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Drug and alcohol addiction and abuse. Recognition. Prevention. Treatment

20/20 Parenting. Recognizing and mitigating early vulnerabilities and risk factors.

20/20 Parenting Suggested Books

Drugs and Alcohol

This section of books will cover drug and alcohol abuse and addiction: facts, challenges, treatments, and effective responses for parents, family members, and other people involved in the lives of our children, teens, and adult children.

 
Uppers, Downers, All Arounders: Physical and Mental Effects of Psychoactive Drugs

by Darryl Inaba, Pharm.D. and William E. Cohen, and Recommended by Ann Schiebert PsyD, as the "Industry standard...accurate Bible on all drugs".

Inside This Book

First Sentence: Even 2,363 years ago societies had to grapple with the same positive and negative aspects of alcohol and other psychoactive drugs that the world struggles with in the twenty-first century.

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Rebuilding Relationships In Recovery: A Guide To Healing Relationships Impacted by Addiction (paperback)

By Catherine Patterson-Sterling, MA, RCC

In this book, readers will learn how to transform the impact of addiction on their relationships into opportunities for positive personal growth. With the Triple R Healing Model, people recovering from addictions and their loved ones can transcend the chaos of addiction cycles, as well as increase their chances of relationship success. Whether you are a partner or family member of people with addictions or you are in recovery yourself, Rebuilding Relationships In Recovery is the guide you need to start healing your relationships today.

 
Love Her As She Is: Lessons from a Daughter Stolen by AddictiRebuilding-Relationships-in-Recoveryons

By Patricia Morgan, MA, CCC, with Kelly Morgan

This book has supported and given direction to many people concerned with loved ones susceptible or challenged by addictions or other troubling circumstances. Purchase it to help the person who is hurting and seeking a way to love while maintaining clear limits.

"Patricia Morgan and her daughter have written a book that is searingly honest. It doesn’t just bleat and wail, but talks about the pain with genuine insight. Most important of all, there are solutions in this book—tools and techniques to move us all forward. This mother and daughter have been through hell. What they have to say can put out some of those hell-fires for you."
Dr. Sidney B. Simon, Professor Emeritus, University of Massachusetts. Author of Values Clarification and other books.

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