Books: Review/Commentary: Circles of Recovery: Self-Help Organizations for Addictions

Bufe C. (1991). Alcoholics Anonymous: Cult or cure? San Francisco: See Sharp Press.

Christopher J. (1988). How to stay sober: Recovery without religion. Buffalo, NY: Prometheus Books.

Christopher J. (1989). Unhooked: Staying sober and drug free. Buffalo, NY: Prometheus Books.

Christopher J. (1992). SOS sobriety: The proven alternative to 12-step programs. Buffalo, NY: Prometheus Books.

Connors G. J. Dermen K. H. (1996). Characteristics of participants in Secular Organization for Sobriety (SOS). American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 22, 281–295.

Emrick C. (1989). Alcoholics Anonymous: Membership characteristics and effectiveness as treatment. Recent Developments in Alcoholism Treatment Research, 7, 37–53.

Fransway R. (2001). 12-step horror stories. Tucson, AZ: See Sharp Press.

Galanter M. Egelko S. Edwards H. (1993). Rational recovery: Alternative to AA for addiction? American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 19(4), 499–510.

Gilliam M. (1998). How Alcoholics Anonymous failed me. New York: Eagle Brook/William Morrow.

Humphreys K. Klaw E. (2001). Can targeting non-dependent problem drinkers and providing internet-based services expand access to assistance for alcohol problems? A study of the Moderation Management self-help/mutual aid organization. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 62, 528–532.

Kaskutas L. (1992). Beliefs on the source of sobriety: Interactions of Membership in Women for Sobriety and Alcoholics Anonymous. Contemporary Drug Problems, 19, 631–648.

Kirkpatrick J. (1978). Turnabout: Help for a new life. Garden City, NY: Doubleday.

Kirkpatrick J. (1981). A fresh start. Dubuque: Kendall/Hunt.

Kirkpatrick J. (1986). Goodbye hangovers, hello life. New York: Ballantine Books.

Kishline A. (1994). Moderate drinking. Tucson, AZ: See Sharp Press.

Kurtz L. F. (1997). Self-help and support groups: A handbook for practitioners. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Mäkelä K. Arminen I. Bloomfield K. Eisenbach-Stangl I. Bergmark K. Kurube N. (1996). Alcoholics Anonymous as a mutual-help movement: A study in eight societies. Madison: University of Wisconsin.

Peele S. Bufe C. (with Brodsky A. ). (2000). Resisting 12-step coercion: How to fight forced participation in AA, NA, or 12-step treatment. Tucson, AZ: See Sharp Press.

Ragge K. (1998). The real AA: Behind the myth of 12-step recovery. Tucson, AZ: See Sharp Press.

Room R. (1998). Mutual help movements for alcohol problems: An international perspective. Addiction Research, 6, 131–145.

Ruzek J. (1987). The drinkwatchers experience: A description and progress report on services for controlled drinkers. In Stickwell T. Clement S. (Eds.), Helping the problem drinker: New initiatives in community care (pp. 35–60). London: Croom Helm.