We have a new cover!
We are thrilled to share the new cover for the second edition of The Recovery Book. It will be available in September. The red, yellow and green bands refer to the Recovery Zone System, which is new to this edition.
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Recovery Resources Lists Now Online
For the past two years, as we’ve been updating The Recovery Book, we’ve been collecting online resources related to addiction and recovery. Many of them will be listed in the book, but we had far too many to include. So we are posting them here as well, in Resources.
We have links to all kinds of resources: treatment directories, health effects of addiction, sober living directories, drug testing, legal and employment issues, drug courts, sober social networks, online meetings, medication safety and disposal, recovery activism, campus recovery associations, mutual help fellowships, resources for teens, resources for family and friends, help to quit smoking, and much more.
We also have links to recovery support groups for many diverse communities: bikers, pilots, nurses, Buddhists, Jews, Native Americans, doctors, lawyers, and more.
Please explore our lists. Share them with others. And please let us know if you have anything to add. … Read more...
A Trip to New York
The Recovery Book is scheduled for release this fall! Below, a pic from our recent trip to New York City, where we met with the folks at Workman Publishing. (From left: co-authors Catherine Dold, Al J. Mooney, M.D., and Howard Eisenberg.)
How to Find Good Health Information Online – Part 2
Below is list of reputable health websites. Be sure to also read How to Find Good Health Information Online – Part 1, for some guidelines on safe and efficient web browsing.
Remembering a Recovery Pioneer: Houston S. and Addicts Anonymous
~ Recovery pioneer Houston S. died 50 years ago this week. Houston launched Addicts Anonymous in 1947, and was also sponsor to Dr. John Mooney, founder of Willingway Hospital and Dr. Al Mooney’s father.
Chris B. allowed us to share his email about Houston. ~
A New Book About the Mooneys: “When Two Loves Collide”
When Two Loves Collide, the story of how Dr. Al Mooney’s parents, Dot and John Mooney, fought addiction and alcoholism and went on to found Willingway Hospital, was released in April 2013.
From the cover: Passion and addiction devastate the lives of a heroic surgeon and his wife until a prison miracle restores their love and faith.
Author William G. Borchert is an Emmy nominated screenwriter who wrote the movies “My Name Is Bill W.,” starring James Garner and James Woods, and “When Love Is Not Enough,” starring Winona Ryder and Barry Pepper. He has also written a number of books, including The Lois Wilson Story: When Love Is Not Enough.
What others are saying… “There are few people in the recovery movement who have done more to help alcoholics and drug addicts than Dr. John Mooney and his lovely wife, Dot Mooney. After finding sobriety for … Read more...