ARHS Recommended Reading Lists: Addiction and Drug Abuse

Draws on scientific research and new imaging technologies to explore why it is so difficult to overcome addiction and how the human brain reacts to cravings for drugs and alcohol.

The author tells the story of his son's addiction to meth, tracing it from the first warning signs of abuse through therapy and rehab.

William Cope Moyers, son of veteran journalist Bill Moyers, details his recovery processes after facing years of addiction to alcohol, marijuana, and crack cocaine and discusses popular opinion about addicts.

The author describes his childhood in California, his addiction to crystal meth and heroin at a young age, his relapse after eighteen months of sobriety, and his path to recovery.

A collection of information on gambling addiction with objective overviews, primary source quotes, and illustrated facts and statistics.

The story of Jay, a sixteen-year-old boy, describing his descent into drugs, Satanism, and suicide.

Contains twenty articles that provide opposing viewpoints on issues related to use of performance enhancing drugs, debating questions of whether it should be legalized, whether it is dangerous, how effective testing really is, and what to expect in the future.

Discusses the uses and consequences of performance-enhancing drugs in sports.

Story of Eleanor Craig and her daughter Ann as they struggle through a series of Ann's mental breakdowns ultimately ending in Ann's death.