num_pages: 308
description: Endorsed by Dr. Laura on her national radio show on April 28, 2008: "PREVENTING ADDICTION focuses on current research that strongly suggests that a "critical timeframe exists in the life of a young person in which exposure to certain substances (that we don't necessarily consider to be drugs in a traditional sense) can trigger addiction." The book challenges the common beliefs about addiction, and imparts wisdom learned through years of seeing first-hand drug abuse and its impact on families and society from a practicing physician. Dr. Fleming feels that it is imperative to know that addiction almost always begins during childhood and adolescence. Furthermore, he believes that everyone should be aware that every child is potentially a future drug addict. In PREVENTING ADDICTION Dr. Fleming provides answers to questions that continue to perplex many parents and Dr. Fleming provides a step-by-step "blueprint" arranged by age for raising a non-addicted child. I highly recommend it. by Dr. Laura Schlessinger, The Dr. Laura Show, a nationally syndicated radio talk show. Written by Louisiana's family doctor of the year for 2007 and the father of four, Preventing What Parents Must Do to Immunize Their Kids Against Alcohol and Drug Addiction provides answers to questions that continue to perplex many * Why can't our kids "just say no" to alcohol and drugs? * What do we need to know to immunize our kids against addiction? * What do we need to do to prevent addiction? Combining the latest scientific research with the important principles involved in building moral character in young people, Dr. Fleming * Indisputable facts about the consequences of early first use of addicting substances on the developing brain. * Critical information about depression, attention-span disorders, and other conditions that contribute to addiction. * Tools and techniques to help parents prevent early first use, at all costs! * A "blueprint" for rearing a non-addicted child.
language: English
title: Preventing Addiction
titlecomplete: Preventing Addiction
ratings_count: 1
publisher: CrossHouse Publishing