Recovery Allies: How to Support Addiction Recovery and Build Recovery-Friendly Communities

This book offers a practical, hopeful, and research-based guide for supporting loved ones through addiction and recovery. It focuses on recovery, not addiction. It’s for everyone who wants to help, including loved ones, community members, and recovery professionals. It provides real-world solutions, evidence-based strategies, and hope for the 23 million Americans in recovery from substance use disorder.

The book is structured around the key pillars of recovery identified by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA): home, health, purpose, and community. It offers a different way to think about addiction in our country and what you can do to help in your community. Most adults with substance use disorder don’t receive specialized treatment like counseling, medication, or rehab. Instead, their recovery journey begins in their communities.

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