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We Were Liars
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We Were Liars

By E. Lockhart ,

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Alcoholics Anonymous: The Big Book
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Alcoholics Anonymous

By Bill W. ,

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Hey, Kiddo
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Hey, Kiddo

By Jarrett J. Krosoczka ,

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Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget
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Blackout

By Sarah Hepola ,

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Girl Walks Out of a Bar: A Memoir
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Girl Walks Out of a Bar

By Lisa F. Smith ,

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Revival
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Revival

By Stephen King ,

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Rules for Stealing Stars
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Rules for Stealing Stars

By Corey Ann Haydu ,

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Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company That Addicted America
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Dopesick

By Beth Macy ,

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In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction
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In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts

By Gabor Maté ,

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Tithe
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Tithe

By Holly Black ,

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The Recovering: Intoxication and Its Aftermath
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The Recovering

By Leslie Jamison ,

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Quit Like a Woman: The Radical Choice to Not Drink in a Culture Obsessed with Alcohol
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Quit Like a Woman

By Holly Whitaker ,

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This Naked Mind: Control Alcohol, Find Freedom, Discover Happiness & Change Your Life
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This Naked Mind

By Annie Grace ,

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The Craving Mind: From Cigarettes to Smartphones to Love - Why We Get Hooked and How We Can Break Bad Habits
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The Craving Mind

By Judson Brewer ,

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Motivational Interviewing: Helping People Change
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Motivational Interviewing

By Stephen Rollnick , William R. Miller ,

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The Big Fix: Hope After Heroin
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The Big Fix

By Tracey Helton Mitchell ,

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Pastrix: The Cranky, Beautiful Faith of a Sinner & Saint
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Pastrix

By Nadia Bolz-Weber ,

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I Swear I'll Make It Up to You: A Life on the Low Road
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I Swear I'll Make It Up to You

By Mishka Shubaly ,

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Woman of Substances: A Journey Into Drugs, Alcohol and Treatment
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Woman of Substances

By Jenny Valentish ,

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The Sober Diaries: How One Woman Stopped Drinking and Started Living
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The Sober Diaries

By Clare Pooley ,

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The Boy Most Likely to
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The Boy Most Likely to

By Huntley Fitzpatrick ,

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Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking
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Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking

By Allen Carr ,

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Freefall
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Freefall

By Mindi Scott ,

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Strays Like Us
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Strays Like Us

By Cecilia Galante ,

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Dear Rachel Maddow
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Dear Rachel Maddow

By Adrienne Kisner ,

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The 6 Most Important Decisions You'll Ever Make: A Guide for Teens: Updated for the Digital Age
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The 6 Most Important Decisions You'll Ever Make

By Sean Covey ,

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The Truth about Twinkie Pie
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The Truth about Twinkie Pie

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The Seventh Wish
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The Seventh Wish

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The Rest of the Story
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The Rest of the Story

By Sarah Dessen ,

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How to Love
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How to Love

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The Weight of This World
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The Weight of This World

By David Joy ,

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Street Pharm
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Street Pharm

By Allison van Diepen ,

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The Road Back to Me: Healing and Recovering From Co-dependency, Addiction, Enabling, and Low Self Esteem.
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The Road Back to Me

By Lisa A. Romano ,

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Combating Cult Mind Control: The #1 Best-Selling Guide to Protection, Rescue, and Recovery from Destructive Cults
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Combating Cult Mind Control

By Steven Hassan ,

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Alcohol and Opium in the Old West
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Alcohol and Opium in the Old West

By Jeremy Agnew ,

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The Fix
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The Fix

By Natasha Sinel ,

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How to Murder Your Life: A Memoir
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How to Murder Your Life

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Christodora
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Christodora

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American Overdose: The Opioid Tragedy in Three Acts
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American Overdose

By Chris McGreal ,

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American Junkie
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American Junkie

By Tom Hansen , Tom Hansen ,

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My Book of Life by Angel
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My Book of Life by Angel

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The Biology of Desire: Why Addiction Is Not a Disease
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The Biology of Desire

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Please, Pretty Lights
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Please, Pretty Lights

By Ina Zajac ,

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The Outrun: A Memoir
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The Outrun

By Amy Liptrot ,

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Patron Saints of Nothing
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Patron Saints of Nothing

By Randy Ribay ,

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Ninety Days: A Memoir of Recovery
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Ninety Days

By Bill Clegg ,

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The Orange Eats Creeps
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The Orange Eats Creeps

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The Illusion of a Girl
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The Illusion of a Girl

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PTSD
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PTSD

By Guillaume Singelin ,

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Loving Someone in Recovery: The Answers You Need When Your Partner Is Recovering from Addiction
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Loving Someone in Recovery

By Beverly Berg ,

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Asylum
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Asylum

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The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober
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The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober

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Stop Drinking Now
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Stop Drinking Now

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Alcohol Lied to Me: The Intelligent Way to Escape Alcohol Addiction
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Alcohol Lied to Me

By Craig Beck ,

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The Wild
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The Wild

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Steadfast
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Steadfast

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Outside Looking In
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Outside Looking In

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Orange Sunshine: The Brotherhood of Eternal Love and Its Quest to Spread Peace, Love, and Acid to the World
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Orange Sunshine

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The Complete Patrick Melrose Novels
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The Complete Patrick Melrose Novels

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Rum Maniacs
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Rum Maniacs

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