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Adolescent Drug and Alcohol Abuse: How To Spot It, Stop It, And Get Help For Your Family

Parents are often the last to know about their children’s involvement with alcohol or drugs. Chemical abusers do whatever they can to conceal their use. Families can rationalize the behaviors, particularly in adolescence, as being caused by something other than chemicals. Is the defiance part of a normal separation from parents? Due to a breakup… More Adolescent Drug and Alcohol Abuse: How To Spot It, Stop It, And Get Help For Your Family

Beautiful Boy: a Father’s Journey through his Son’s Addiction

What had happened to my beautiful boy? To our family? What did I do wrong? Those are the wrenching questions that haunted David Sheff’s journey through his son Nic’s addiction to drugs and tentative steps toward recovery. Before Nic became addicted to crystal meth, he was a charming boy, joyous and funny, a varsity athlete… More Beautiful Boy: a Father’s Journey through his Son’s Addiction

Drinking, Drug Use and Addiction in the Autism Community

Until recently, substance use disorder (SUD) was considered rare among those with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This book brings together current research and personal accounts from individuals with autism and their supports. It explores why addiction is more common among individuals with ASD and investigates how addiction and autism affect one another. The authors also… More Drinking, Drug Use and Addiction in the Autism Community

Grandparents Returning to Parenthood: A Parent’s Recovery Story from Pain to Peace: a Supportive Guide for Grandparents Raising Grandchildren and Parents of Adult Addicts

In this Inspirational story, the author gives the reader an inside look into the many years of misery she experienced by her daughter’s drug addictions. Through it all, she was able to find peace and reveals how she was able to recover. Recovery from pain to peace. She was not only was dealing with her… More Grandparents Returning to Parenthood: A Parent’s Recovery Story from Pain to Peace: a Supportive Guide for Grandparents Raising Grandchildren and Parents of Adult Addicts

Kit Kitten and the Topsy-Turvy Feelings: A Story About Parents Who Aren’t Always Able to Care

Once upon a time there was a little kitten called Kit who lived with a grown-up cat called Kizz Cat. Kit Kitten couldn’t understand why sometimes Kizz Cat seemed sad and far away and others times was busy and rushing about. Many children live in homes where things are chaotic and parents or carers are… More Kit Kitten and the Topsy-Turvy Feelings: A Story About Parents Who Aren’t Always Able to Care

The Everything Parent’s Guide to Teenage Addiction

If your teen or preteen is struggling with an addiction to drugs or alcohol, you need to find the best treatment for your child. With The Everything Parent’s Guide to Teenage Addiction, you’ll learn how to take an active role in helping your child on the road to recovery. Featuring healthy and attainable recovery solutions… More The Everything Parent’s Guide to Teenage Addiction