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Addiction Proof Your Child
Stanton Peele, PhD, JD
In a world where binge drinking, recreational and prescription drug abuse, chronic overeating and anorexia, and Internet gambling and pornography are all too common among teens, it’s time to rethink conventional wisdom about addiction. We clearly need something more than “just say no.” This book is the alternative.

7 Tools to Beat Addiction
Stanton Peele, PhD, JD
7 Tools to Beat Addiction is a hands-on, practical guide to overcoming addiction of any kind. If you or a loved one is struggling with addiction, but do not think a 12-step or other formal treatment program is the right solution, this book can help.

Dirty: A Search for Answers Inside America's Teenage Drug Epidemic
Meredith Maran
Mother and award-winning journalist Meredith Maran takes us inside teenagers' hearts, minds, and central nervous systems to explore the causes and consequences of our nation's drug crisis.


Help at Any Cost: How the Troubled-Teen Industry Cons Parents and Hurts Kids
Maia Szalavitz
This investigative exposé examines the tough love form of addiction treatment for adolescents that relies on physical intimidation, humiliation and isolation. Maia Szalavitz has written an important and timely analysis that will change the way we look at rebellious teens and the people to whom we entrust them. The book also contains a thoughtfully compiled guide for parents, which details effective treatment alternatives.

Marijuana - What's a Parent to Believe?
Timmen Cermak, MD
Parents who are concerned that their teen may have a marijuana problem will benefit from learning about the latest facts, the known risks, and the divergent perspectives on marijuana.

The Trouble With Tough Love
Maia Szalavitz
In this opinion piece published in The Washington Post, Maia Szalavitz examines the dangers of tough love residential rehab programs.

Treating Teens: A Guide to Adolescent Drug Programs
Drug Strategies
Working with a team of nationally recognized experts, Drug Strategies prepared a comprehensive assessment of adolescent drug treatment. This guide, the first of its kind, will help parents, teachers, judges, counselors and other concerned adults make better choices about teen treatment.

Websites

Adolescent Addiction, HBO Series Addiction
The HBO Series Addiction discusses adolescent treatment.

From Grief to Action
From Grief To Action is a non-profit organization based in Canada that produces a Coping Kit, which contains tips for identifying signs of drug use, strategies for meeting day-to-day challenges, and answers to a variety of questions about drugs and addiction. It also includes contact numbers for further information and resources.

HelpAtAnyCost.com
Maia Szalavitz, author of Help at Any Cost: How the Troubled-Teen Industry Cons Parents and Hurts Kids, provides an extensive resource section examining adolescent treatment, including a section on finding help.

The Stanton Peele Addiction Website
Stanton Peele is a psychologist who has changed the addiction field. He has pioneered, among other things, the idea that addiction occurs with a range of experiences, and the harm reduction approach to addiction. His website contains much of his widely published writing, as well as his opinions and communications with people with addictive problems.