A practical, rational, scientific guide—and the best book on sobriety / recovery I’ve read so far. Recovery Options provides a good, level-headed background on all the many options out there, along with solid scientific studies about the efficacy of various programs.

Those who’ve been bothered by AA’s lack of scientific basis (the 12 steps were invented by non-doctors / scientists / experts, and good, science based studies on the effectiveness of AA - esp. as compared to other programs - are sorely lacking) will find this book a breath of fresh air. To be clear, the book isn’t anti AA—It just sedately points out what it’s good at and what it’s not good at, what type of person’s likely to benefit the most from it and what type of person may find it unhelpful or counterproductive, and what’s still unknown about the program’s utility for the general population of alcoholics.

The book can be a bit too drug happy - the author’s the guy who came up with Naltrexone - but otherwise, I learned a lot and was encouraged by the book—