The everything parent's guide to teenage addiction
Subtitle: a comprehensive and supportive reference to help your child recover from addiction
By: Edward Lynam, MD and Ellen Bowers, PhD
Contributors: Bowers, Ellen
Series: An everything series book; Everything series
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9781440582974; 9781440582981
Subjects: Adolescent psychology; Compulsive behavior in adolescence; Teenagers; Parenting; Substance use; Drug use; Alcohol use; Child rearing; Prevention
Description: If your teen or preteen is struggling with an addiction to drugs or alcohol, you need to find the best treatment for your child. Lynam and Bowers help you identify symptoms and causes, rebuild your relationship, and heal the damage caused by addiction.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 296) and index.
Table of contents: title: Understanding addiction in teens; title: What causes addiction?; title: The cultural context of addiction; title: Factors in teenage addiction; title: Why does my child act this way?; title: Prevention methods; title: The normal teenage brain versus the addicted teenage brain; title: The substance addictions; title: The behavioral addictions; title: Treatment options for your teen; title: The twelve steps approach; title: The baffling aspects of addiction; title: It's a family affair; title: The spiritual component; title: Emotional sobriety; title: Create your action plan; title: When to cut ties with an older teenage addict; title: Healthy self-care for you and your family; title: Alternative treatment approaches; title: Maintenance: a new norm.