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Substance Abuse (Addiction & Recovery, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Substance Abuse (Addiction & Recovery, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $13.93, median 1,208 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 26/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.57 – $16.30 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 2% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Only 2% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 93% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 87% of Books categories: the median best seller has 1,208 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Its median reviews are 46% of the parent category Addiction & Recovery (2,603), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Substance Abuse best sellers
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Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself (Revised and Updated)
- List rank#1
- Price$13.88
- Rating4.7
- Reviews19,295
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Alcoholics Anonymous
by AAWS
- List rank#2
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews10,493
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Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions Trade Edition
by Alcoholics Anonymous World Services Inc.
- List rank#3
- Price$17.67
- Rating4.8
- Reviews11,308
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Drop the Rock: Removing Character Defects - Steps Six and Seven
by Bill P.
- List rank#4
- Price$9.25
- Rating4.8
- Reviews10,258
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In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction
- List rank#5
- Price$11.49
- Rating4.7
- Reviews6,357
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The Regulated Bitch: Calm the Chaos, Let Go of Control, and Master Emotional Regulation
by Gwen Taylor
- List rank#6
- Price$14.30
- Rating4.6
- Reviews120
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The Language of Letting Go: Daily Meditations on Codependency
- List rank#7
- Price$20.50
- Rating4.7
- Reviews312
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Motivational Interviewing: Helping People Change and Grow
- List rank#8
- Price$17.43
- Rating4.8
- Reviews470
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Beautiful Boy (tie-In): A Heartbreaking Story of a Father’s Love, Addiction, and the Fight to Save His Son
by David Sheff
- List rank#9
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews8,694
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Alcoholics Anonymous: The Big Book
by Alcoholics Anonymous World Services Inc.
- List rank#10
- Price$12.60
- Rating4.8
- Reviews7,210
FAQ
Is Substance Abuse a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 26/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,208 reviews and sells for $13.93.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Substance Abuse?
The median best seller has 1,208 reviews, and 7% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Substance Abuse best sellers cost?
The median price is $13.93; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.57 and $16.30.
Can new books break into Substance Abuse?
2% of the current best sellers were released in the last 90 days.
About this data
Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.