North Carolina Foundation for Alcohol and Drug Studies
https://www.ncfads.org
Mental Health America
https://www.mhanational.org/co-dependecy
PsychCentral
https://psychcentral.com/addictions/addictions
National Council on Problem Gambling
https://www.ncpgambling.org
FAQ https://www.ncpgambling.org/help-treatment/faq/
Resources https://www.ncpgambling.org/programs-resources/resources/
Articles and Publications
“Alcohol and Drug Addiction Happens in the Best of Families,” Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
https://store.samhsa.gov/product/Alcohol-and-Drug-Addiction-Happens-in-the-Best-of-Families/SMA12-4159
The Family Recovery Guide: A Map for Healthy Growth, Stephanie Brown, Ph.D., and Virginia Lewis, Ph.D., with Andrew Liotta (2000).
Healing the Wound: The Family’s Journey through Chemical Dependency, Matt Karayan, MA, LADC (2017).
“Personal Financial Issues for the Loved Ones of Problem Gamblers,” National Council on Problem Gambling (2000). Available at https://www.ncpgambling.org/programs-resources/resources/ .
“Substance Abuse as a Family Disease Part I: Impact on the Family,” Douglas S. Querin, J.D., and Kathy B. Querin, Highlights of the American Bar Association Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs, vol. 13, no. 1 (Spring 2010).
https://mnlcl.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/CoLAP-Highlights-v13-no1.pdf
“Substance Abuse as a Family Disease Part II The Family in Recovery,” Douglas S. Querin, J.D., and Kathy B. Querin, Highlights of the American Bar Association Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs, vol. 13, no. 2 (Summer 2010).
https://mnlcl.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/CoLAP-Highlights-v13-no2.pdf
“Supporting Families Through the Trauma of Recovery,” Burr Cook (2014).
https://www.ncfads.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Supporting-Families-Through-The-Trauma-of-Recovery.pdf
“What are the Signs of Codependency?” Crystal Raypole (June 10, 2021)
https://psychcentral.com/lib/symptoms-signs-of-codependency
“What can I say to get you to stop? How to talk to someone who abuses alcohol or other drugs,” Hazelden Betty Ford (May 17, 2019).
https://www.hazeldenbettyford.org/articles/what-can-i-say-to-get-you-to-stop
Community Resources
Groups for People with Substance Use Disorders
https://aaminneapolis.org/ – includes links to St. Paul and greater Minnesota sites
http://aaonline.org/ is one example of online A.A. meetings
http://www.minnesotarecovery.info/OtherMN12StepGroups.htm
https://minnesotarecovery.org/
http://www.sossobriety.org/
https://womenforsobriety.org/ – includes online chat
Groups for Problem Gambling
https://www.gamblersanonymous.org/ga/
Groups for People with Eating Disorders
http://overeaters.org/
https://eatingdisordersanonymous.org/
Groups for People with Compulsive Sexual Behavior
https://saa-recovery.org/meetings/united-states/?state=MN
https://slaafws.org/ – Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous
For Families of People with Substance Use Disorders or Compulsive Behaviors
https://www.al-anon-alateen-msp.org/
https://coda.org/ – Codependents Anonymous
https://www.familiesanonymous.org/
https://adultchildren.org/ – for adults raised with an alcoholic parent
https://www.gamanonmn.com/ – for families and others affected by someone with problem gambling
https://www.nar-anon.org/ – for families and others affected by someone with a Substance Use Disorder (drugs, including prescription & street)
http://cosa-recovery.org/ – for anyone affected by compulsive sexual behavior
https://sanon.org/ – for families and friends affected by compulsive sexual behavior.
General Mental Health Resources
https://namimn.org/education-and-public-awareness/classes/
https://namimn.org – Minnesota Chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness
https://drugfree.org/ – The Partnership for Drug-Free Kids
https://www.allinahealth.org/health-conditions-and-treatments/grief-resources – Resources for dealing with grief