Taking charge of my mind & body
Subtitle: a girls' guide to outsmarting alcohol, drugs, smoking, and eating problems
By: Gladys Folkers and Jeanne Engelmann.
Contributors: Engelmann, Jeanne.
Publisher: Free Spirit Pub.
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Minneapolis, MN
Language: eng
Number of pages: 199
ISBN-13: 9781575420158
Subjects: Teenage girls -- Health and hygiene -- Juvenile literature; Teenage girls -- Mental health -- Juvenile literature; Substance abuse -- Juvenile literature; Eating disorders -- Juvenile literature; Conduct of life; Substance abuse; Eating disorders; Health
Description: Offers advice, with quotes from teenagers, on making appropriate choices about using alcohol and other drugs, smoking, dealing with body image and eating disorders, and other adolescent concerns.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-193) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : crispy fried, or clear and sure? -- -- pt. 1.; title: What you should know about drinking and using other drugs -- -- ch. 1.; title: Hooked on alcohol and other drugs : what it's like -- -- ch. 2.; title: Relationships and risk factors -- -- ch. 3.; title: How to say no to alcohol and other drugs -- -- pt. 2.; title: What you should know about smoking -- -- ch. 4.; title: Hooked on cigarettes : what it's like -- -- ch. 5.; title: Staying clean of nicotine -- -- pt. 3.; title: What you should know about eating disorders -- -- ch. 6.; title: Fixated on food : what it's like -- -- ch. 7.; title: Seeing the problem and getting help -- -- pt. 4.; title: Taking charge of your mind and body : steps for positive change -- -- ch. 8.; title: Becoming a better communicator -- -- ch. 9.; title: Becoming a better problem solver -- -- ch. 10.; title: Building better relationships -- -- ch. 11.; title: Forming more positive beliefs and behaviors -- -- ch. 12.; title: Taking good care of yourself.