| Edition |
3rd ed., new rev. ed. |
| Description |
xix, 202 pages ; 22 cm |
| Note |
"New revised edition"--Cover. |
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Includes index. |
| Contents |
Take a good look at yourself -- Do you really think you did this to your kids? -- Expectations and why it's dangerous to have them -- You did everything for your kids: Maybe you shouldn't have -- Setting boundaries and sticking with them -- Saying good-bye to the addicted child -- Other people will condemn you: Let them -- Supportive people: They're more available than you think -- Healing: Start with yourself -- Positives of being the parent of an addict -- Just when you thought you'd wised-up, the phone rings -- Go ahead back in... if you dare... -- Health matters -- Wanna make a difference in the world? |
| Summary |
When kids turn to substance abuse, parents also become victims as they watch their children transform into irrational and antisocial individuals. This harrowing scenario finds parents buckling beneath the stress -- often with catastrophic consequences: divorce, career upsets, breakdowns, and worse. This book focuses on the plight of the confused, distressed parent and not the erring child. It sets aside any preconceived ideas that parents are to blame for what is essentially a full-blown global crisis. Drawing on interviews with parents who have survived the heartbreak of kids on drugs, combined with his own experience, the author provides advice on how parents can help themselves and their families by first attending to their own needs. |
| Subject |
Parents of alcoholics.
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Parents of drug addicts.
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Alcoholics -- Family relationships.
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Drug addicts -- Family relationships.
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Alcoholics -- Family relationships.
(OCoLC)fst00804419
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Drug addicts -- Family relationships.
(OCoLC)fst01430262
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Parents of alcoholics. (OCoLC)fst01053493
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Parents of drug addicts. (OCoLC)fst01430957
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| ISBN |
9780967979052 (paperback) |
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0967979056 (paperback) |
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