Listed below are several books that members of Families Against Narcotics found helpful:

• A Million Little Pieces by James Frey – A recovering addict's story of addiction and recovery


• Addict in the Family by Beverly Conyers – Stories of loss, hope and recovery


• Beautiful Boy by David Shefft – A father's journey through his son's addiction


• Broken by William Cope Moyer – My story of addiction and redemption


• Change Your Brain, Change Your Life by Daniel G. Amen M.D. – The breakthrough program for conquering anxiety, depression, obsessiveness, anger, and impulsiveness


• Choices and Consequences by Dick Schaefer –  What to do when a teenager uses alcohol/drugs


• Come Back by Claire Fontaine and Mia Fontaine – A mother and daughter's journey to hell and back


• Love First by Jeff Jay, Debra Jay and George McGovern – A family's guide to intervention


• Stay Close by Libby Catadi – A mother's story of her son's addiction


• The Lost Years by Kristina Wandzilak & Constance Curry – Surviving a mother and daughter's worst nightmare


• Tweak by Nic Shefft – Growing up on metamphetamines

Listed below are several Macomb County, Michigan, resources as well as keywords to search online for resources in your area.  Before you call, have the following information about your loved one available: age, sex, type of drug(s) used, insurance, court/police involvement, type of prior treatment (detox, residential/inpatient, intensive outpatient or outpatient)

Note: This list is for informational purposes only and not intended to be all inclusive or imply responsibility for services provided.

• Brighton Hospital provides chemical dependency and dual diagnosis residential treatment services – 877-9SOBER1  (877-976-2371)


• C.A.R.E. (Community Assessment & Referral Education) of Macomb provides assessment, educational and referral services – 586-541-0033


• Dawn Farms provides chemical dependency and residential treatment services – 734-485-8725 or 734-669-8265


• Eastwood Clinics provide mental health, alcoholism and chemical dependency treatment services – 586-753-0400 or 800-626-3896


• Henry Ford Maplegrove Center provides inpatient and outpatient addiction treatment services – 248-661-6100


• Horizon Transitional Living is a private company that provides 3/4 housing services, for males and females, in Macomb and Wayne County, Michigan – 734-458-1170


• Insight Recovery Services provides chemical dependency and residential treatment services – 800-441-5092 - Clarkston or 800-327-8989 - Flint


• Keith's Serenity House is a private company that provides 3/4 housing services in Macomb County, Michigan – 586-822-5829


• The Macomb County Office of Substance Abuse (MCOSA) provides a list of substance abuse treatment agencies – 586-469-5278


• Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Center provides chemical dependency and residential treatment services ‐ 810-392-2167


• Salvation Army Harbor Light System of Eastern Michigan provides chemical dependency and residential treatment services – 248-745-6923 (female) or 248-334-2165 (male)


• Satec LLC is a private drug detection and testing company in Macomb County, Michigan – 586-777-8540


• Tran4mation is a private company that provides 3/4 housing services in Macomb County, Michigan – 810- 580-9579


• Turning Point Recovery Center provides chemical dependency and residential treatment services – 248-334-7760 - Otter Lake or 810-793-8957 - Pontiac


• Families Anonymous provides group support services to families and friends of substance abusers
  • Families Anonymous – National – 800-736-9805
• Families Anonymous – Fraser, Michigan – 586-294-3480


• Narcotics Anonymous provides support services to recovering drug addicts through the NA Fellowship – National – 818-773-9999

• www.substanceabuse411.com A site dedicated to raising awareness of addiction.

The following keywords can be used to search online for services in your area. As you begin your search, mix and match keywords; i.e., "wilderness drug rehab” or “drug treatment for young adults.”  You can also narrow your search; i.e., by state (“substance abuse michigan ” or “heroin detox michigan”).

General Keywords

- 17 and under
- abuse
- alcohol
- addiction
- adolescent (for 17 and younger)
- adult (for 18 and older)
- aftercare
- center
- detox / detoxification
- drug / “specific drug name – i.e. heroin” addiction
- facility / facilities
- female
- inpatient
- IOP – intensive outpatient program
- lockdown
- long term
- male
- outpatient
- program
- recovery
- rehab / rehabilitation
- rehab center
- rehab programs
- residential
- short term
- substance abuse
- treatment
- treatment centers
- treatment programs
- wilderness

NOTE: Use of common Internet “connectors” and the order listed can affect search results so try different combinations.  Results for the examples below differed slightly from one another.

- adolescent drug treatment
- adolescent drug treatment”
- adolescent “drug treatment”
- adolescent + “drug treatment”
- adolescent drug treatment programs michigan
- adolescent drug treatment programs in michigan
- adolescent drug treatment programs” michigan
- adolescent drug treatment programs” + michigan
- adolescent + “drug treatment programs” + michigan
- michigan + adolescent + “drug treatment programs”
- drug treatment programs” + michigan + adolescent

General Keywords Phases

- best rated drug rehab programs
- long term drug rehab programs
- help for drug (alcohol) addiction
- help for alcohol addiction
- types of drug (alcohol) rehab programs
- residential drug treatment
- substance abuse treatment centers
- recovery programs for drug addictions
- drug Rehab facilities
- inpatient substance abuse in Michigan

Drug Detox / Drug Detoxification

- detox center for drug addiction
- detox center for alcohol addiction
- detox from (name of drug)
- detox off of (name of drug)
- heroin detox
- opiate detox centers

Adolescent Treatment – 17 years of age or younger

- 17 and under drug rehabilitation
- 17 and under drug treatment centers/programs
- 17 and under substance abuse programs
- adolescent drug treatment centers/programs
- adolescent long term drug treatment
- adolescent wilderness treatment
- adolescent drug rehabilitation
- adolescent lockdown drug treatment center
- adolescent inpatient substance abuse programs
- female adolescent drug treatment
- male adolescent drug treatment

Adult Treatment – 18 years of age and older

- adult long term drug treatment programs
- adult drug rehabilitation
- adult rehab centers in Michigan
- adult substance abuse centers
- drug treatment