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Good for you for going to a meeting!
Yes, al-anon produces its own literature - I found some of the leaflets really useful in the beginning, especially the ones on Detachment and A Merry Go Round Named Denial. Courage to Change is also great, although I did find Language of Letting Go (not an al-anon book) more useful for me in those early days.
Al-anon is for those affected by another person's drinking and helped me recover from the effects of that and also guided me to look at why I was involved with a problem drinker in the first place. There are some here who attend CODA meetings who will help you out with that question - I have none near me so can't comment.
I don't think there is a list, but here's a few pointers that may help:
A - alcoholic/addict
H - Husband
F - Father
S - Son/Sister
D - daughter
SS - Step/Sober Son/Sister
SD - Step/Sober Daughter
B - Brother
IL - in-law
X - ex
STBX - soon to be ex
I'm sure there are more.
Join them together and that should cover most bases.
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