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Help is Available

Notes from the Frontline, Ann D. Foster, JD, MAC

Bumps in the Road, Michael Cohen, JD

We’re From the Bar and We’re Here to Help You: Lawyer Assistance Programs, John W. Clark, Jr., JD

When Colleagues Need Help, Ann D. Foster, JD, MAC

What Now? , Ann D. Foster, JD, MAC

The Illness

Betty Ford Institute Definition for Recovery

Science of Addiction 2007

The Disease of Addiction and Other Mental Illnesses, Roger A. Goetz, MD

Identifying Addiction, Carol Waldhauser, JD

Is Addiction Really a “Disease?,”  Kevin T. McCauley, MD

Addiction’s Defining Nature, Robert Coombs, PhD.

The Dangerous Link Between Chronic Office Chaos, Stress, Depression, and Substance Abuse, Nancy Byerly Jones, JD

Facts & Fiction about Alcoholism, Don P. Jones, JD

Out of the Shadows Women and Addiction, Cindy McAlpin

Some Signs and Symptoms of Chemical Dependency

Addiction and Recovery, The Jellinek Curve

Re-Entry Checklist for Recovering Attorney

Demystifying 12-Step Programs, Mary Greiner, JD, LCSW

What to Expect in Treatment, Michael Sweeney, JD

Is there a Substance Addicted or Dependent Lawyer in Your Life and What to Do if There Is, Ann D. Foster, JD, MAC

Some Research

Substance Use Disorders Bibliography, TLAP staff

Lawyer, Know Thyself: A Review of Empirical Research on Attorney Attributes Bearing on Professionalism, Susan Daicoff, JD

Personality Characteristics of the Troubled Attorney: A Perspective from an Extended Residential Chemical Dependency Treatment Program, David Prewett, Psy.D.