Have a friend who is an addict. I am going to Naranon meetings. Are there any books to help me ?
I went through this seven years ago with an addict in the immediate family. I found three paperback books well-reviewed on Amazon and bought them all. I think they were all helpful. But I don’t remember what their names were and no longer have them. Dimly I recall something like “Addict in the Family”, but I’m not sure. Perhaps they are no longer popular, anyway.
You probably can’t go wrong buying several based on reviews and then considering the merits of each – likely all will have something useful to offer.
You might get recommendations at your meetings, too.
Depending on how close you are to your friend, and depending on their situation, this could be awful for you as well as for them and other people around them. I’m sorry this is happening. But there’s a huge range of how bad it is and how well it turns out. I hope you all do well.
I know you didn’t ask, but can I offer something? You have to get yourself detached from the need to see your friend turn out OK. They might die, and they might drag other people down with them, and if you tie your own being OK to them, you can’t necessarily keep yourself OK. On the other hand, if you take care of yourself, you may wind up being a big help to them, and part of the reason they get better if they do. There’s a great distinction between having good boundaries, which you will probably need, and giving the gift of helpfulness, which you may well be able to give.
My addict seems to have got through it and has been clean and flying right for 2 years now, to the best of my knowledge. I do love her, but I also understand she will never be quite the same.
Good luck.