GoodTherapy.org GoodTherapy.org is an association of counselors & therapists who believe people are equipped to transform the obstacles to optimum health and happiness. It has a good database of therapists and counselors from across the United States.
HAMSNetwork.org HAMS stands for Harm reduction, Abstinence, and Moderation. The HAMS Harm Reduction Network is a free of charge peer-led support group for people who use alcohol or other mood altering substances. HAMS supports every positive change. Whether your goal is safer use, reduced use, abstinence, or moderate use within specified guidelines, you will find a safe and supportive environment at HAMS.
HabitDoc.com
HabitDoc.com is Dr. Marc Kern's non 12 step addiction treatment website. We know Dr. Kern and think highly of him.
Moderation Management
Moderation Management (MM) is a behavioral change program and national support group network for people concerned about their drinking and who desire to make positive lifestyle changes.
Alcohol Problems and Solutions
Alcohol: Problems & Solutions: This web site, from the State University of New York, Pottsdam, has been recognized for providing useful and balanced information on alcohol by librarians, health and medical sites, researchers, professors, teachers, and others. It has a lot of good information.
The Stanton Peele Addiction Website Stanton Peele is a psychologist who has changed the addiction field. He has pioneered, among other things, the idea that addiction occurs with a range of experiences, and the .harm reduction. approach to addiction. This site contains much of his widely published writing, as well as his opinions and communications with people with addictive problems.
LifeRing - Empower Your Sober Self
LifeRing is a network of support groups for people who want to be free of alcohol or addictive drugs. Like AA/NA, They are abstinence-based. LifeRing is a group for people who have learned through experience that the only solution that works for them is to abstain completely. Unlike AA/NA, they see the power to get clean and sober inside each person. Through the positive reinforcement of the group process, that power becomes dominant in each person and enables them to lead clean and sober lives.
Council for Secular Humanism - SOS
Secular Organizations for Sobriety (SOS) is an alternative recovery method for those alcoholics or drug addicts who are uncomfortable with the spiritual content of widely available 12-Step programs. SOS takes a reasonable, secular approach to recovery and maintains that sobriety is a separate issue from religion or spirituality.
Daily Dose
Daily Dose is a drug and alcohol news service.
HabitSmart
This Web site was among the first sites dedicated to providing alternative theories of addictive behavior and change and also addiction information in general. The site offers an abundance of information about addictive behavior: theories of habit endurance and habit change as well as tips for effectively managing problematic habitual behavior.
The Orange Papers
This website is about the effectivess (or lack thereof) of 12 step programs. There is lots of research cited.
