The addiction innoculation : raising healthy kids in a culture of dependence / Jessica Lahey.
A comprehensive reference for parents and educators explains the origins of substance abuse while offering advice for how to identify risk factors and take steps to prevent vulnerable teens from developing an addiction disorder.
Lahey was born into a family with a history of alcoholism and drug abuse; despite her desires to thwart her genetic legacy, she didn't find sobriety until her early forties. Now she provides a comprehensive resource parents and educators can use to prevent substance abuse in children. She presents strategies and practical tools that are age-appropriate and actionable. -- adapted from jacket.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780062883780
- ISBN: 006288378X
- Physical Description: viii, 323 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2021]
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-309) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Hi, my name is Jess, and I'm an alcoholic -- A long, strange trip: drugs, alcohol, and us -- Wired for risk: a primer on the adolescent brain -- Not my kid: who gets addicted, and why -- Tipping the scales of addiction: the protective factors that outweigh risk -- House rules: parenting for prevention -- We have to talk about it: starting the conversation -- Everyone's doing it: friendship, peer pressure, and substance abuse -- The ABC's of addiction prevention: best practices for schools -- Healthily ever after: preventing addiction in college and beyond -- Conclusion: Changing the ending. |
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Subject: | Substance abuse > United States > Prevention. Teenagers > Drug use > United States. Parenting > United States. Parent and teenager > United States. |
Genre: | Self-help publications. |
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- 7 of 7 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at North Kansas City.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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North Kansas City Public Library | 649.48 LAHEY 2021 (Text) | 0001002452173 | Nonfiction | Available | - |
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The Addiction Inoculation : Raising Healthy Kids in a Culture of Dependence
"The Addiction Inoculation is a vital look into best practices parenting. Writing as a teacher, a mother, and, as it happens, a recovering alcoholic, Lahey's stance is so compassionate, her advice so smart, any and all parents will benefit from her hard-won wisdom." --Peggy Orenstein, author of Girls & Sex and Boys & Sex In this supportive, life-saving resource, the New York Times bestselling author of The Gift of Failure helps parents and educators understand the roots of substance abuse and identify who is most at risk for addiction, and offers practical steps for prevention. Jessica Lahey was born into a family with a long history of alcoholism and drug abuse. Despite her desire to thwart her genetic legacy, she became an alcoholic and didn't find her way out until her early forties. Jessica has worked as a teacher in substance abuse programs for teens, and was determined to inoculate her two adolescent sons against their most dangerous inheritance. All children, regardless of their genetics, are at some risk for substance abuse. According to the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse, teen drug addiction is the nation's largest preventable and costly health problem. Despite the existence of proven preventive strategies, nine out of ten adults with substance use disorder report they began drinking and taking drugs before age eighteen. The Addiction Inoculation is a comprehensive resource parents and educators can use to prevent substance abuse in children. Based on research in child welfare, psychology, substance abuse, and developmental neuroscience, this essential guide provides evidence-based strategies and practical tools adults need to understand, support, and educate resilient, addiction-resistant children. The guidelines are age-appropriate and actionable--from navigating a child's risk for addiction, to interpreting signs of early abuse, to advice for broaching difficult conversations with children. The Addiction Inoculation is an empathetic, accessible resource for anyone who plays a vital role in children's lives--parents, teachers, coaches, or pediatricians--to help them raise kids who will grow up healthy, happy, and addiction-free.