How to Raise a Drug-Free Kid: The Straight Dope for Parents
- ISBN-10
- 1476728437
- ISBN-13
- 9781476728438
- Category
- Family & Relationships
- Pages
- 432
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-09-09
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Author
- Joseph A. Califano
Description
Nearly every child will be offered drugs or alcohol before graduating high school. The good news is that a child who gets to age twenty-one without smoking, using drugs, or abusing alcohol is virtually certain never to do so ... and informed parents have the power to influence their kids to choose not to use. This give parents a realistic picture of the world their teens confront and the tools to help them get through adolescence healthy and drug free. Based on research at the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, this book answers the daunting questions parents across the country have repeatedly asked.
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