The First 30 Days off Alcohol & Drugs: 12 low cost, low tech tips to support the newly recovering

This book is a very basic primer for those that want to help the alcoholic and addict stay clean and sober. It is for small treatment centers with small budgets, half way houses, it is an adjunct for 12 Step work, it is for sober coaches, sponsors and those in private practice so they can offer useful advice.

Although many of the suggestions in this manual are based on the experiences of the those who started AA, some are newer approaches from evidence-based best practices. Do not think this is just a manual for those in 12 Step programs. It is for anyone who wants to help another who is trying to get off drugs and alcohol. The basis for these suggestions, for the most part came from people in 12 Step programs--mainly the old timers from the fellowship, but much of the information is drawn from medical and psychological research, as well. This is NOT a manual to get people into recovery as in the 12 Steps or Narkanon—it is not a program to maintain longterm sobriety—it is for the messed up body and mind of the person trying to get off alcohol and other drugs, without using drugs and high tech expensive approaches.

This manual will help you help them.