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Author Thurstone, Christian, author

Title Clearing the haze : helping families face teen addiction / Christian Thurstone MD, and Christine Tatum
Published Lanham : Rowman and Littlefield, [2015]

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Description 1 online resource (x, 172 pages)
Contents Foreword / Patrick J. Kennedy -- Why adolescent substance use is a big deal -- Parents' tools for planning, communicating, and monitoring -- What to do when you learn your child is using drugs -- When to seek treatment and what to look for in it -- Specific family objectives during treatment: The theory -- Specific family objectives during session: The practice -- How parents can help their adolescents not use substances -- Addiction is a chronic condition that requires chronic maintenance -- Taking care of you -- Advocating for adolescent substance prevention -- Additional resources -- Summary
Summary AOften it is difficult for parents to recognize when their child is abusing alcohol, using illegal drugs, or in trouble with other substances that are hazardous to their health, safety, and wellbeing. Clearing the Haze is a guide designed to help parents determine whether their child may have a substance problem and, if so, how to begin to address it. The book includes the voices and insight of experts in substance abuse counseling, young people in recovery, and parents who have lived the nightmare of adolescent addiction. The book moves readers through an overview of adolescent brain development, the warning signs of drug use and addiction, treatment options, what families should expect of therapy, the basics of productive communication, and the difficulties of dealing lovingly with addicted teens. The authors encourage families entering the 12th step of "giving back "to consider advocacy for smarter public policies surrounding drug access and addiction treatment. They also provide a list of resources parents may find useful. A necessary resource for every community, this book will help parents, teachers, friends, and others help kids who need help
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Teenagers -- Substance use
Substance abuse -- Treatment.
Addicts -- Rehabilitation
Addicts -- Family relationships
Parent and child.
Compulsive behavior.
Substance-Related Disorders
Adolescent
Parent-Child Relations
Behavior, Addictive
addiction.
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine.
MEDICAL -- Diseases.
MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine.
MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine.
Parent and child
Compulsive behavior
Addicts -- Family relationships
Addicts -- Rehabilitation
Substance abuse -- Treatment
Teenagers -- Substance use
Form Electronic book
Author Tatum, Christine, author
LC no. 2020738913
ISBN 9781442231061
1442231068