Course: What is Recovery?

Presenter: Dale Ryan

Lecture 1 of 7: Historical Perspectives - Part 1

 

Part two of this presentation is here
Recommended Reading: The Alcoholic Republic: An American Tradition, W. J. Rorabaugh (Oxford, 1979)
Slaying the Dragon: The History of Addiction Treatment and Recovery in America, William L. White (Chestnut Health Systems, 1998)
Sugar and Slavery: Molasses to Rum to Slaves, Jean M. West. Available here
www.stepstudy.org - excellent resources on history of A.A. etc.