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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Recovery Library

Books and printable resources for people finding their way through recovery, one useful page at a time.

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If there is an emergency or suspected overdose, call 911. For suicide or crisis support, call or text 988. For treatment referral information, call the SAMHSA National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357).

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Right Now

Right Now

For the first hours, an urgent question, or a number that needs to be close at hand.

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Don’t Panic: The First 72 Hours

Book I · Letter-size printable edition

What to do when you stop drinking or using

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Free Help Directory

Meetings, helplines, and low-cost care

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Medications for Addiction, Explained

What they are, how to ask, and how to pay

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Wallet Crisis Card

Numbers to call, ready to print

Daily Practice

Daily Practice

For a recovery practice that can be written down and returned to each day.

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One Day at a Time, Written Down

General Edition

A 90-day gratitude journal

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One Day at a Time, Written Down

Christian Edition · KJV

A 90-day gratitude journal

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Tools You Can Use on Your Own

A guide to self-directed recovery

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Cravings and Hard Hours Workbook

A companion to Tools You Can Use on Your Own

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Daily Reader, 365 Days

For any recovery path

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Worksheet Library

Every journal page and exercise, ready to print

Rebuilding

Rebuilding

For the practical parts of life that recovery touches, including money, work, housing, and court.

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Money in Early Recovery

Budgets, debts, benefits, and credit

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Work and Recovery

Finding a job, keeping it, and what to tell an employer

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Finding a Safe Place to Live

Sober housing and what to check before you move in

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Court, Probation, and Recovery

What to ask a lawyer and what records to keep

People Around You

People Around You

For family members, peer groups, churches, shelters, community groups, and employers.

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For Families

When someone you love can’t get to treatment

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Group Facilitator Guide

Running free peer support groups with these books

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Employer Guide

Hiring and keeping people in recovery

These books are not emergency or medical care. Use emergency and crisis support when safety is at risk.