Alternative Support Groups
SMART Recovery® offers free
scientifically based mutual help groups (including groups online)
for abstaining from any addictive behavior. SMART Recovery®:
- Teaches self-reliance
rather than reliance on a higher power
- Views addiction
as a complex maladaptive behavior rather than as a disease
- Encourages
you to recover and move on with your life
- Does not use
the labels "alcoholic" or "addict"
- Does not have
"sponsors"
- Holds meetings
which are actual discussions rather than a series of monologues
- Advocates the
appropriate use of prescribed medications and psychological treatments
- Evolves as
scientific knowledge evolves
Dr. Horvath has been President
of SMART Recovery® since 1995. His quarterly President's Columns in
the SMART Recovery® newsletter are available at this website.
The differences
between SMART Recovery® and Practical Recovery Services are that SMART
Recovery® is a non-profit organization which supports abstinence by providing
volunteer guided free support groups. PRS is a for profit business
which supports abstinence, moderation or harm reduction through professional
services.
Resource Recovery Center
An innovative
program in Cincinnati, Ohio, which helps individuals match themselves
to a support group. If you are unsure of the differences between the
support groups listed below, start here. Moderation Management, listed
below but not at the rrci.net site, supports moderate alcohol use.
Addiction Resource Center
Offers help
and information for about drug addiction, detox, therapy and treatment.
Women for Sobriety
Secular Organizations
for Sobriety (SOS)
Moderation Management (MM)
LifeRing Secular Recovery
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Other Treatment Programs
Alternative Treatment International,
Inc.
Assisted Recovery Centers
of America
Bradford
Recovery Systems
The Brookside
Institute
Computer Addiction Services
For the treatment
of computer-related addictive behaviors.
Desert Canyon Treatment
Center
The Harm Reduction
Therapy Center
Harm Reduction
Psychotherapy and Training Associates
Offers a harm
reduction approach to substance use treatment as well as professional
training and supervision.
New Opportunities
Substance abuse
treatment program for professionals.
Oasis Mountain ("OM") Wellness
Center
Passages
Promises Malibu
Rational Recovery Center
Despite the
domain name, this is a for profit company
St. Jude Retreat House
These sites
list additional alternative (non-12-step) providers:
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Website Based Services
E GetGoing
Providing online
real-time, interactive audio- and video-based alcohol and drug abuse
treatment.
Quit Net
Launched in
1995, QuitNet is the Web's original quit smoking site. QuitNet operates
in association with Boston University School of Public Health.
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Author and Publisher Websites
Alternatives
to Abstinence
Dr. Horvath
wrote an introduction for this book.
Anne Fletcher's Web Site
Author of Sober
for Good, and Thin for Life. Dr. Horvath's endorsement of Sober for
Good is on the back cover.
Impact
Publishers
The publisher
of Dr. Horvath's book: Sex, Drugs, Gambling & Chocolate: A Workbook
for Overcoming Addictions. As of Spring, 2003, there are over 10,000
copies in print. Links directly to an interview with Dr. Horvath about
the workbook.
RecoveryFree.com
Website of
James DeSena, Ph.D., author of Overcoming Your Alcohol, Drug and Recovery
Habits: An Empowering Alternative to AA and 12-Step Treatment. Dr.
Horvath's endorsement of this book is on the front inside flap.
Schema Therapy
An introduction
to cognitive therapy and schema therapy by Jeff Young, Ph.D., co-author
of Reinventing Your Life.
The Stanton Peele Addiction Web
Site
One of the
most influential writers in the addiction field. Dr. Horvath wrote
the Introduction to Resisting 12-step Coercion.
Three Minute Therapy
Dr. Michael
Edelstein's site, describing the applications of REBT.
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Addiction and Behavioral Health Information
Addiction Resource
Guide
Has a long
list of inpatient programs of all types
Addiction Search
Dr. Emil Chiauzzi's
site, with a lengthy list of links to other resources
Drug Policy Alliance
The nation's
leading organization working to end the war on drugs and promote new
drug policies based on common sense, science, public health and human
rights.
Habit Smart
Dr. Robert
Westermeyer's site. Launched in 1995, it was among the first sites
dedicated to presenting alternative theories of addictive behavior
and change, and addiction information in general. It has many self-help
articles, including a copy of "Coping with Addiction," Dr. Horvath's
1989 16-page self-help article.
Join Together
Founded in
1991, JT supports community-based efforts to reduce, prevent, and
treat substance abuse across the nation. Primarily funded by a grant
from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to the Boston University School
of Public Health. Over 35,000 articles, resources, facts, events and
web links are archived on this site.
Self Growth.com
Over 3,000
unique articles from over 500 self-help experts. We haven't read many
of them, so you're on your own!
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Health Information
These sites address the "big
3" of physical health: sleep, nutrition, and exercise.
Sleep
Debt
An excellent
article about the dangers of sleep debt, by the world's leading sleep
researcher
The
Rewards of Shut Eye
The US Dept of Agriculture's
Nutrient Database
If you have
a food scale, you can estimate quite well what calories and nutrients
you are eating. Weight Watchers sells an excellent, inexpensive (about
$35) electronic scale which measures to just over 2 pounds. It can
be purchased only at their meeting locations. These locations are
open only around the time of meetings. Call for a location near you,
and meeting times. (We are not affiliated with Weight Watchers in
any way, they just happen to have a great, inexpensive scale, info
we are passing on to you)
National Heart, Lung and
Blood Institute site
You can calculate
your Body Mass Index (BMI)
Exercise for Beginners
If you need
to start exercising, or improve your current workouts, this site is
a portal for further information.
US
government website with info about both exercise and nutrition.
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Additional Links
Alcohol and Drug Services
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