RESOURCES
California Bar Associations
- California Public Defenders Association
- Contra Costa County Bar Association
- Fresno County Bar Association
- La Raza Lawyers Association, Central Valley Chapter
- Monterey County Bar Association
- North County Bar Association
- Orange County Trial Lawyers Association
- Palo Alto Area Bar Association
- San Bernardino County Bar
- San Diego County Bar Association
- San Diego County Bar Association
- San Fernando County Bar Association
- San Mateo County Bar Association
- Santa Cruz County Bar Association
- Sonoma County Bar Association
- Southeast District Bar Association
- The Lawyers’ Club of Los Angeles County
- The State Bar Advice
Are Bar Associations Spreading the Recovery Message?
The following Bar Associations have established reciprocal links with The Other Bar website. If your Bar Association is interested in creating a similar reciprocal link, please contact us. We recommend that your website, when linking to The Other Bar, include a brief description stating that we provide support to legal professionals who are suffering from alcohol and substance use/abuse disorders or problems.
What does the State Bar of California say about chemical dependency?
What is the Commission on Lawyers Assistance Programs of the American Bar Association (COLAP)?
Are there articles and research sources that address the addiction problem in the legal community?
Drug and Alcohol Addictions
- A Teen Guide to Drug and Alcohol Safety
- Alcoholics Anonymous Speaker Tape Archives
- Alcohol Education & Awareness Guide for College Students
- Help is Available for Lawyers with Addiction Issues:
- Addiction and Attorneys: Confronting the Denial
- Drug and alcohol Abuse & Addiction in the Legal Profession
- Local Non Profit Free Addiction Treatment Resources Near You
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
- Rethinking Drinking: Alcohol and Your Health
- Texas Lawyers Assistance Program
- A study finds that lawyers are much more likely to be problem drinkers than the general population, writes Patrick Krill.
- "Suffering in Silence: The Survey of Law Student Well-Being and the Rel" by Jerome M. Organ, David B. Jaffe et al
- The Addicted Lawyer: Tales of the Bar, Booze, Blow, and Redemption
- Attorneys Kick Addictions with Help from the Other Bar
- Creating a Movement To Improve Well-Being in the Legal Profession
Can alcoholics and addicts also have behavioral addictions?
Is there recovery help tailored toward judges?
- National Helpline for Judges: 800-219-6474
- Judges Support Network: 800-528-6011
- California Judicial Officers Assistance Program – 800-327-0442
- Judicial Assistance
- Judges In Distress: When To Seek Help
- Judges and Alcohol Don't Mix
Is there help for my self destructive thoughts?
Does stress or depression play a part in my chemical dependency?
Is there a 12-step program for me?
12-Step Programs
- The official website of Alcoholics Anonymous
- Al-Anon Family Groups
- CDA – Chemically Dependent Anonymous
- DA – Debtors Anonymous
- Dual Recovery Anonymous
- GA – Gamblers Anonymous
- Marijuana Anonymous
- The Narcotics Anonymous
- Overeaters Anonymous
- Public Information for Narcotics Anonymous for Westside Area of Los Angeles
- Sexaholics Anonymous
Additional Resources
- Law Student Resource Packet
- Find an AA Meeting Wherever You Are Meeting Guide Mobile App
- Substance Abuse Resources and Support
- International Lawyers in Alcoholics Anonymous
- Recovery Resources for Professionals
- Recovery Resources
- Recovery Speakers
- The Upward Spiral: Getting Lawyers From Daily Misery To Lifetime Wellbeing. A book by Harvey Hyman
- PERSONAL STORIES