from social forms of gambling played around roulette wheels and card tables to solitary gambling at electronic terminals. Slot machines, revamped by ever more compelling digital and video technology, have unseated traditional casino games as the gambling industry's revenue mainstay. Addiction by Design takes readers into the intriguing world of machine gambling,...

This fully updated, no-judgement book includes the up-to-the-moment discoveries about drugs and drug use, including new information on the opioid crisis, vaping, psychedelic therapy, cannabinoids, and the science of addiction. Described as "lively, highly informative, unbiased, [and] thorough" by Addiction Research & Theory, Buzzed surveys drugs from caffeine to ketamine to reveal how they impact the body, the different effects...

This book is designed to be a basic text for recovery in Violence Anonymous and a workbook to help those who want to actively work a VA program and recover from an addiction to conflict and drama. Many find it useful to read with a pen or pencil in hand to more easily and readily answer the questions. I personally...

From Bill W., co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, a collection of inspiring and illuminating articles written for Grapevine magazine. Bill W. was AA Grapevine's most prolific contributor, having written more than 150 articles, from his first in June 1944 to his last in December 1970. An enthusiastic advocate, he also served for many years as a consulting editor of Grapevine, which...

The last time Clancy Martin tried to kill himself was in his basement with a dog leash. He didn’t write a note. How Not to Kill Yourself is an affirmation of life by someone who has tried to end it multiple times. It’s about standing in your bathroom every morning, gearing yourself up to die. It’s about choosing to go...

From Bill W., co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, a collection of inspiring and illuminating articles written for Grapevine magazine. Bill W. was AA Grapevine's most prolific contributor, having written more than 150 articles, from his first in June 1944 to his last in December 1970. An enthusiastic advocate, he also served for many years as a consulting editor of Grapevine, which...

An expansive, darkly funny, and deeply personal reflection on the reality of living with and dying from metastatic breast cancer. Deena stepped out of the shower and opened her towel in the steam. 'Does my breast look weird?' These words irrevocably change the lives of writer Ariel Gore and her wife. As they descend into a world of doctors and...

Hungry is the powerful new memoir from Number One bestselling author Katriona O'Sullivan – a raw, courageous exploration of survival, identity, and the lifelong search for self-acceptance. Raised in a home marked by poverty, addiction, and abuse, Katriona defied the odds: from teenage motherhood struggling with her own addictions to becoming a university professor and successful author. But beneath the...

The first authorised biography of eternal legend Elizabeth Taylor. Known for her glamorous beauty, soap-opera personal life, and magnetic screen presence, Elizabeth Taylor was the twentieth century’s most famous film star. Including unseen photographs and unread private reflections, this authorised biography is a fascinating and complete portrait worthy of the legend and her legacy. Elizabeth Taylor captures this intelligent, empathetic,...

This book looks at some of the reasons why people have addictions. It is meant to be read with children and is aimed at helping to open up first discussions about the subject. The superb A First Look At series consists of a number of reassuring picture books that give advice and promote interaction between children, parents, and teachers on...

Photographer Malcolm Linton and writer Jon Cohen present haunting images and stories from Tijuana, Mexico, to show the distance that separates aspiration from reality in the quest to end AIDS. Malcolm Linton is a photo and video journalist based in New York. His work has appeared in many of the world's leading magazines and newspapers including Time, Newsweek, the New...

Everyone knows what intoxication and drunkenness are, what they look like, how to define and measure them, and what their consequences are. At least, we might assume so given the ways these words are used by the media, by politicians and policy makers, and by various medical, educational, and legal experts in Australia and around the world. A whole variety...

Today's gay and bisexual men face unprecedented challenges in their daily lives. One of the largest challenges is the influence of Chemsex in today's LGBT community. Chemsex addiction is at an epidemic level in most major metropolitan centres in the world today. This epidemic has resulted in complex issues and questions that face gay and bisexual men today, which are...

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Grain Brain and his physician son explore how modern culture threatens to rewire our brains and damage our health, offering a practical plan for healing. Contemporary life provides us with infinite opportunities, along with endless temptations. We can eat whatever we want, whenever we want. We can immerse ourselves in the vast,...

In Understanding Addiction: A Guide for Families, Jessica Hulsey shares her own family's struggles with addiction to help dispel myths and misinformation about addiction. Based on decades of research and experience, she offers pragmatic suggestions for dealing with substance use disorders. The book covers topics such as understanding levels of severity and diagnosis, evidence-based treatment options, and relapse prevention strategies....

Childhood trauma, mental illness, addiction, and incarceration are far too common in the U.S. today. Recovery from even one of these issues is challenging, yet many people live with the stark reality of more than one of these circumstances every day. Our systems of care offer some help, but sometimes even the best programmes don't yield lasting results. What does...

Once home to the United States' largest plutonium production site, the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington State is laced with 56 million gallons of radioactive waste. The threat of an explosive accident at Hanford is all too real—an event that could be more catastrophic than Chernobyl. The EPA designated Hanford the most toxic place in America; it is also the...

Euphoric will guide you on your journey to an alcohol-free lifestyle, putting the focus on happiness, well-being and self-love to create the life you want. Breaking old habits is never easy, and when the temptation of alcohol is always present in your social life, it can be hard to make the change to go teetotal. But what if you found...

A revised and expanded edition of the recovery classic by Patrick Carnes, PhD, a leading expert on addictive behaviours. It was out of his reverence and respect for the wisdom and therapeutic value of the Twelve Steps that Carnes wrote A Gentle Path Through the Twelve Steps, now a recovery classic and self-help staple for anyone looking for guidance for...

Break free from sugar addiction and take control of your health. In Sugarless, pioneering neuroscientist Dr. Nicole Avena provides a revolutionary step-by-step plan to help readers curb sweet cravings and quit sugar once and for all. With surprising sources of hidden sugars exposed, Dr. Avena's 7-step program empowers you to overcome sugar addiction by identifying sugar traps, taming your sweet...

'AN INSPIRATIONAL MANIFESTO' - Annie Grace 'SIMON IS FABULOUS - YOU HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE AND EVERYTHING TO GAIN!' - Clare Pooley Do you feel trapped by alcohol? Do you find yourself thinking about drinking too often? Do you put alcohol ahead of the most important things in your life? If so - here's some good news. You can quit...

Are you sober curious? With Dr Brooke Scheller's new programme, you can eat your way to a better relationship with drinking. How to Eat to Change How You Drink gives you all you need to know to understand and improve your drinking habits. People are drinking more than ever. Dr Scheller demonstrates that alcohol intake affects many health problems from...

We have almost all been addicted to something at some point, or had a habit spiral out of control. But what does that mean? What exactly are addictions and out of control behaviours, why do we get caught up in them, and how do we get our lives back? Bestselling author Dr. Faith Harper and addictions counsellor Joe Green join...

When "retired party girl" and popular therapist Amanda White admitted she was an alcoholic, it wasn't because she'd done something outrageous while under the influence, like land herself in jail or get married in Vegas. It was because she realised three things: 1. Alcohol was making her life worse. 2. Moderation wasn't helping. 3. She could not be a therapist...

The word 'crip' was once used to discriminate. Today, it is reclaimed and celebrated. Crip Stories is a gathering of vibrant and diverse experiences from disabled people. A collection of narrative non-fiction, essays, and poetry, it affirms the ethos of 'nothing about us without us' by amplifying first-person narrative voices of lived experience. With contributors including Carly Findlay, TextaQueen, CB...

As countries around the world turn away from a century-long War on Drugs, we are seeing the slow decline of a system of drug control which resulted in the futile brutalisation of poor people across the world, especially poor people of colour, all while issues of addiction, impoverishment and dangerous drug deaths continued to sky-rocket. But, as The Next Fix...

Living with Yourself invites you to explore the ideas for healthy living written into Steps Four through Seven of the Big Book, Alcoholics Anonymous. Through easy-to-understand text as well as engaging exercises and personal inventories, this workbook can help you change your life by guiding you to change how you view yourself. The workbook exercises in Living with Yourself will...

This provocative, deeply personal book explores how women experience mental health care differently than men and lays out how the system must change for women to flourish. Why are so many women feeling anxious, stressed out, and depressed, and why are they not getting the help they need? Over the past decade, mood disorders have skyrocketed among women, who are...

A revamped Magabala classic by Miles Franklin award-winning author Alexis Wright. First published in 1997, this vivid portrayal of how the Indigenous people of Tennant Creek worked together to achieve community-wide alcohol restrictions is more relevant now than ever. A searing account of what transpired over 25 years ago, Grog War provides historical context and Indigenous-led solutions to the challenges...

Absolutely thrilling ALEX MICHAELIDES, bestselling author of The Silent Patient A superior, creeping psychological thriller taut with tension and drama SEATTLE TIMES Easily the creepiest setting for a suspense novel since the Overlook Hotel in Stephen King's The Shining BOOKPAGE Six celebrities. One dead singer. No way out. The world's most exclusive rehab clinic offers treatment to the rich and...

27th November 1918, London. Just 16 days after the end of the Great War, with the nation on its knees, Billie Carleton takes to the stage for the last time. She is found dead the next day in her bedroom. The cause of death: a cocaine overdose. The drugs were traced back to the Chinese community in Limehouse. And for...

When socialite Lexi Volkov almost overdoses, she thinks she's hit rock bottom. She's wrong. Because rock bottom is when she's forced into an exclusive rehab facility. From there, the only way is up for Lexi and her fellow inmates, including the mysterious Brady. As she faces her demons, Lexi realises love is the most powerful drug of all... It's a...

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin delivers a gripping romance about two teens: a certified genius living with a diagnosed mental illness and a politician's son who is running from his own addiction and grief. Don't miss this gut punch of a novel about mental illness, loss, and discovering you are worthy of love. The next...

'A self-help book with a cultural edge - Africa Brooke is doing something powerful' MATT HAIG In an increasingly divided and noisy world, how do we learn to communicate, connect, and endure others' viewpoints so different from our own, from strangers to colleagues and those closest to us personally, the people we care about? How do we cultivate a culture...

The New York Times Bestseller As featured on The Joe Rogan Experience and Diary of a CEO Are we hardwired to crave more? From food and possessions to information and influence, why can't we ever get enough? Michael Easter, author of The Comfort Crisis and one of the world's leading experts on behaviour change, suggests that the problem isn't you....

'A masterclass in understanding' ANNIE GRACE, author of This Naked Mind Ten questions to ask yourself, right now: Do you have a sense that something is wrong, but you don't know what it is? Do you have a feeling that you are hollow inside, that you are empty or have a void within? Do you react badly to rejection? Do...

Whether you're a diehard drinker or a sometimes sipper, How to Go Alcohol Free is here to help you take control and change to a no-alcohol lifestyle, whether you're looking for a short-term breather or a lifelong change. Drinking is on the decline, with more and more people turning away from, rather than to, the bottle. Public health stats show...

Provides a framework for understanding the enormous amount of information available on psychoactive substances. Stafford relays the history, botany, chemistry, physical and mental effects, forms, sources, and preparations of LSD—the most potent and representative of the class of drugs called psychedelics. Stafford claims that psychedelics offer surprising benefits to society and explores the record of promising studies that were truncated...

From the New York Times bestselling author of Dreamland, a searing follow-up that explores fentanyl, the unprecedented addition to the illegal drug trade, and the quiet yet groundbreaking steps communities are taking to end the opioid crisis across the nation. Sam Quinones has traveled far and wide to investigate how drugs are created, sold, and used. Since Dreamland, he has...

Saving Our Own Lives is an anthology of essays by long-time organiser Shira Hassan that fills the gap in documenting the essential practice of Liberatory Harm Reduction, one of the most important interventions of the 20th century. This collection tells the stories of sex workers, Black, Indigenous, and people of colour, queer folks, trans, gender non-conforming, and two-spirit people building...

Like the never-ending War on Terror, the drugs war is a multi-billion-dollar industry that won't go down without a fight. Pills, Powder, and Smoke explains why. The war on drugs has been official American policy since the 1970s, with the UK, Europe, and much of the world following suit. It is at best a failed policy, according to bestselling author...

'No other writer has ever made me laugh and cry as much as Catherine Gray' Daisy May Cooper 'Compulsive, edible, I devoured it' Holly Whitaker, New York Times bestselling author of Quit Like A Woman Do we become who we are because of our parents, or in spite of them? Fern's mother is a social climber and a former ballet...

An Instant Sunday Times Bestseller Shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2023 and the Sports Book Awards 2024 Autobiography of the Year 'Reading this is like watching an O'Sullivan break: hypnotic, dazzling and impossible to tear yourself away from.' - Stephen Fry 'Besides quite a few laughs, many readers will find recognition, reassurance, remedy and revelation...

An unforgettable, freewheeling masterclass MICHAEL MAGEE, Nero Book Award-winning author of Close to Home Funny, nerve-wracking and utterly compelling COLIN BARRETT, Booker Prize-longlisted author of Wild Houses Extraordinary... A writer with a rare gift. I feel changed by it BELINDA MCKEON, author of Solace I was floored by the power and beauty of this book DONAL RYAN, author of The...

SUNDAY TIMES MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 MOJO BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 A ROUGH TRADE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 AN UNCUT BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 A VARIETY MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 One of the few indisputable geniuses of pop music, Sly Stone is a trailblazer who created a new kind of music, mixing Black...

SUNDAY TIMES MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 MOJO BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 A ROUGH TRADE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 AN UNCUT BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 A VARIETY MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 One of the few indisputable geniuses of pop music, Sly Stone is a trailblazer who created a new kind of music, mixing Black...

This extraordinary memoir of a life dedicated to drink and Dylan Thomas is both shocking and utterly compelling. From the moment they met at a pub in London, drink was the most conspicuous part of the lives of Caitlin and her genius poet, Dylan Thomas. It fuelled their sexual adventures, lessened their shyness, and enriched their social life. This searing...

While in rehab, James Frey finds a father figure in a shady mafia boss called Leonard. When Leonard returns to his dubious, prosperous life in the criminal underworld of Las Vegas, he promises James his support on the outside. Tragedy strikes the day James is released and his world seems set to implode. Unsure where to turn, he calls Leonard....

CONTAINS NEW MATERIAL THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER & WINNER OF THE ATTITUDE BOOK AWARD 'Refreshing, inspiring and candid.' - ATTITUDE 'I love this man so much. He was, and always will be, my knight in shining Westwood.' - DAVINA MCCALL 'This is a story that should never have been told.' - KATE MOSS 'The perfect beach read.' - THE SUNDAY...

FOREWORD BY AUDREY GOLDEN, AUTHOR OF I THOUGHT I HEARD YOU SPEAK Hit So Hard is a memoir of renewal and hope; a window onto the '90s Seattle grunge scene, and a testament to the enduring power of the music Patty Schemel helped create as drummer in Hole with Courtney Love. With a brand new introduction by Audrey Golden to...

A moving, tender and thoughtful exploration of a complicated subject. Johann Hari, Sunday Times bestselling author of Stolen Focus and Lost Connections A compulsively readable romp through a burgeoning scene that has immense potential for both harm and healing. Dan Harris, New York Times bestselling author of 10% Happier and host of the Ten Percent Happier podcast Courageous and revelatory......

After Life is a collective history of how Americans experienced, navigated, commemorated, and ignored mass death and loss during the global COVID-19 pandemic, mass uprisings for racial justice, and the near presidential coup in 2021 following the 2020 election. Inspired by the writers who documented American life during the Great Depression and World War II for the Works Progress Administration...