Alcoholism or Problem Drinking

Did you know that the diagnosis of drug and alcohol addiction will be revised in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders in 2013? Here is a link to a blog about the changes. Apparently, it will be a lot easier to be diagnosed as an alcoholic or addict in the new edition. Will this mean: More books needed? More treatment center space needed? More professionals needed? We'll cross that bridge when we come to it. Meanwhile--here are resources for problem drinking:


Books

Responsible drinking : a moderation management approach for problem drinkers  by Moderation Management

Rational recovery : the new cure for substance addiction  by Jack Trimpey

Staying Sober: Tips for Working a Twelve Step Program of Recovery by Meredith Gould

12 Stupid Things That Mess Up Recovery: Avoiding Relapse Through Self-Awareness and Right Action  by Allen Berger

The Easy Way to Stop Drinking: A Revolutionary New Approach to Escaping from the Alcohol Trap   by Allen Carr

Just for Today: Daily Meditations for Recovering Addicts (Revised) Narcotics Anonymous World Services

Living Sober AA

Alcoholics Anonymous - Big Book - AA

Love First: A Family's Guide to Intervention (Revised, Expanded) by Jeff Jay

Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions AA

Beyond the Influence: Understanding and Defeating Alcoholism by Ketcham, Katherine 

Almost Alcoholic: Is My (or My Loved One's) Drinking a Problem? by Robert Doyle

Websites

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_dependence

Blog - Joseph Nowinski published a review of a book called  Drinking: A Love Story where he illustrates the late author, Caroline Knapp's passage through the Almost Alcoholic phase:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joseph-nowinski-phd/drinking-habits_b_1512203.html

Other books include "recovery memoirs"

Currently, there is no good Library of Congress classification or section for all these books, so you will find them in the 362 area, the 616 area and the 921 B area- maybe more. Your best bet is to look at a website such as this one, and then copy the ones you like into the wccls catalog:

http://www.powells.com/subjects/health-and-self-help/recovery-and-addiction/personal-stories/