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Programs & Literature

Find a recovery path that fits

Recovery can include mutual-help, professional treatment, medication, spirituality, therapy, community, and practical behavior change. This directory favors official sources and links instead of copying protected program literature.

No affiliation implied. My Rule of Life is independent of the organizations below. Program names are used only to identify and link to official resources. Their logos and proprietary literature are not republished here.

12-step and fellowship programs

Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.)

Peer fellowship for people who want to stop drinking; spiritual rather than denominational.

Official site ↗Big Book ↗12 & 12 ↗Living Sober ↗

Narcotics Anonymous (N.A.)

12-step fellowship for recovery from drug addiction, with meetings, sponsorship, steps, and spiritual principles.

Official site ↗Free literature ↗Purchase literature ↗

Cocaine Anonymous (C.A.)

12-step fellowship for people seeking freedom from cocaine and other mind-altering substances.

Official site ↗Official shop ↗

Crystal Meth Anonymous (CMA)

12-step fellowship for people recovering from crystal meth addiction.

Official site ↗Literature ↗

Marijuana Anonymous (M.A.)

12-step fellowship focused on marijuana/cannabis addiction.

Official site ↗Life with Hope ↗

Celebrate Recovery

Explicitly Christian recovery ministry using Jesus-centered, 12-step and Beatitude-based formation.

Official site ↗Approved free resources ↗

Secular and flexible mutual-help options

SMART Recovery

Science-informed self-management approach focused on motivation, urges, thoughts/feelings/behaviors, and balanced living.

Official site ↗Handbooks ↗Official tool example ↗

LifeRing Secular Recovery

Abstinence-oriented, secular, self-empowerment model with conversational peer meetings and books/workbooks.

Official site ↗Books ↗

Women for Sobriety

Peer-support program for women using the New Life Program and supporting recovery literature/media.

Official site ↗Books & media ↗

Moderation Management

Peer support for people concerned about drinking, including moderation goals and abstinence where appropriate.

Official site ↗

Buddhist-informed recovery

Recovery Dharma

Buddhist-inspired peer recovery using meditation, ethical practice, inquiry, and community. Its official site offers the book online/free and for purchase.

Book / purchase ↗Meetings ↗

Refuge Recovery

Buddhist-oriented recovery community with meeting resources, readings, guided meditations, and its foundational book.

Official site ↗Meeting resources ↗

Professional treatment and medication resources

Peer support can be powerful, but it is not the only recovery path. Medication, therapy, withdrawal management, residential/outpatient care, and medical treatment can be essential.

SAMHSA treatment locator

Find substance-use and mental-health treatment services in the United States.

FindTreatment.gov ↗

NIAAA Alcohol Treatment Navigator

Evidence-based guidance for finding quality alcohol treatment.

Treatment Navigator ↗

SAMHSA National Helpline

Official U.S. information and referral resources for mental-health and substance-use concerns.

National Helpline ↗

Core literature shelf

Alcoholics Anonymous (“Big Book”)

Read/listen through A.A.W.S. or purchase from an authorized outlet. The public app does not bundle the current copyrighted edition.

Official read/listen ↗Amazon search

Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions

A.A.W.S. provides the official online reader and purchase options.

Official read/listen ↗Amazon search

Living Sober

A.A. practical literature on day-to-day sober living.

Official source ↗Amazon search

N.A. Basic Text and recovery literature

N.A.W.S. offers purchase links and some free e-literature/audio.

Official literature ↗Basic Text audio ↗Amazon search

Marijuana Anonymous — Life with Hope

M.A.’s official page explains how the book and workbook may be accessed and used.

Official page ↗Amazon search

Cocaine Anonymous — Hope, Faith & Courage

C.A.’s own story collection is sold through the official store.

Official shop ↗Amazon search

SMART Recovery 4-Point Program Handbook

The current handbook is sold by SMART Recovery. The app’s companion tools do not substitute for the complete book.

Official purchase ↗Amazon search

Recovery Dharma

The official book is available online/free and for purchase in print/Kindle/audio. Because the site uses a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial license, a monetized app links rather than republishes substantial text.

Free / purchase ↗Amazon search

Refuge Recovery

The official organization links its foundational book and meeting/meditation resources.

Official book/resources ↗Amazon search

LifeRing — Recovery by Choice and related books

LifeRing’s bookstore includes Recovery by Choice, Empowering Your Sober Self, and other titles.

Official bookstore ↗Amazon search

Women for Sobriety

WFS sells the New Life Program booklet, reflection material, and other media through its official store.

Official store ↗

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Copyright and trademark rule for recovery literature

The public version links to protected literature instead of copying it. It uses organization names only for identification, does not use fellowship logos, does not imply endorsement, and labels original My Rule of Life exercises as independent companions rather than “official” program material.

Open Sources & Licensing Registry