A Parent's Guide to Teen Addiction: Professional Advice on Signs, Symptoms, What to Say, and How to Help
192A Parent's Guide to Teen Addiction: Professional Advice on Signs, Symptoms, What to Say, and How to Help
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ISBN-13: | 9781510728363 |
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Publisher: | Skyhorse |
Publication date: | 10/17/2017 |
Pages: | 192 |
Sales rank: | 616,153 |
Product dimensions: | 5.60(w) x 8.30(h) x 1.10(d) |
About the Author
Table of Contents
Introduction xiii
Love Is a Battlefield xiv
The Battle Begins xv
Section I What You Need To Know About Teenagers, Drugs, and Substance Use
1 The Facts about Teenagers and Substance Use 3
Other Definitions of Addiction 4
What's the Problem? 4
Tough Talk Dialog: "Dad, I'm Fine." 5
What's My Teenager Using? How Addictive is It? 6
The Scope of Substance Use: From Experimentation to Addiction 7
Rebellion and Addiction 9
Tough Talk Dialog: "Marijuana is Natural!" 10
There's No Such Thing as a Typical Teenage Addict 10
Where Teenagers Learn about Drugs and Alcohol 11
Points to Remember 13
2 Recognizing a Problem 15
Defining the Problem 15
Health 16
Relationships 18
School 19
Tough Talk Dialog: "The Teachers Just Hate Me!" 20
The Law 21
Defining the Problem: Warning Bells 22
Denying the Problem 24
Tough Talk Dialog: "Maybe I Had a Sip of Beer." 25
Covering Up for Friends 26
Everyone Does It 27
How Parents Should React 28
Points to Remember 29
Section II Specific Substances and Problems
3 Alcohol and Cigarettes 33
How About a Zero-Tolerance Policy for Alcohol? 34
Chances Are, Your Teenager Will Use Alcohol 35
She'll Probably Try Cigarettes, Too 36
What if You Use Alcohol or Cigarettes? 36
Assessing Your Teen's Alcohol Use 37
Warning Bells: Alcohol 38
Preventing Car Accidents 38
Alcohol Poisoning and Alcohol Withdrawal 38
How Do I Get My Child into Alcohol Treatment-and Keep Her There? 40
Cigarettes 40
Points to Remember 41
4 Illegal Stimulants: Cocaine and Methamphetamine 43
Legal vs. Illegal Stimulants: What's the Difference? 44
What Stimulants Do 45
Bath Salts 46
Warning Bells: Illegal Stimulants 46
How Do Teenagers Take Stimulants? 47
Cocaine 101 48
Tough Talk Dialog: "I Was Just Holding Chrissy's Cocaine." 48
Methamphetamine 101 49
Points to Remember 50
5 Marijuana and Other Hallucinogens 51
Marijuana 101 51
Warning Bells: Marijuana 52
Gateway Drug, Medicine, or Just a High? 52
Is There Such a Thing as Marijuana Withdrawal? 54
Symptoms of Marijuana Withdrawal 54
Your Best Course of Action 55
Tough Talk Dialog: "What? You Were Smoking Pot?" 55
Hallucinogens 101 57
MDMA (Ecstasy, X) 58
LSD 58
Salvia, "K-2," and Other Marijuana Substitutes 59
Ketamine (K) and PCP (Phencyclidine) 60
Magic Mushrooms 60
Inhalants 60
Talking to Your Hallucinogen-Using Teenager 61
Tough Talk Dialog: "But You Did Drugs, Dad!" 61
Points to Remember 63
6 Sedatives: Opioids and Benzodiazepines 65
Opioids 101 65
Warning Bells: Opioids 67
What to Do About Opioid Overdose 68
Sorting Out the Differences 69
Why Do Kids Use Opioids? 70
Tough Talk Dialog: "I Need It to Study." 71
Talking to Your Opioid-Using Teenager 72
Tough Talk Dialog: "HEROIN? How Could You?" 72
Using Opioid Withdrawal to Get Your Teenager into Treatment 74
Maintenance Treatment for Opioid Addiction 74
Benzodiazepines 101 75
Warning Bells: Benzodiazepines 76
How Benzodiazepines Affect Your Teenager 76
Steps to Take if Your Teenager is Using Benzodiazepines 78
Points to Remember 78
7 Performance-Enhancing Drugs: Prescription Stimulants and Steroids 79
Focused and Energetic: The Temptations of Stimulant Medications 80
The Long and Short of Stimulant Medications 81
Is My Teenager Misusing Stimulant Medication? 83
Warning Bells: Stimulant Medications 83
What About ADD Medications and Addiction? 83
Tough Talk Dialog: "Everyone Uses Ritalin® to Study!" 84
Good Medicine Gone Bad 85
Tough Talk Dialog: "I Just Use It for Tests." 85
Strong and Sexy: The Allure of Anabolic Steroids 87
Know Your Anabolic Steroids 88
Recognizing Steroid Use 89
Warning Bells: Steroids 89
Tough Talk Dialog: "The Pros Do It!" 90
The Downsides of Steroids 91
Treating Steroid Use: A Team Approach 93
Points to Remember 93
8 Addictions to Sex, Food, and Gambling 95
How to Recognize Problems with Food, Sex, and Gambling 96
Warning Bells: Food, Sex, and Gambling Addictions 96
Recognizing Your Teenager's Eating Disorder 97
Warning Bells: Eating 97
Facing Your Teenager's Eating Disorder 98
Tough Talk Dialog: "I Just Want To Be in Shape." 98
Getting Treatment for Your Teenager's Eating Disorder 99
Understanding Teenage Sexuality 100
How Do I Know It's Sexual Addiction? 101
Warning Bells: Sex 102
Talking to Your Teenager About Sexual Addiction 102
Tough Talk Dialog: "My Sex Life is None of Your Business!" 103
Helping Your Sex-Addicted Teenager 105
How Much Gambling Is Too Much? 105
Warning Bells: Gambling 106
Talking to Your Gambling-Addicted Teenager 106
Tough Talk Dialog: "Don't You Want Me To Make My Own Money?" 107
Twenty Questions from Gamblers Anonymous 108
How to Handle Your Teenager's Gambling 109
Points to Remember 110
9 Dual Diagnosis: Mental Illness and Addiction 111
Recognizing Mental Illness 112
Warning Bells: Mental Illness 112
Tough Talk Dialog: "He's Just Going Through a Phase." 113
Making a Dual Diagnosis 113
Do Drugs and Alcohol Cause Mental Illness? 115
Depression 115
Anxiety 115
Bipolar Disorder 116
Schizophrenia 116
Starting Treatment 117
Making the System Work for You 118
Medicating Your Teenager's Dual Diagnosis 119
Tough Talk Dialog: "I Just Don't Like the Idea of Taking Medications." 120
Is My Teenager Being Overmedicated? 121
Is My Teenager Being Under medicated? 122
Stopping Psychiatric Medications 122
Points to Remember 124
Section III The Best Possible Treatment
10 How to Find Good Treatment and Get Your Teenager to It 127
Does My Teenager Need Help? 127
Should I Test My Teenager for Drugs and Alcohol? 128
Tough Talk Dialog: "You Don't Trust Me!" 130
Choosing a Therapist 131
Finding Help 131
Inpatient vs. Outpatient Programs for Your Teenager 133
What About Alcoholics Anonymous? 134
"I Won't Go!" 136
When Your Teenager Refuses Treatment 136
Tough Talk Dialog: "I Just Don't Want to Leave My Friends." 137
Points to Remember 140
11 Outpatient Treatment for Your Substance-Using Teenager 141
What to Expect from Outpatient Treatment 142
How to Choose an Outpatient Treatment Program 143
Finding the Right Outpatient Program: Questions to Ask 143
If Your Teenager Says "No" to Outpatient Treatment 144
Tough Talk Dialog: "Outpatient Makes Me Want to Use-It's Stupid!" 144
Should My Teenager's Therapist Be Involved? 145
Points to Remember 147
12 Inpatient Treatment for Your Substance-Using Teenager 149
When to Choose Inpatient Treatment 150
What to Expect from Detox and Rehab 150
Negotiating for Health Insurance Coverage 152
Wilderness Experiences 152
Persuading Your Teenager to Go to Inpatient Treatment 153
Tough Talk Dialog: "It Isn't Real Life!" 154
Can We Force Our Teenager to Go to Inpatient Treatment? 155
A Tale of Caring Concern 157
Points to Remember 158
13 Aftercare: The Next Step After Intensive Treatment 159
Aftercare in Action 160
How Much Aftercare Does My Teenager Need? 161
Peer-Led Support Groups in Aftercare 163
The Step-Down System 164
Halfway Houses 165
Resistance to Aftercare 166
Tough Talk Dialog: "I Don't Need All This Treatment Anymore." 166
Drug and Alcohol Testing in Aftercare 167
Tough Talk Dialog: "No More Pills, but I Can Drink!" 168
Responding to Slips and Relapses 169
When to Go Back to Inpatient Treatment 170
Points to Remember 172
Section IV Appendices
Appendix A Glossary of Selected Drug Terminology and Slang 175
Appendix B Readers' Resources 207
Appendix C Bibliography 213
Acknowledgments 217
Index 219