OHRDP Library
Needle Exchange Programs and other Harm Reduction Programs within the province of Ontario may borrow the following resources by contacting rebeccah@ohrdp.ca
Books and Binders available on loan for 3 months
DVDs and VHS videos available on loan for 1 month
Addicted - edited by Lorna Crozier & Patrick Lane, 2001
These first person accounts describe battles with alcohol, heroin, smoking, food, gambling, and sex. An outstanding roster of courageous writers present vivid renderings of the addiction experience in all its highs and lows.
Status: 1 copy IN
Addiction: a disorder of choice - Gene M. Heyman, 2009
A book sure to inspire controversy. Heyman argues that conventional wisdom about addiction (that it is a compulsion beyond conscious control) is wrong and makes a powerful case that addiction is voluntary.
Status: 1 copy OUT
Anxiety & Phobia Workbook: 4th edition - Edmund J. Bourne, 2005
Practical, step-by-step directions to master relaxation, coping with panic, overcoming negative self talk, changing mistaken beliefs, and much more.
Status: 1 copy IN
Beautiful Boy - David Sheff, 2008
A father's journey through his son's addiction.
Status: 1 copy OUT
Bevel Up - BC Centre for Disease Control, 2007
Drugs, Users and Outreach. 4 hrs 30 mins.
Status: 1 copy IN
Bevel Up : Teachers Guide - BC Centre for Disease Control, 2007
A teaching guide intended to assist educators to facilitate discussions among nursing students
Status: 1 copy IN
Beyond the Label - CAMH, 2005
An Educational Kit to Promote Awareness and Understanding of the Impact of Stigma on People Living with Concurrent Mental Health and Substance Use Problems
Status: 1 copy IN
The Botany of Desire - Michael Pollan, 2001
A Plant's-Eye View of the World
Status: 1 copy IN
The Brokenness We Share - Ron Shore / Robin Pepper, 2008
The Story of Kingston's Street Health Centre. A look at the importance of inclusion within Health Care. 16 mins.
Status: 2 copies IN
Concepts of Chemical Dependency - Harold E. Doweiko, 2009
This Instructor's Edition was written in an attempt to share the knowledge and experience of the author with others interested in the field of substance abuse.
Status: 1 copy IN
Confessions of a Rabid Dog - National Film Board of Canada, 1997
This documentary asks the questions: What's the heroin scene really like? Why do people start to use? Can they ever stop? Not your usual recovery manifesto. 48 mins.
Status: 1 copy IN
Crank - Ellen Hopkins, 2004
A work of fiction loosely based on a true story : Crank is indeed a monster - one that is tough to leave behind once you invite it into your life
Status: 1 copy IN
Craze - Jessica Warner, 2002
Gin and Debauchery in an age of Reason
Status: 1 copy IN
Donna's Story - Doug Cuthan / NFB, 2001
Documentary of a Cree woman who leaves behind a bleak existence on the streets. An intimate portrait of a fiercely determined survivor. 51 mins
Status: 1 copy IN
Door's of Perception + Heaven & Hell - Aldous Huxley, 1954
Two powerful essays which explore the mind's remote frontiers and the unmapped areas of human consciousness
Status: 1 copy IN
Drugs Across the Spectrum : 6th edition - Raymond Goldberg, 2010
Mind-altering substances have had a profound effect on society ever since humans first roamed the planet. The goal of this book is to impart an understanding of drugs and their impact on individuals, families, communities and society.
Status: 1 copy IN
Drugs, Addiction and Initiation - Luigi Zoja, 2000
The Modern Search for Ritual
Status: 1 copy OUT
Drugs and Behavior : 6th edition - William A. McKim, 2007
An introduction to behavioral Pharmacology
Status: 1 copy IN
Drugs, Behavior and Modern Society : 5th edition - Charles F. Levinthal, 2008
A comprehensive look at how drugs affect both individuals and society, examining the use and abuse of a wide range of licit and illicit drugs.
Status: 1 copy IN
Drugs and Human Behavior : 5th edition - David M. Grilly, 2006
Provides a rich foundation for understanding drugs affecting the brain... describes basic pharmacological principles and discusses factors behind drug tolerance, dependence and abuse
Status: 1 copy IN
Drugs and Society : 9th edition - Glen R. Hanson, Peter J. Venturelli & Annette E. Fleckenstein, 2006
Illustrates the impact of drug use and abuse on the lives of ordinary people... provides current information concerning social and psychological reasons why drug use and abuse occur
Status: 1 copy IN
Drugs and Society : 10th edition - Glen R. Hanson, Peter J. Venturelli & Annette E. Fleckenstein, 2009
Takes a biological approach to the impact of drug use and abuse on the lives of ordinary people... provides a realistic perspective of drug-related problems in our society
Status: 1 copy IN
Drugs, Society & Human Behavior : 12th edition - Carl L. Hart, Charles Ksir & Oakley Ray, 2008
This authoritative resource examines drug use from a variety of perspectives : behavioral, pharmacological, historical, social, legal and clinical
Status: 1 copy IN
Drugs, Society & Human Behavior : 13th edition - Carl L. Hart, Charles Ksir & Oakley Ray, 2009
This authoritative resource examines drug use from a variety of perspectives : behavioral, pharmacological, historical, social, legal and clinical... this 13th edition includes updates on drug use trends
Status: 1 copy IN
Drugs, Use and Abuse : 5th edition - Stephen Maisto, Mark Galizio & Gerard Connors, 2008
This book explores and explains the development of addiction, the various classes of drugs, and the treatment and prevention of substance abuse disorders.
Status: 1 copy IN
Fighting Demons - Emily Newton & Paisley Smith, Queen's Media 2008
Fighting Demons is a short documentary that explores Ottawa's harm reduction program, specifically the safe crack pipe distribution based out of Somerset West Community Health Centre. With intelligent insight from homeless poet "Crazzy Dave", viewers get an inside look at Ottawa's crack using community and some positive steps toward action. 7 mins.
Status: 1 copy IN
Fix - Nettie Wild, Canada Wild Productions, 2002
The Story of an Addicted City. A quest to open North America's first safe injection site evolves into a love story and a revolution. An unblinking and beautifully rendered portrait of Vancouver's drug plague. 92 mins.
Status: 1 copy IN
Food of the Gods - Terence McKenna, 1992
A radical history of plants, drugs and human evolution
Status: 1 copy IN
Hallucinogens and Shamanism - Edited by Michael J. Harner, 1973
With research ranging from the aboriginal tribes of the Upper Amazon to the Apaches of the Southwestern United States; from myth-enshrouded cults of medieval witchcraft to a modern laboratory experiment, these essays go beyond objective observation.
Status: 1 copy IN
Hear Me, Understand Me, Support Me - Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 2006
What young women want to know about depression
Status: 1 copy IN
Heroin - Humberto Fernandez, 1998
Provides a comprehensive, no-nonsense examination of the drug from the discovery of opium nearly 7,000 years ago to the use, abuse, treatment and meaning of heroin in our day
Status: 1 copy IN
HIV, hepatitis C and injecting drug use - Harm Reduction Works, 2009
A documentary style training film packed with essential information for all those working with injecting drug users. 26 mins.
Status: 1 copy OUT
Improving response to Older Adults with Substance Use, Mental Health & Gambling Problems - Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 2008
A Guide for Supervisors, Managers and Clinical Staff
Status: 1 copy IN
In The Realm of Hungry Ghosts - Gabor Mate, 2008
Looks at the epidemic of addictions in our society, tells us why we are so prone to them and what is needed to liberate ourselves from their hold on our emotions and behaviors
Status: 1 copy IN
Intoxication - Ronald K. Siegel, 1989
The Universal Drive for Mind-Altering Substances
Status: 1 copy IN
It Ain't Easy to be a Rockstar - Toronto Harm Reduction, 2003
Created by a harm reduction users group - coordinated by staff of All Saints' Church-Community Centre, this documentary looks at crack use in Toronto. 28 mins.
Status: 1 copy IN
Love At First Site - Emily Newton, 2008
Narrated by former Vancouver Mayor, Philip Owen, this short film looks at the many positive changes brought about since the opening of the city’s safe injection site. 6 mins.
Status: 2 copies IN
Matters of Substance - Griffith Edwards, 2004
From nicotine to marijuana, from caffeine to ecstasy, this book explores the pervasive influence of drugs around the world.
Status: 1 copy IN
Methadone Maintenance Treatment Handbook - CAMH, 2008
This book should answer many of the questions you may have about methadone treatment: length of treatment, side effects, withdrawal, ending of treatment, etc. In an easy to read format and containing many quotes from clients, this is a great resource for anyone considering MMT.
Status: 1 copy IN
Mind, Brain and Drug - Dawson Hedges & Colin Burchfield, 2006
An introduction to psychopharmacology.
Status: 1 copy IN
The Natural Mind - Andrew Weil, 1972
Suggests that the desire to alter consciousness periodically is an innate, normal human drive and offers a new way of thinking about drugs and consciousness
Status: 1 copy IN
On Drugs - David Lenson, 1995
A perceptive mapping of the rippling waves of undiscovered solar systems within our brain
Status: 1 copy IN
Over The Influence - Patt Denning, Jeannie Little & Adina Glickman, 2004
The Harm Reduction guide to managing drugs and alcohol
Status: 1 copy IN
Prescription for Addiction - Laura Sky, 2008
A documentary examining the growing health and social problems resulting from addiction to prescribed opiate pain killers. 85 mins.
Status: 1 copy IN
Prescription for Addiction, short version - Laura Sky, 2008
A documentary examining the growing health and social problems resulting from addiction to prescribed opiate pain killers. Comes with documentary user guide. 39 mins.
Status: 1 copy IN
A Safer Injection - Apothicom, 2006
A step by step guide on how to safely prepare an injection. 17 mins.
Status: 1 copy IN
Scattered Minds - Gabor Mate, 1999
Demonstrates that ADD is not an inherited illness, but a reversible impairment
Status: 1 copy IN
Sketch - Gulf Island Film School, 2005
Talking with people whose lives have been negatively affected because they or someone they love uses crystal methamphetamine. 8 mins.
Status: 1 copy IN
The Sleeping Giant - ONECC, 2006
A Day in the Life of a Needle Exchange Program. This documentary takes you through an average day at Superior Points Harm Reduction in Thunder Bay, Ontario. 11 mins
Status: 2 copies IN
Tastes of Paradise - Wolfgang Schivelbusch, 1992
A social history of Spices, Stimulants and Intoxicants
Status: 1 copy IN
A Tribe of Irritable Poets 2008- edited by R. D. Roy
An anthology of poems from Kingston's Street Health Centre
Status: 1 copy IN
A Tribe of Irritable Poets 2009- edited by R. D. Roy
An anthology of poems from Kingston's Street Health Centre. The Tribe of Irritable Poets... and Artists is a self-sustaining collective and receives no government or agency funding.
Status: 1 copy IN
The 12-Step Buddhist - Darren Littlejohn, 2009
Addiction takes root in many shapes and forms, creating fear, frustration, and the feeling of being trapped in an endless cycle. Darren Littlejohn has been there. This book addresses his own struggle and self-realization through combining the study of Zen and Tibetan Buddhism with the traditional 12-step program.
Status: 1 copy IN
The Wisdom of Whores - Elizabeth Pisani, 2008
Bureaucrats, Brothels and the business of AIDS
Status: 2 copies IN
Youth & Drugs and Mental Health - Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 2004
A resource for people who work with youth in settings dealing with substance use and mental health treatment
Status: 1 copy IN
