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  Here are some of the best and most informative books specifically about addiction medicine, medications for addiction treatment (MAT), opioid use disorder, alcohol use disorder, and related topics. They range from clinical textbooks to more accessible overviews written for clinicians, counselors, or motivated patients/families. Clinical Textbooks / Reference Books The ASAM Principles of Addiction Medicine (7th edition, 2024) – Editor: Shannon Miller The “bible” of addiction medicine. Very comprehensive chapters on all forms of medication-assisted treatment (methadone, buprenorphine, naltrexone, acamprosate, disulfiram, etc.). The ASAM Criteria (2023 edition) + ASAM Handbook of Addiction Medicine (2nd ed., 2020) Practical, evidence-based guidance on when and how to use addiction medications in different levels of care. Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Save Lives (2019) – National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Short, free, authoritative consensus report ...

  Top Books Directly About Social Media / TikTok-Style Addiction Stolen Focus: Why You Can’t Pay Attention – and How to Think Deeply Again   (2022) – Johann Hari One of the most popular recent books. Has an entire section on how TikTok and similar apps are engineered to hijack attention and create addiction-like behavior. Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence   (2021) – Dr. Anna Lembke Written by a Stanford psychiatrist who treats addiction. Explains the neuroscience of why short-form video apps (TikTok, Reels, Shorts) are so addictive and compares them directly to drugs and gambling. The Age of Addiction: How Bad Habits Became Big Business   (2019) – David Courtwright Shows how modern tech companies (including ByteDance/TikTok) used the same playbook as casinos and tobacco companies. Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked   (2017) – Adam Alter Slightly older but still excellent. Talks about infin...