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Books:
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Adolescent Drug and Alcohol Abuse: How to Spot It, Stop It, and Get Help
for Your Family
By Nikki Babbitt
The title says it all.
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Choices and Consequences: What to do when a Teenager Uses Alcohol/Drugs.
By Dick
Schaefer
A highly recommended book for
parents, teachers and other concerned adults that gives them tools to
recognize and understand all levels of teenage alcohol and other drug use. Show
how to use interventions to break through a teenager’s resistance and denial.
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Drugs, Lies and Teenagers
By Alan Sharpe
For parents, teachers and
administrators, a discussion of why kids do drugs and what parents and educators
can do about it.
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Just Say Know: Talking with Kids about Drugs and Alcohol
By Cynthia Kuhn
Straight forward book that gives
parents the facts about drugs and also provides communication strategies to talk
with kids.
Websites:
The following links are provided by
the Focus Adolescent Services web page. These links represent resources on
a variety of teen drug use/abuse and chemical dependency issues. Find out
who is at risk, the warning signs, and how you can be involved in your child’s
treatment.
The governor’s prevention
partnership website. Research studies, models and strategies for preventing at
risk behaviors. Site is for educators and parents. Links to other prevention
sites and articles.
Action guide for parents to
prevent drug use.
Information and statistics about
drugs for parents and educators.
www.well.com/user/woa
A fine resource for teachers, students, and parents who
need accurate information about drugs.
- National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug
Information
www.health.org
There is a tremendous amount of high-quality information
here, ranging from descriptions of specific drugs to treatment and prevention
guides. This page is a service of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services.
- NIDA (National Institute on Drug Abuse)
www.nida.nih.gov
A comprehensive website that includes information on common
drugs of abuse.
www.ct-al-anon.org
A support group for teens living
with an alcoholic parent.
The following links represent a
variety of resources on tobacco prevention.
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