Books I Found Useful (YMMV)

	Kindle Softcover	S.M.A.R.T. Recovery is the method that resonated the most with me. Based on CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), it helps you challenge and alter your irrational beliefs which have caused your equally irrational behaviors. Although it is most known for dealing with substance abuse problems, it can help you with any behavior you'd like to change (anger, depression, gambling, binge eating, etc.) In its defense, 12-step programs (such as AA) have been applied to non-substance problems, such as overeating, gambling, and sex addiction. Whether or not it's a good fit, I don't know.
	Kindle Paperback Hardcover Paperback (Large Print) Pocket Edition Paperback Audiobook Public Domain version	By far the most well-known recovery organization for alcoholics. It's been around since 1935 and has helped countless millions. I didn't have luck with 12-step programs, but that's me. That said, I am eclectic, and I still recommend reading it and giving their meetings a go. If you don't like one, try a different one—you might like their style more. According to Alcoholics Anonymous, the First and Second Editions of the "Big Book" are currently considered public domain in the United States; the Third and Fourth Editions remain copyrighted worldwide, including the U.S. In other words, you can download them for free, but you would need to view it on a tablet during meetings or print the entire book.
	Kindle Paperback Hardcover	Narcotics Anonymous started about 20 years after AA, and their methods are basically the same. Why can't a heroin user go to an AA meeting? You can, but I think some felt AA had a certain stigma against drug addicts.
	Kindle Paperback	Dr. Albert Ellis, the creator of REBT (Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy, which led to CBT, upon which S.M.A.R.T. Recovery is based) helps you correct your "stinking thinking" which is the cause of the self-loathing and depression that most likely led you to drinking and/or drugging. All of his books are good, but this is the only addiction-specific one I'm aware of. Although the focus is on alcoholism, the advice should equally help conquer your vice of choice.
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	Kindle Paperback Audiobook	The same method (EasyWay) as his most famous book on smoking cessation. Although it comes off as pop psychology, I found a lot of his advice (some of which is the polar opposite of what N.A. and A.A. advise) extremely helpful.
	Kindle Paperback Audiobook	Not much to add here that isn't obvious from the title, but combining Buddhist principles of mindfulness and non-attachment pairs very well IMHO with S.M.A.R.T. Recovery/CBT.
	Kindle Paperback	One of the most concise and beautiful descriptions of mindfulness I have ever read. Everything by Thich Nhat Hanh is wonderful. Nothing is esoteric at all. Highly recommended.
	Kindle Paperback Hardcover Audibook	Your internal (and most likely self-deprecating) monologue is absolutely your enemy—and it can be changed. Challenging negative self-talk every time you catch yourself doing it was pivotal in my recovery.
	Kindle Paperback Harcover Audiobook	Neuroplasticity is a fascinating topic. Although it's harder for older dogs like me, we CAN learn new tricks.
	Kindle Paperback Hardcover Audiobook	Over the course of this bio, the author seemingly copes with addictions to just about every drug known to man. He eventually became a Professor of Psychology and 180'd his life. His solution was (paraphrasing) "I can tell myself 'No.' all day, every day if I must."
	Paperback Hardcover Audiobook	One of the oldest self help books there is, but the advice is still solid. Much like the A.A. Big Book, the style feels a bit antiquated, but the suggestions are still valid and helpful today.
	Kindle Paperback Hardcover Audiobook	This book led me down an investigation into almost every other book I list above (give or take). It (of course) doesn't answer the question of how to be happy, but gives a lot of intriguing possibilities to investigate.'
	Medallion Set	12 Step often gives coins at different milestones in one's sobriety. This is one source for them, if that's your thing.