Foreword | p. vii |
Reviews | p. viii |
Preface | p. x |
Tables and Figures | p. xv |
Author's Message | p. xvii |
Personal Reference | p. xxix |
Acknowledgments | p. xxxi |
Permissions | p. xxxiii |
Getting Acquainted With The Issue | |
Introduction | p. 3 |
Drugs Are a Fact of Life | p. 7 |
Drug Related Definitions | p. 19 |
Parent's Discussion | |
Parent's Responsibility | p. 27 |
Preparing Your Child | p. 33 |
Why Some Parents Evade Their Responsibility | p. 37 |
Effective Parenting | p. 41 |
Parenting Mistakes | p. 47 |
Parents and Teenagers: Both Have Needs | p. 51 |
How Does Your Child Really Feel? | p. 55 |
What Does My Child Think? | p. 63 |
Are We To Blame? | p. 67 |
Why Use Drugs? | |
Reasons Why Teenagers Use Drugs | p. 71 |
To Feel Grown Up | p. 71 |
To Fit In | p. 72 |
Peer Pressure | p. 73 |
Experimentation and Curiosity | p. 74 |
Rebelliousness / Taking Risks/ Pushing Limits | p. 75 |
Negative Attention | p. 76 |
To Feel Good | p. 77 |
Why Some Children Are Already Susceptible | p. 77 |
Scientific Facts | p. 79 |
Circumstantial Reasons and Social Factors | p. 81 |
Communication & Boundaries | |
Communication Skills & Errors | p. 85 |
Communication Breakdown | p. 93 |
Confrontations | p. 95 |
Rule Making | p. 99 |
Rule Breaking | p. 101 |
Signs & Symptoms | |
Where Do Kids Get Drugs? | p. 107 |
Recognizing The Signs That Your Child May Be In Danger | p. 111 |
Problems Drug Use Can Cause | p. 117 |
The Effects Of Drug Use | p. 121 |
What If My Child Starts Using Drugs? | p. 125 |
How Drugs Are Used and What To Look For | |
Drug Preparation For Different Routes Of Administration, Drug Equipment, & Paraphernalia | p. 135 |
Drugs that are Swallowed | p. 137 |
Drugs that are Inhaled | p. 137 |
Drugs that are Snorted | p. 138 |
Drugs that are Smoked | p. 139 |
Drugs that are Injected | p. 142 |
Drug Profiles | |
Descriptions Of Commonly Abused Drugs | p. 147 |
Drugs and Paraphernalia Photos | p. 149 |
Narcotics | p. 166 |
Depressants | p. 173 |
Stimulants | p. 179 |
Hallucinogens, Designer Drugs & Club/Rave Drugs | p. 186 |
Steroids (Anabolic) | p. 198 |
Cannabinoids (Cannabis) | p. 201 |
Inhalants | p. 205 |
Alcohol | p. 208 |
Tobacco | p. 211 |
Afterword | p. 213 |
Drug Information Resources | p. 215 |
References | p. 227 |
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