drug addicts

A practical guide for parents of an addicted teen that shows them how to help themselves and understand that they are not to blame for their child's choices.

The author, who had a promising career in the publishing industry, recounts his descent into addiction and the odyssey of his two-month crack binge.

In this stark memoir, a follow-up to "Portrait of an Addict as a Young Man", literary agent and author Clegg describes his struggle to stay clean.

The author describes his nonmedical use of Vicodin, relating how he started to become addicted to it, how it affected his life and relationships, and his road to recovery, and provides insight into the lives of other people who have addiction problems with pain killers.

Discusses strategies that friends and family members may use to make a teen face up to his or her addiction and get support to overcome it.

Besides describing the effects of marijuana, this volume also provides information about drug testing, dependence and withdrawal, and finding help for treatment.

Describes the effects of ecstasy, explains why it is a dangerous drug and how it can lead to addiction, and discusses how to seek addiction help.

Amphetamines and stimulants are among the most popular, and consequently, most dangerous drugs today. With low prices and instant availability, these drugs have taken a strong hold with teens and young adults. This narrative is friendly and nonjudgmental while being explicit about the dangers and long-term consequences of using any of these drugs.