Links

www.iaaac.org
The website of the Irish Association of Alcohol and Addiction Counsellors, the professional association which represents Addiction Counsellors in Ireland.

Articles

Methodone addicts hit hard by dispute. The Irish Times, August 6th 2009.
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0806/1224252081211.html

Books

Rethinking Substance Abuse, what the science shows and what we should do about it by Miller and Carroll. 2006, This book provides a new understanding of how scientific principles can be utilized in addressing common human issues associated with addictions

Drug War Politics - The Price of Denial by Eva Bertram et al. University of California Press, 1996.
A very good book which looks at the various models that have been used around the globe in relation to Drug Policy, the book recommends the Public Health Model as being the most desirable.

Peaceful Measures - Canada's Way Out of the War on Drugs by Bruce Alexander. University of Toronto Press, 1993, 1997.
This book looks at the history and current drug policy in Canada. The book suggests specific policy changes that the author believes will decrease the war on drugs.
 
Why Our Drug Laws Have Failed and What We Can Do About It: A Judicial Indictment of the War on Drugs by Judge James P. Gray. 2001
A good book that casts a critical eye over the current policy and practice of drug laws and their effectiveness.

Heroin Century by Tom Carnwath and Ian Smith. Routledge, London and New York. 2002.
This book looks at the social, criminal and health issues around heroin, it also comments on the policy debate and makes some recommendations around possible ways of dealing with the heroin issue.

Harm Reduction: A new direction for drug policies and programs, edited by Patricia Erickson etc. University of Toronto Press, 1997.
A collection of academic papers, all specifically looking at the issue of  Harm Reduction issues within Canada

Harm Reduction: Pragmatic Strategies for Managing High Risk Behaviors, by A. Marlatt. Guilford Press, 1998.
An excellent book which explores harm reduction principles and strategies and also makes some insightful comments on the policy debate.

Chocolate to Morphine by Andrew Weil. Houghton Mifflin Co., updated in 1998.
Interesting book that looks at a variety of different drugs from a harm reduction perspective.

CHANGING FOR GOODby Prochaska, Norcross, and DiClemente The authors describe the stages of change and what can be done at each stage before moving on to the next.

HOW TO CONTROL YOUR DRINKING by William R. Miller, Ph.D., and Ricardo F. Munoz, Ph.D. (1990) University of New Mexico Press, Revised edition "Many professionals in the alcohol field now accept that moderation is a reasonable and responsible goal for some (though certainly not all) people seeking to control their use of alcohol and to avoid developing more serious drinking problems. We have found that early stage problem drinkers can be quite successful in learning moderation. In six separate treatment outcome studies conducted over the past eight years we have found consistent success rates of 60 to 70 percent for such early problem drinkers using the methods described in this book." (from preface to revised edition).

THE TRUTH ABOUT ADDICTION AND RECOVERY by Stanton Peele, Ph.D., Archie Brodsky, and Mary Arnold (1991) Simon & Schuster. The authors challenge traditional models of addiction, and offer alternative solutions. Their Life Process Program for change, which emphasizes natural recovery and living by a set of values that run counter to addiction, will help you aim for and accomplish worthwhile life goals.

ADDICTION, CHANGE & CHOICE: The New View of Alcoholism by Vince Fox, M.Ed. (1993) See Sharp Press 
An insightful, scholarly, and open-minded look at the forces of change occurring in the field of addictions. Vince Fox provides an insider's look at many of the new "independents," self-help groups that have evolved since AA (MM was in its infancy, and only briefly mentioned). If you are searching for the "right" support group that best fits your beliefs and recovery goals, this is the book to read

WHEN AA DOESN'T WORK FOR YOU by Albert Ellis and Velton. From the founder of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy, an approach based on challenging your thoughts and beliefs. Insightful for those who choose abstinence or moderation.

PROBLEM DRINKERS: Guided Self-Change Treatment by Mark B. Sobell, Ph.D., and Linda C. Sobell, Ph.D. 
(1993) The Guilford Press. For professional therapists and counselors, this clinical guide offers a state-of-the-art brief motivational treatment approach for problem drinkers. Drs. Mark and Linda Sobell provide detailed instructions for the initial assessment and four treatment sessions of this integrated program. The book comes with handouts that can be photocopied and used with clients.

CONTROLLED DRINKING by Nick Heather, Ph.D., and Ian Robertson, Ph.D. (1983) Methuen, Revised edition. One of the first reviews of the available literature on controlled drinking. This book looks at treatments,  origins, methods, and outcome studies.