Recommended Resource List:
Substance Abuse

Materials indicated by call numbers may be found on site using the State Library's Online Catalog. All other sources may be acquired using the State Library's Interlibrary Loan Services. To request materials, state government employees should use the Kentucky Government Employee Materials Request form. To apply for a library card, State Government Employees should complete the online application.

• Books
  • Abraham, Henry. What's a Parent to Do?: Straight Talk on Drugs and Alcohol. Far Hills, NJ: New Horizon Press, 2004. Call number: 362.29083 Abra
  • Black, Caludia. Straight Talk from Claudia Black: What Recovering Parents Should Tell Their Kids about Drugs and Alcohol. Center City, MN: Hazelden, 2003. Call number: 362.29 Blac
  • Casey, Karen. The Little Red Book for Women. Center City, MN: Hazelden, 2004. Call number: 362.2986086
  • Cloud, William. Recovery from Addiction: A Practical Guide to Treatment, Self-help and Quitting on Your Own. New York: New York University Press, 2001. Call number: 362.2918 Clou
  • Dodes, Lance M. The Heart of Addiction. New York: HarperCollins, 2002. Call number: 616.8606 Dode
  • Fearing, James. Workplace Intervention: the Bottom Line on Helping Addicted Employees Become Productive Again. Center City, MN: Hazelden, 2000. Call number: 658.3822 Fear
  • Golden, Janet Lynne. Message in a Bottle: The Making of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2005. Call number: 618.326861 Gold
  • Herrick, Charles. 100 Questions & Answers about Alcoholism. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2007. Call number: 616.861 Herr
  • Jay, Jeff. Love First: A New Approach to Intervention for Alcoholism and Drug Addiction. Center City, MN: Hazelden, 2000. Call number: 362.29286 Jay
  • Johnson, Vernon E. I'll Quit Tomorrow: A Practical Guide to Alcoholism Treatment. New York: Harper, 1990, c1980. Call number: 616.861 John
  • Johnson, Vernon E. Intervention, How to Help Someone Who Doesn't Want Help: A Step-by-Step Guide for Families and Friends of Chemically Dependent Persons. Minneapolis: Johnson Institute Books, 1998. Call number: 362.29 John
  • Ketcham, Katherine. Teens under the Influence: the Truth about Kids, Alcohol, and Other Drugs -- How to Recognize the Problem and What to Do about It. New York: Ballantine Books, 2003. Call number: 362.290835 Ketc
  • Kuhn, Cynthia. Buzzed: the Straight Facts about the most Used and Abused Drugs from Alcohol to Ecstasy. 2nd ed. New York: W.W. Norton, 2003. Call number: 615.78 Kuhn
  • Manville, William H. Cool, Hip, and Sober: 88 Ways to Beat Booze and Drugs. New York: Forge, 2003. Call number: 362.29 Manv
  • Meyers, Robert J. Get Your Loved One Sober: Alternatives to Nagging, Pleading, and Threatening. Center City, MN: Hazelden, 2004. Call number: 362.292 Meye
  • Milam, James R. & Ketcham, Katherine. Under the Influence: A Guide to the Myths and Realities of Alcoholism. New York: Bantam, 1981. Call number: 616.861 Mila
  • Milam, James Robert. Under the Influence: A Guide to the Myths and Realities of Alcoholism. New York: Bantam Books, 1983. Call number: 616.861 Mila
  • Miller, William. Controlling Your Drinking: Tools to Make Moderation Work for You. New York: Guilford Press, 2005. Call number: 613.81 Mill
  • Newport, John. The Wellness-Recovery Connection: Charting Your Pathway to Optimal Health While Recovering from Alcoholism and Drug Addiction. Deerfield Beach, FL: Health Communications, 2004. Call number: 616.8606 Newp
  • Performance-Enhancing Substances in Sport and Exercise. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics, 2002. Call number: 362.29088796 Perf
  • Preventing Workplace Substance Abuse: Beyond Drug Testing to Wellness. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2003. Call number: 658.3822 Prev
  • Seppala, Marvin D. Pain-free Living for Drug-free People: A Guide to Pain Management in Recovery. Center City, MN: Hazelden, 2005. Call number: 616.8606 Sepp
  • Thorburn, Doug. Alcoholism Myths and Realities: Removing the Stigma of Society's Most Destructive Disease. Nothridge, CA: Galt Pub., 2005. Call number: 362.292 Thor
  • Westreich, Laurence Michael. Helping the Addict You Love: the New Effective Program for Getting the Addict into Treatment. New York: Fireside, 2007. Call number: 616.8603 West
• Videos
  • Alcohol and the Mind. 30 min. AIMS Multimedia, 1996. Videocassette. Call number: VC616.861 Alco/VC4698
  • Alcohol and Your Body. 30 min. AIMS Multimedia, 1995. Videocassette. Call number: VC 616.861 Alco/VC4699
  • Busted: What You Need to Know About Drugs and the Law. 25 min. Human Resources Media, 1999. Videocassette. Call number: VC344.054 Bust/VC7752
  • Ecstasy: When the Party's Over. 26 min. Educational Video Network, 2001. Videocassette. Call number: VC362.29 Ecst/VC7927
  • Inhalants and Human Physiology. 13 min. AIMS Multimedia, 1989. Videocassette. Call number: VC362.29 Inha/VC4703
  • Marijuana in the 90's. 36 min. Whiteaker Corp., 1992. Videocassette. Call number: VC616.8635 Mari/VC5867
  • Substance Abuse in the Elderly. 28 min. Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, 2000. Videocassette. Call number: VC362.29 Subs/VC8140
  • Think Twice: Marijuana and Cancer. 19 min. Human Resources Media, 2002. Videocassette. Call number: VC613.835 Thin/VC8145
• Websites
  • http://ncadi.samhsa.gov/
    PREVLINE -- Prevention Online: National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information is a service of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration of the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. This is the nation's one-stop resource for information about substance abuse prevention and addiction treatment. Last accessed on September 20, 2006.
  • http://www.nida.nih.gov/
    National Institute on Drug Abuse, part of the National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, uses its website to share scientific data about how drug abuse affects the brain and behavior to policy makers, drug abuse practitioners, other health care practitioners and the general public. Last accessed on September 20, 2006.