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RISE ABOVE ADDICTION: Learn the Facts about the Disease
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ADDICTION RESOURCES
SHATTERPROOF
The national organization, Shatterproof, is at the forefront of a innovative evidenced-based movement toward prevention, research, and recovery of the disease of addiction. Go to: www.shatterproof.org
For an excellent, detailed description of the science of addiction, check out: www.shatterproof.org/pages/science-of-addiction
OTHER RESOURCES
- For national information, help, and guidance, check out the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence at: www.ncadd.org
- For families who want answers, check out Partnership for Drug Free Kids at: www.drugfree.org
- For families who want to find treatment in any location, check out Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration at: http://www.samhsa.gov/
- To quickly find rehabs nearby and compare costs, check out: https://www.rehab.com/
- For families who need an experienced interventionist, check out Stephen Wilkens at https://www.thewilkinsgroupinterventions.com/
RECOVERY MEETINGS IN COLORADO
Alcoholics Anonymous: www.coloradoaa.org/Meetings
Cocaine Anonymous: www.cacolorado.org/meetings/
Narcotics Anonymous: www.nacolorado.org/meetings/
Al-Anon: www.al-anon-co.org/Meeting_Home.php
Adult Children of Alcoholics: www.allone.com/12/aca/
Co-Dependents Anonymous: www.locator.coda.org/index.cfm
Heroin Anonymous: http://heroinanonymous.org/HACO.html
Nar-Anon: http://www.nar-anon.org/find-a-meeting/
Celebrate Recovery: http://locator.crgroups.info/
SMART Recovery: https://www.smartrecovery.org/local/
COLORADO INPATIENT TREATMENT CENTERS
Harmony Foundation
Recovery in the Rockies
Estes Park, CO
866-686-7867
http://www.harmonyfoundationinc.com/
CeDAR
Center for Dependency, Addiction and Rehabilitation
Denver, CO (offers IOP program, too)
877-999-0538
https://www.uchealth.org/cedar/Pages/CeDAR-Services.aspx
Aspen Ridge Recovery
90-Day Residential Extended Care Recovery Program
900 S Kipling Pkwy
Lakewood, CO (Offers IOP program, too)
855-306-3110
https://www.aspenridgerecovery.com/
COLORADO SOBER LIVING HOUSES
Transitions Sober Living, LLC
CARR Certified
Multiple Homes in Aurora CO
All Pathways
303-501-6500
Oxford Houses
Self-Help for Sobriety Without Relapse
Various Locations, Denver Metro
800-689-6411
http://www.oxfordhouse.org/userfiles/file/purpose_and_structure.php
Carla Vista Sober Living Homes
More Than a House
Aurora, CO
888-591-4555
Monarch Sober Living
Unique Transitional Homes
877) 835-1545
Lakewood, Colorado
OUT OF STATE TREATMENT CENTERS
Origins Recovery Center
Drug & Alcohol Rehabilitation Addiction Center
South Padre Island, TX
844-843-8935
https://www.originsrecovery.com/
Caron Treatment Centers
Recovery Within Reach
PA, FL, & TX
800-854-6023
Clean & Sober Recovery Services
Let’s Get Better Together
Orangevale, CA
916-990-0190
RECOMMENDED BOOKS
1. Clean: Overcoming Addiction and Ending America’s Greatest Tragedy by David Sheff
2. Another Chance: Hope and Health for the Alcoholic Family by Sharon Wegscheider Cruse
3. Under the Influence: A Guide to the Myths and Realities of Alcoholism by James R. Milam and Katherine Ketcham
4. Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself by Melody Beattie
5. How Al Anon Works for Families & Friends of Alcoholics by Al Anon Family Groups
6. Alcoholics Anonymous: Big Book by Alcoholics Anonymous World Service Organization
7. The Joey Song: A Mother’s Story of Her Son’s Addiction by Sandy Swenson
8. Moments of Clarity: Voices from the Front Lines of Addiction and Recovery by Christopher Kennedy Lawford
9. Stay Close: A Mother’s Story of her Son’s Addiction by Libby Cataldi
10. Disentangle: When You’ve Lost Your Self in Someone Else by Nancy L. Johnson
11. Why Don’t They Just Quit?: Hope for Families Struggling with Addiction by Joe Herzanek
12. The Lost Years: Surviving a Mother and Daughter’s Worst Nightmare by Kristina Wandsilak and Constance Curry
13. The Seat of the Soul (Chapter 10 on Addiction) by Gary Zukov
14. Beautiful Boy: A Father’s Journey Through His Son’s Addiction by David Sheff
15. Addiction and Grace: Love and Spirituality in the Healing of Addictions by Gerald G. May
16. No More Letting Go: The Spirituality of Taking Action Against Alcoholism and Drug Addiction by Debra Jay
17. Saving Jake: When Addiction Hits Home by D’Anne Burwell