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Self-Help and Recovery Newsgroups

There are a huge variety of self help and support group newsgroups. John M. Grohol maintains an up to date Support Groups Newsgroup Pointer We have listed the alcohol and other drug newsgroups below:
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Alcohol and Other Drug Discussion Mailing Lists

The following electronic mailing lists are related to addictions. When you send mail to a mailing list server, it is automatically distributed to everyone subscribing to the list. The lists are described below, together with information on how to subscribe.

ADDICT-L
Academic & Scholarly discussion of addiction related topics. An active list (15-30 posts per day) for alcohol/drug addiction discussion. Recovery issues appropriate.
To subscribe, send email to:

LISTSERV@KENTVM.KENT.EDU
in the body of the message include the following:
subscribe ADDICT-L Your Name

DIV28
The American Psychological Association Division 28, Division of Psychopharmacology and Substance Abuse, discussion list. This list serves as an excellent, up to the minute source of information on what is happening in Washington D.C.
To subscribe, send email to

LISTSERV@gwuvm.gwu.edu
in the body of the message include the following
subscribe DIV28 Your Name

Substance-related-disorders
This forum has been set up as a closed forum to encourage active discussion among those working professionally or those studying in the fields of mental health/substance dependence/medicine(in a broad context). Note, this forum is closed, if you do not belong to any other InterPsych forum, you will be asked to provide a brief vita. This forum is restricted to professionals working in the substance abuse field.
To subscribe, send email to:

LISTSERV@netcom.com
in the body of the message include the following:
subscribe substance-related-disorders your name

APA Division 50 Forum
The APA Division 50 (Addictions) Forum (APADiv50-Forum) has begun to serve an active role in aiding communication between Division members and others interested in addictive behaviors. Issues addressed on the list server range from the status of Project Match to locating addiction treatment resources in another city.
To subscribe, send email to:
      listserv@csd.uwm.edu
in the body of the message include the following:
      Subscribe APADiv50-Forum [yourfullname]

DRUGABUS
The drugabus mailing list is a forum for issues relating to community drug abuse education and the epidemiology and study of drug abuse. It is run by the Office of Substance Abuse Studies at the University of Maryland at Baltimore
To subscribe, send email to:

LISTSERV@UMAB.UMD.EDU
in the body of the message include the following:
subscribe DRUGABUS Your Name

HARMRED
Harm Reduction Discussion
To subscribe, send email to:
LISTSERV@drcnet.org
in the body of the message include the following:
subscribe harmred firstname lastname

CD - (Controlled Drinking)
The list is a list devoted to discussion of controlled drinking and controlled drug use. It is designed for researchers, clinicians and the lay public..
To subscribe, send email to:

LISTSERV@SJUVM.STJOHNS.EDU
in the body of the message include the following:
SUBSCRIBE CD yourfirstname yourlastname

INCASE
A mailing list of INCASE, a professional society of educators dedicated to enhancing the quality of educational programming in alcohol, drug, and other addiction studies.
To subscribe, send email to:

majordomo@mind.net
in the body of the message include the following:
subscribe INCASE your_e-mail_address
MM - (Moderation Management)
The list for a new recovery program and self-help network for people who want to reduce their drinking. The purpose of Moderation Management (MM) is to help people reduce their drinking to a level which no longer causes life problems. This level could be a reduced-drinking goal or total abstinence.
To subscribe, send email to:
LISTSERV@SJUVM.STJOHNS.EDU
in the body of the message include the following:
SUBSCRIBE MM yourfirstname yourlastname
CD - (Controlled Drinking)
The list is a list devoted to discussion of controlled drinking and controlled drug use. It is designed for researchers, clinicians and the lay public..
To subscribe, send email to:
LISTSERV@SJUVM.STJOHNS.EDU
in the body oft he message include the following:
SUBSCRIBE CD yourfirstname yourlastname
dual-diagnosis
This list ir for professional discussion of dual diagnosis topics. Membership is reserved for professionals who have an interest in dual/multiple disorders.
To subscribe,
1. Send email to:
listserv@sjuvm.stjohns.edu
in the body of the message include the following:
subscribe DUALDIAG yourfirstnameyourlastname

2. File attach your resume or CV to an email message to Kathleen Sciacca or alternatively send a hard copy to Kathleen Sciacca, 299 Riverside Drive, New York, N.Y. 10025.

Double Trouble
This mailing list is for people recovering from addictions and other mental illnesses.To subscribe, send email to:

LISTSPROC@CAIRN.ORG
in the body of the message include the following:
subscribe DOUBLE-TROUBLE Your Name Your E-Mail Address

Problem Gambling
This list will "provide a forum for workers, consumers, and supporters involved in dealing with issues created by problem and compulsive gambling." To subscribe, send email to:

listserv@latrobe.edu.au
in the body of the message include the following:
subscribe problem-gambling

Solution
Any topic related to making changes in any area of life is permitted. Sample topics include changing habits (e.g., procrastinating), moods (e.g., depression), behaviors (e.g., overeating),thinking patterns (e.g., obsessing), and addictions (e.g., drinking). To subscribe, send email to:

LISTSERV@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
in the body of the message include the following:
subscribe SOLUTION Your Name

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Internet and Computer Addictions

People keep asking us about it, so here it is: A Guide to Internet /Computer Addictions. We don't know if this is real, made up or a joke. This may be the realization of Stanton Peele's diseasing in cyberspace or the ultimate bastardization of the term addiction. We do know that some people spend far too much time and money in cyberspace to the detriment of other areas of their lives.

Do you have a computer addiction? Take the on line Survey of computer addiction and contribute to our knowledge of this problem.

If you pass the test you may want to check the Center for Online Addiction. This page features an online survey of internet addiction.

Need help for IAD. Go to an online support group, of course.
To subscribe to the internet addiction Support Group Address, send e-mail to:
listserv@netcom.com
Subject: (leave blank)
Message:Subscribe i-a-s-g

Ivan Goldberg, MD has written a DSM-like description of IAD diagnostic criteria.

Here is another list of Internet addiction signs and Symptoms

Check Margaret A. Shotton's The Costs and Benefits of 'Computer Addiction'.

See Confessions of an internet addict for one woman's story.

American psychological association put up some information about computer addictions.

Michael Beard has written Addiction to Computers: Virtual Communities and the Individual.

Jason Snell's masters thesis, Turn On, Log In, Drop Out: The social world of the Internet discusses excessive internet use, especially MUDS and IRC.

Ben Blakley, a seventh grader at Bayside Public School wrote a pretty good piece on internet addiction called mouse potatoes

Scott Yanoff wrote a funny but may be too true A Day in the Life of a Computer Addict.

Internet junkies anonymous is a parody of other twelve step groups, I think.

Timothy Leary distinguished between a symbiotic partnership and an addiction in Personal Computers / personal freedom.

Finally, Angus McIntyre gives us You know you're an Internet addict when...

Tobacco

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AIDS and HIV

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Professional Associations

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General Mental Health

Brief Therapy

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