Addiction Proof Your Child A Realistic

In a world where binge drinking, recreational and prescription drug abuse, chronic overeating and anorexia, and Internet gambling and pornography are all too common among teens, it's time to rethink the conventional wisdom about addiction. We clearly need something more than "just say no." This book is the alternative.

Stanton Peele, PhD, JD, is the author of the groundbreaking books Love and Addiction, Diseasing of America, and The Truth About Addiction and Recovery. An adjunct professor at the New York University School of Social Work and a senior fellow at the Drug Policy Alliance, he has won the Mark Keller Award from the Rutgers Center of Alcohol Studies and the lifetime scholarship award from the Drug Policy Alliance. Visit his website at www.peele.net.

Introduction	p. i
Addiction, Drugs, and Alcohol
The Problem Is Addiction, Not Drugs	p. 11
Youthful Drug and Alcohol Use: Why It Becomes Addictive or Not	p. 26
Why Our Drug Education Doesn't Work	p. 44
Raising a Non-Addicted Child
You Can Raise a Non-Addicted Child	p. 65
Discipline and Values	p. 81
Independence and Control	p. 95
The Moderating Household	p. 116
Avoiding Harm: Prevention, Treatment, and Policy
Preventing Adolescent and Family Problems from Causing Addiction	p. 141
Keeping Your Child Safe	p. 160
Making Treatment Work: Deciding on, Monitoring, and Participating in Treatment	p. 183
Policies for a Non-Addicted America	p. 205
Education and Treatment Resources for Adolescents	p. 215
Government Watchdog Agency Report Finding Government Media Program Ineffective Understates the Case	p. 224
Harm Reduction for Drug Addicts	p. 226
Notes	p. 229
Acknowledgments	p. 245
Index	p. 247
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Addiction Proof Your Child A Realistic Approach to Preventing Drug, Alcohol, and Other Dependencies

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