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Status:Available Totally Wired: What Teens and Tweens are Really Doing Online
Published: 2007
An inside guide to what teens are doing with technology; covers social networkiang, blogging, cyberfullying and much more. Full of candid interviews with teens and industry professionals, fascinating statistics and relevent anecdotes. .. Details >>
Status:Available Dirty: A Search for Answers Inside America's Teenage Drug Epidemic
Published: 2003
Takes us inside teenagers' hearts, minds and central nervous systems to explore the causes and consequences of our nation's drug crisis. We get to know the kids, the parents, the therapists and the drug treatment centers at their best and worst... Details >>
Status:Available Queer Kids: The Challenges and Promise for Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Youth
Published: 1998
A lens of clarity that will help adults (gay or straight) see things from a kid's point of view. Describes young people who are trying to define themselves in a society of judgment, anger, stereotyping and expectations. Aimed at counselors, parents and yo.. Details >>
Status:Available When the Drama Club is Not Enough: Lessons from the Safe Schools Program for Gay and Lesbian Student
Published: 2001
Part how-to, part testimony to gay, lesbian, bisexual students & their allies, this book presents the work of two activists & educators who show how it's possible to create a school environment in which all students feel valued and respected... Details >>
Status:Available Lush
Published: 2006
It's hard to be 13; especially when your father's a drunk. Samantha doesn't want her family to fall apart, but that might be what has to happen for things to be okay again... Details >>
Status:Available Beyond the Blues: A Workbook to Help Teens Overcome Depression
Published: 2008
The activities in this book can help teens cope with sad & difficult feelings, find new ways to make friends, and deal with conflicts. Helps teens make small changes that add up to a brighter future... Details >>
Status:Available For Teenagers Living With a Parent Who Abuses Alcohol/Drugs
Published: 2001
Answers questions such as What causes alcoholism? Where can I get help? What do I do about the abuse? Should I stay at home? How can anyone expect me to concentrate at school? Why do I fight w/ my parents even when they are sober?.. Details >>
Status:Available A Teenager's Guide to Living With an Alcoholic Parent
Published: 1984
This comprehensive guide for young people answers questions about parental addiction and discusses issues such as dating, schoolwork, expression of feelings, and responsibilities while coping with alcoholism at home... Details >>
Status:Available Alateen - Hope for Children of Alcoholics
Published: 1973
The story of Alateen, which is a part of the Al-Anon Family Groups, the fellowship of people whose lives are being or have been affected by close contact with a problem drinker. It tells of their fears, their problems, their hopes, and their achievements.. Details >>
Status:Available Alateen - A Day At A Time
Published: 1983
The message of this collection of thoughts is simple: "Yesterday is gone and tomorrow isn't here, so I can only live for today." If we take time to think about that, we won't have time for past regrets and worries about the future... Details >>
Status:Available Drug Addiction: Learn About It Before Your Kids Do!
Published: 1987
Dr Andre shows us addiction, with a specialized focus on cocaine, and how it takes hold of its victims. We learn about addiction and what it does to us physically, about intervention, the hospitalization process, the treatment center and the follow-up in.. Details >>
Status:Available I Never Saw the Sun Rise
Published: 1977
A 15 year old caught up in addiction shares her very private journal of getting sick and getting well again through treatment for chemical dependency witih poems that sum up her fierce introspection and drawings that take over when words aren't enough... Details >>
Status:Available It Will Never Happen To Me!
Published: 1981
Meant to help the reader understand the roles children in alcoholic families adopt, the problems they face in adulthood as a result, and what they can do to break the pattern of destruction... Details >>
Status:Available It Will Never Happen To Me!
Published: 1981
Helps the reader understand the roles children in alcoholic families adopt, the problems they face in adulthood as a result, and what they can do to break the pattern of destruction... Details >>
Status:Available Living at the Edge of the World
Published: 2000
The true account of a teenager's struggle to survive on the streets of Manhattan. Tina lives in the tunnels under Grand Central Station and grapples with drug abuse, sexual assaults, and the tumultuous relationships she forms on the streets... Details >>
Status:Available Living Today in Alateen
Published: 2001
This book is a collection of personal sharings from Alateen members around the world. There is a different page for each day of the year. A source of hope & strength for teens living with alcoholism in the home. .. Details >>
Status:Available Love First
Published: 2000
Dispelling the myths that an addict has to hit bottom and that intervention must be confrontational - the authors' proven approach puts love first and shows families, step by step, what to do next... Details >>
Status:Available Buzzed: The Straight Facts About the Most Used and Abused Drugs From Alcohol to Ecstasy
Published: 1998
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Status:Available Adolescents, Alcohol & Substance Abuse: Reaching Teens Through Brief Interventions
Published: 2001
Reviews a range of approaches focusing on motivationally-based brief interventions that draw on the latest addiction research. Emphasizes the benefits of working w/ kids on their "home turf" & reaching out to all kids involved in health-risking behavior... Details >>
Status:Available It Works: How and Why
Published: 1993
The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of Narcotics Anonymous... Details >>
Status:Available Staying Clean: Living Without Drugs
Published: 1990
A checklist for living the Narcotics Anonymous way of life, with 33 helpful tips for maintaining a steady course on the difficult road to recovery. Here is practical, hands-on advice for everyday life and habits - habits that can make or break any effort.. Details >>
Status:Available Buzzed - Revised Edition
Published: 2003
Gives accurate, objective info on drugs from alcohol, caffeine, & nicotine to heroin & Ecstasy. Covers current psychological & pharmacological research on drug use; neither a "Just Say No" treatise nor a "How To" manual. Aims to be a source old & young al.. Details >>
Status:Unavailable (Estimated Availability: 07/15/2009) The Addictive Personality
Published: 1988
Going beyond a former definition that limited addiction pri-marily to the realm of alcohol and other drugs, the author uncovers the common denominator of all addiction as he shows the emotional isolation, shame, and despair in which addicts live... Details >>
Status:Available Wise Up to Teens: Insights into Marketing and Advertising to Teenagers
Published: 1999
Market research on what and how teens buy- intended for those who wish to market to teens. Includes: tested guidelines for promotions aimed at teens; how teens use the internet; how teens select brands; trends and fads- how to leverage them; teens' "Rules.. Details >>
Status:Available Tough Love: How Parents Can Deal With Drug Abuse
Published: 1996
A book for all parents, but especially for those whose children use drugs, Tough Love gathers real-life accounts of young drug users and their parents' role in securing help, using the Palmer Drug Abuse Program... Details >>
Status:Available Helping Your Chemically Dependent Teenager Recover: A Guide for Parents & Other Concerned Adults
Published: 1991
A step-by-step guide. Addresses the 4 stages of recovery, problems faced by both teens & parents in each stage & how to get past them. Describes teenage recovery as a slow but steady process of growth & change unique to the developing adolescent... Details >>
Status:Available Marijuana: What's a Parent to Believe?
Published: 2003
Addiction specialist Timmen Cermak helps parents sort through the latest facts, the known risks, & the divergent perspectives on pot. His basic message? For teens, marijuana use equals risk. Your basic message? That's up to you. Addresses intervention & t.. Details >>
Status:Available Losing Your Shirt: Recovery for Compulsive Gamblers & Their Families
Published: 1992
A classic of recovery literature, this second edition offers true heartbreaking stories, updated material, and cutting-edge research on compulsive gambling. It remains the most complete, comprehensive resource available, offering compassion to addicts & t.. Details >>
Status:Available Wrongs of Passage: Fraternities, Sororities, Hazing, & Binge Drinking
Published: 1999
Nuwer examines hazing's fundamental legal & historical roots & describes many instances of abuse & criminal behavior. His overview of its history starts w/ Plato, and includes hazing rites of other cultures. Lists students who have died from 1838-2001, an.. Details >>
Status:Available Alcohol Use/Abuse Among Latinos: Issues and Examples of Culturally Competent Services
Published: 1998
Proposes a framework for culturally competent substance abuse intervention at the micro & macro level. For educators & practitioners involved in treatment, organizational planning, research or policy development. Includes an emphasis on Latina concerns... Details >>
Status:Available Inside a Support Group: Help for Teenage Children of Alcoholics
Published: 1997
Explains for teens what Alateen is and who is involved in the program, the many negative effects alcoholism has on society, and what an Alateen meeting looks like. Intended to help teens decide if Alateen is right for them... Details >>
Status:Available The Recovery Book
Published: 1992
An indispensible road map to every step of the process of becoming clean & sober. Covers withdrawal & detox, raising drug-resistant kids, temptation & how to thwart it, staging an intervention, sexuality, preventing and surviving relapse, quitting smoking.. Details >>
Status:Available Big Book Unplugged: A Young Person's Guide to Alcoholics Anonymous
Published: 2003
Written for teens & young adults as a simple, concise & humerous guide to AA's Big Book. The basic messages are about getting hones w/ yourself, accepting help from others & finding some kind of spiritual support... Details >>
Status:Available '10 Seconds' is Changing Lives Forever: Letters of Hope
Published: 2003
A collection of letters to motivational speaker Bobby Petrocelli, whose wife was killed in 1985 by a drunk driver. Bobby's message, a positive one, is that our lives are lived 10 seconds at a time, and every 10 seconds we can choose to live with Hope... Details >>
Status:Available Bullying at School
Published: 1993
Practical advice for principals, teachers & parents on how to implement a "whole school approach to bullying," & a guide to help teachers & parents recognize if a child is being victimized or is bullying others... Details >>
Status:Available Teasing and Harassment
Published: 2001
Learn how to counter & prevent low-level agression in school & at home. Based on social learning theory, the frames & scripts approach provides easy-to-learn language for working w/ kids to unlearn the behavior that leads to teasing & learn positive probl.. Details >>
Status:Available Addict in the Family: Stories of Loss, Hope, and Recovery
Published: 2003
Personal stories that show that family members don't cause their loved one's addiction, not can they control or cure it. They can find support, set boundaries, detatch w/ love, & eventually discover how to enjoy life even if the addiction persists. A book.. Details >>
Status:Available The Truth About Pot: Ten Recovering Marijuana Users Share Their Personal Stories
Published: 1996
Presents 10 personal stories of individuals of different ages who have smoked pot, enjoyed it at first, & then found that life w/ pot really wasn't that much fun after all. They have lost time- sometimes years- from their lives & experience lost-lasting m.. Details >>
Status:Available Helping a Loved One Live Smoke-Free: What Works, What Won't and Why
Published: 2002
Covers why quitting tobacco is harder than heroin, what to do before & after your loved one quits, how to enlist the help of friends, and what to do if your loved one is your child, your parent, is pregnant or chews tobacco. Compassionate & enlightening... Details >>
Status:Available Courage To Be Me: Living With Alcoholism
Published: 1996
A treasure-trove of recovery stories specially written by and for Alateens. Every teen living with an alcoholic--recovering or not--should read this book. .. Details >>
Status:Available Accepting Ourselves & Others: A Journey into Recovery from Addictive & Compulsive Behaviors for Gays
Published: 1996
Addresses how internalized homophobia affects addiction & treatment, what models of recovery exist beyond AA, how one chooses a therapist, and what special issues gay, lesbian & bisexual people face... Details >>
Status:Available Stop the Chaos: How to Get Control of YOur Life by Beating Alcohol & Drugs
Published: 1999
Begins w/ an awareness-raising exploration of addiction & its symptoms; a step-by-step account that shows readers how to assess their situation. Explanations & advice are interspersed w/ exercises, quizzes & illustrations that give readers needed structur.. Details >>
Status:Available Winning the Drug War at Home
Published: 2006
One mother's struggle & heartache upon discovering her son is using marijuana, with a Christian perspective. Includes excerpts from letters her son wrote while in Utah at a court-ordered therapeutic wilderness program... Details >>
Status:Available Choices & Consequences: What to Do When a Teenager Uses Alcohol/Drugs
Published: 1987
Written for parents, teachers, doctors, clergy, etc, this book tells you precisely how you can help a teen abusing substances. Describes a step-by-step process called an intervention which can be used to stop a teen's harmful involvement with chemicals... Details >>
Status:Available Enabling in the School Setting
Published: 1988
Explains enabling systems around students w/ alcohol or other drug problems and how it manifests itself. Includes school, parent and student enabling checklists... Details >>
Status:Available Young, Sober & Free
Published: 2003
The author presents real-life stories of young adults who have survived their early years despite becoming addicted to alcohol or other drugs. These firsthand accounts are accompanied by discussions of the 12 Step principles... Details >>
Status:Available From Binge to Blackout: A Mother & Son Struggle with Teen Drinking
Published: 2006
Written by a mother & son, this book chronicles Toren's college drinking as it crosses the line into alcoholism. Includes checklists for choosing colleges, helping teens in trouble, planning spring break trips, and surviving rehab and early recovery, as w.. Details >>
Status:Available What Teens Need to Succeed: Proven, Practical Ways To Shape Your Own Future
Published: 1998
Over 1,200 ideas for teens to build a strong foundation for their futures based on the 40 Developmental Assets. Includes checklists, quizzes and fun lists of things to do and try... Details >>
Status:Available A Provider's Introduction to Substance Abuse Treatment for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender..
Published: 2001
Full Title: "A Provider's Introduction to Substance Abuse Treatment for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Individuals" Covers homophobia, cultural, legal & health issues, interpersonal violence, counselor competence, gender identity, administrative.. Details >>
Status:Available Substance Abuse Prevention: The Intersection of Science & Practice
Published: 2003
Includes charts of each major drug category & effects, symptoms of overdose, withdrawal effects, acute & chronic effects, guidelines on becoming culturally competent prevention professionals, preparation for the ICRC exam, & case studies that translating.. Details >>
Status:Available Alcohol 101 Plus: Facilitator's Guide
Published: 2003
This CD-ROM & accompanying materials are designed to educate college students about making good decisions in regard to alcohol. Users are guided through a virtual campus learning about unwanted sexual activity, alcohol poisoning, effects on the brain, and.. Details >>
Status:Available The Social Norms Approach to Preventing School and College Age Substance Abuse
Published: 2003
Offers educators, counselors & clinicians insight into this alternative to conventional prevention. Social norming ID's teens' dramatic misperceptions about their peers' substance use, and shows that abstinence is actually "normal." Info on how to impleme.. Details >>