Staff Publications & Presentations

All Staff Publications & Presentations

All staff publications & presentations are listed alphabetically by the principal author below. Staff bios include selected publications from this list.

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White, W. L. (2016). Legal advocacy and addiction recovery: An interview with Paul Samuels

White, W. L. (2004). Recovery rising: Radical recovery in America. http://www.facesandvoicesofrecovery.org

White, W. L. (2016). The recovery school movement: An Interview with Dr. Andrew Finch

White, W. L. (2004). Recovery: The next frontier. Counselor, 5(1), 18–21

White, W. L. (2016). The story of the Healing Place: An interview with Jay Davidson

White, W. L. (2004). Riverside Hospital: The birth of adolescent treatment. Counselor, 5(2), 18–20

White, W. L. (2016). The vulnerability and resilience of children affected by addiction: Career reflections of Dr. Claudia Black. Counselor, 17(2), 52–55

White, W. L. (2004). Substance use and violence: Understanding the nuances of the relationship. Addiction Professional, 2(1), 13–19

White, W. L. (2016). Toward effective and affordable recovery support: An Interview with John Curtiss

White, W. L. (2004). Teaching addiction/treatment/recovery history: Relevance, methods and resources. Journal of Teaching in the Addictions, 2(2), 33–43. https://doi.org/10.1300/J188v02n02_03

White, W. L. (2016). A life of recovery activism: An interview with Stacia Murphy

White, W. L. (2004). The historical essence of addiction counseling. Counselor, 5(3), 43–48

White, W. L. (2016). Congress 60: A recovery community in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Counselor, 17(5), 47–51

White, W. L. (2004). The lessons of language: Historical perspectives on the rhetoric of addiction. In S. W, Tracy, & C. J. Acker (Eds.), Altering American consciousness: The history of alcohol and drug use in the United States, 18002000 (pp. 33–60). University of Massachusetts Press

White, W. L. (2016). Pioneers we have lost. Treatment and Recovery Industry Insider, 2(3), 14–15

White, W. L. (2004). Transformational change: A historical review. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 60(5), 461–470. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.20001

White, W. L. (2016). Recovery advocacy in America. In W. Mistral (Ed.), Integrated Approaches to Drug and Alcohol Problems: Action on Addiction (p. 182–198Routledge

White, W. L. (2004). Women who made (and are making) a difference. Counselor, 5(5), 25–29

White, W. L. (2016). Remembering Ernie Kurtz. Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly, 34(3), 365–367. https://doi.org/10.1080/07347324.2016.1182821

White, W. L. (2005). The drunkard's club. Recover Magazine, 5(2), 28

White, W. L. (2016). Scientific studies of Alcoholics Anonymous: An interview with Dr. J. Scott Tonigan

White, W. L. (2005). The road to fellowship: The role of the Emmanuel Movement and the Jacoby Club in the development of Alcoholics Anonymous, by R. Dubiel [Book review]. Journal of the History of Behavioral Sciences, 41(4), 405–406

White, W. L. (2016). The state of recovery advocacy in the U.S.: An interview with Patty McCarthy Metcalf. 

White, W. L. (2005). A question of justice: Recovery and civil rights. Recovery Rising: Quarterly Journal of the Faces and Voices of Recovery, Summer, 6

White, W. L. (2017). Addiction treatment and recovery mutual aid in Greece: An interview with Dr. Phoebus Zafiridis.  

White, W. L. (2005). Fire in the family: Historical perspectives on the intergenerational effects of addiction. Counselor, 6(1), 20–25

White, W. L. (2017). Recovery rising: A retrospective of addiction treatment and recovery advocacy. Amazon/CreateSpace. 

White, W. L. (2005). History corner: The Jacoby Club and AA. Recover Magazine, 5(3), 28

White, W. L. (2017). Troubling new directions in U.S. drug policy. Advances in Addiction and Recovery, 5(7), 17–23

White, W. L. (2005). Reconstructing the history of Native American recovery. Culture, Society, and Alcohol Quarterly, 2(2), 2–3

White, W. L. (2018). Journeys in addiction medicine: An interview with Dr. Thurman Booker.  

White, W. L. (2005). Recovery rising: Radical recovery in America. Wellbriety! White Bison's Online Magazine, 6(2), 1–10

White, W. L. (2018). Recovery porn: A story of healers and hustlers. Counselor, 19(4), 5.20

White, W. L. (2005). Recovery: Its history and renaissance as an organizing construct concerning alcohol and other drug problems. Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly, 23(1), 3–15. https://doi.org/10.1300/J020v23n01_02

White, W. L. (2021). Recovery space in educational settings. Remarks prepared for Collegiate Recovery Day and the 2021 ARHE/ARS/AAPG Conference

White, W. L. (2005). The eight secrets of AA's survival. Recover Magazine, 5(4), 28–29

White, W. L. (2022). Addiction Recovery: A selection bibliography of professional publications and scientific studies (updated June 2022). Recovery Research Institute

White, W. L. (2005). The voice of history: The evolution of recovery celebrations. Quarterly Journal of The Faces and Voices of Recovery, Spring, 6

White, W. L. (2023) Preface. Little book of addiction recovery: Reflections of Hossein Dezhakam, Founder, Congress 60 Recovery Community. Congress 60. 

White, W. L. (2005). What if we really believed addiction was a chronic disorder? GLATTC Bulletin, September, 1–7

White, W. L. (2024, April 24). Frontiers of recovery research [Keynote Address]. CoARS 2024 Conference, National Institute on Drug Abuse

White, W. L. (2006). A biography of Mrs. Marty Mann: The first lady of Alcoholics Anonymous by S. Brown & D. R. Brown [Book review]. Addiction, 101(4), 610

White, W. L. (2006). Alcoholism in America: From reconstruction to prohibition, by S. W. Tracy [Book review]. Journal of the Behavioral Sciences, 42(3), 310–311

White, W. L. (2006). 2006 DUI research update. Center for Legal and Policy Studies, University of Illinois Springfield

White, W. L. (2006). Believe it or not: Strange tales from the history of addiction treatment.

White, W. L. (2006). Evidence-based practice series: Enhancing addiction recovery outcomes through post-treatment monitoring, support, and early re-intervention. Great Lakes Addiction Technology Transfer Center

White, W. L. (2006). Forward. In G. L. Fisher, Rethinking our war on drugs: Candid talk about controversial issues (pp. ix–xii). Greenwood Publishing Group

White, W. L. (2006). Let's go make some history: Chronicles of the new addiction recovery advocacy movement. Johnson Institute

White, W. L. (2006). Recovery across the life cycle from alcohol/other drug problems: Pathways, styles, and developmental stages. Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly, 24(1–2), 185–201. https://doi.org/10.1300/J020v24n01_11

White, W. L. (2006). Recovery across the life cycle from alcohol/other drug problems: Pathways, styles, and developmental stages. In B. B. Benda, & T. F. McGovern (Eds.), Spirituality and religiousness and alcohol/other drug problems (pp. 185–202). Routledge