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Atlantic Recovery Services
What is Substance Abuse Treatment? A Booklet for Families
This booklet, created for family members of those dependent on alcohol or illicit drugs,
answers questions often asked by families of people entering treatment. It also offers a
resources section with additional information and a list of support groups that may be
helpful.
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Helping Yourself Heal
A Recovering Man's Guide to Coping with the Effects of Childhood Abuse. This guide is
for men with substance use disorders who were abused as children. It explains some of
the feelings that can surface when someone dependent on alcohol or drugs enters
treatment. The guide also defines childhood abuse, lists symptoms of abuse, and informs
the reader of how to handle childhood abuse issues while in treatment. Additional
resources are included.
This activity book includes 14 drug education activities for teachers to reproduce and
use in their elementary school classes. Areas of focus are the brain’s vulnerability to
drugs and specific drugs such as marijuana, inhalants, nicotine, steroids, prescription
drugs, club drugs, heroin, and cocaine.