Review: Overcoming Drug and Alcohol Problems in Teens and Pre-Teens
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 6, 2012
This book tackles a very difficult problem with solid and direct advice.The issue of Drug and Alcohol abuse in Teens is a re-occuring problemthat seems to advance with each generation, no matter how much we as asociety have learned about this issue.As a recovering Alcoholic with 23 years of sobriety in AA, I think that Dr T has done afabulous job in describing the disease of Alcoholism and drug abuse. He has laid outa step-by-step process for recognizing the disease in a teenager and then recommendsthe various paths to lead the teen away from a life of misery and pain.My Favorite section is the "Treatment Myths of Drug Usage"#1 is that overcoming addiction is a matter of Willpower, this is an extremely importantpart of the message of AA and every 12 step program. There's help out there that is offeredby recovering Addicts "who have been there" as well as the medical community with a great dealof understanding of the disease. This combination of forces talked about in the book offers the sickand suffering alcoholic or Drug Addict .... HOPE ... that's a the beginning of the process.Great job Dr T ... thanks for being there!