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SAMHSA Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Center for Excellence. 2005. Hope for women in recovery: Understanding and addressing the impact of prenatal alcohol exposure. Rockville, MD: SAMHSA Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Center for Excellence, 24 pp.

Annotation: This report presents information from the summit, Hope for Women in Recovery: Understanding and Addressing the Impact of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure, held on July 21-22, 2005, in Raleigh, North Carolina. The summit was designed to educate women of childbearing age in recovery and substance abuse treatment center staff about fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. The report includes information from presentations held at the summit, including personal stories of women in recovery and presentations by health professionals.

Contact: SAMHSA Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Center for Excellence, 2101 Gaither Road, Suite 600, Rockville, MD 20850, Telephone: (866) 786-7327 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.fasdcenter.samhsa.gov/ Available from the website.

Keywords: Alcohol consumption during pregnancy, Education, Fetal alcohol syndrome, Perinatal addiction, Perinatal health, Personal narratives, Prenatal addiction, Recovering addicts, Recovering alcoholics, Substance abuse treatment, Substance abusing pregnant women, Women', s health

Covington SS. 1999. A woman's journal: Helping Women Recover—A program for treating addiction. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 134 pp.

Annotation: This manual is a personal journal to be used by a participant in a program for treating addiction, Helping Women Recover. The journal is intended for use in a group meeting setting although it may be used one-on-one with a counselor. The program is organized into four modules: self, relationships, sexuality, and spirituality. For each module, the journal contains exercises to be used at the group meetings, summaries of information received at meetings, and questions and exercise for reflection between meetings. The appendix contains a list of other recovery resources.

Contact: Jossey-Bass Publishers, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Corporate Headquarters, 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030, Telephone: (201) 748-6000 Fax: (201) 748-6088 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.JosseyBass.com Available in libraries. Document Number: ISBN 0-7879-4430-0.

Keywords: Behavior modification, Personal narratives, Recovering addicts, Substance dependence, Therapeutic programs, Women', s health

Brooks CS, Rice KF. 1997. Families in recovery: Coming full circle. Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Company, 333 p.

Annotation: This book discusses the effects of substance abuse on the family of the chemically dependent person and how it affects the family's functioning. It considers the incidence of substance abuse, how addictions affects child development, and why the predisposition to substance abuse can become cyclical. It also examines special topics such as exposure to substances in utero and HIV and the effects of violence and trauma. It then introduces a family-centered treatment model that helps substance abusers recover from their addiction.

Contact: Brookes Publishing, P.O. Box 10624, Baltimore, MD 21285-0624, Telephone: (800) 638-3775 Secondary Telephone: (410) 337-9580 Fax: (410) 337-8539 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.brookespublishing.com Available in libraries. Document Number: ISBN 1-55766-264-9.

Keywords: Children, Children of alcoholics, Drug use during pregnancy, Family centered care, Family relations, Recovering addicts, Recovering alcoholics, Rehabilitation, Substance abuse treatment programs, Substance abusing mothers

Meyer LA. 1997. I see myself changing: A meditation journal for young adults. Baltimore, MD: Recovery Communications, 127 pp.

Annotation: This book is a guided journal. Each section has a brief introduction to a recovery concept, often related to the twelve-step program. In self-talk form, the introduction suggests ways of thinking about choices, self-care, family systems, feelings, solving problems, family roles, roles, denial, personal pacing, balance, recovery, change, holidays, loneliness, uneasiness, criticism, family problems, responsibility, enabling, concern for others, love and pity, rescuing, excitement, mountains and molehills, a higher power, love, and birthdays.

Contact: Recovery Communications, P.O. Box 19910, Baltimore, MD 21211, Telephone: (410) 243-8352 Fax: (410) 243-8558 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.gettingthemsober.com/ $12.95. Document Number: ISBN 0-9615995-6-1.

Keywords: Interpersonal relations, Meditation, Mental health, Recovering addicts, Self evaluation

   

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