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Tip jar: Double trouble:  Addiction transfer 


Dear Café reader:
The information presented in this article is only one part of the difficult topic of addiction. This information is not meant to replace a proper diagnosis by a professional. The staff at Café urges you to see the following as merely a sample of the many, many books and resources available.

Use the information listed below as a starting point for your own research to inform, to identify, or to begin the recovery process.

See the links and resources suggested below.

Note: The contents of the links listed below, except those that are part of the ELCA or Women of the ELCA Web sites, are not under the direction of the ELCA or Women of the ELCA; they are the responsibility of the individual Web hosts.

Suggested sites from the author

  Lutheran Woman Today September 2007 issue  


AA

Alcoholics Anonymous

NCADI
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information

Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration

Women of the ELCA
New Bible study in Lutheran Woman Today magazine
The first session of the nine-session study Blessed to Follow: The Beatitudes as a Compass for Discipleship, by Martha Stortz, is available for free download. Check out the free on-line video introductions to each session of the study.

ELCA
Read the ELCA's social statement on gambling.

Articles

"Addiction transfer phenomenon follows weight-loss surgery", News Target, July 26, 2007. Newstarget.com

"How women recover from addiction," by Buddy T. About.com, May 30, 2003. About.com

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