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Substance Abuse: Resource List

Books for Children

Ages 7 to 12

  • FOCUS ON COCAINE AND CRACK; by Jeffery Shulman; Twenty-First Century Books, 1990
  • SAY NO AND KNOW WHY: KIDS LEARN ABOUT DRUGS; by Wendy Wax; Walker and Co., 1992
  • THE BERENSTAIN BEARS AND THE DRUG FREE ZONE; by Stan Berenstain; Random House, 1993
  • EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SMOKING; by Elizabeth Keyishian; Rosen Publishing Group, 1997
  • SMOKING STINKS; by Kim Gosselin, Thom Buttner (illustrator); JayJo Books, 1998

Young Adult

  • DANGER: COCAINE; by Ruth Chier; Powerkids Press, 1997
  • DANGER: CRACK; by Ruth Chier; Powerkids Press, 1997
  • DANGER: MARIJUANA; by Ruth Chier; Powerkids Press, 1997
  • WATERMELON IN A CUCUMBER PATCH; by G. I. Shaw; Joy Enterprises/Joy Books, 1994
  • TAKING CHARGE OF MY MIND AND BODY: A GIRLS' GUIDE TO OUTSMARTING ALCOHOL, DRUGS, SMOKING, AND EATING PROBLEMS; by Gladys Folkers and Jeanne Engelmann, Marie Olofsdotter (illustrator); Free Spirit Pub., 1997

Books for Adults

  • CHOOSE TO BE TOBACCO FREE: A GUIDE FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN AGES 3 THROUGH 19; by Robert Schwebel; Newmarket Press, 1999
  • DRUGS, ALCOHOL, AND YOUR CHILDREN: WHAT EVERY PARENT NEEDS TO KNOW, rev. ed.; by Judith Seixas; Penguin Books, 1999
  • DRUGS AND KIDS: HOW PARENTS CAN KEEP THEM APART; by Gary L. Somdahl, Edward H. Maloney; Dimi Press, 1996
  • FAIL-SAFE PARENTING: A PERSONALIZED, FOOLPROOF PLAN TO PREVENT OR STOP YOUR CHILD'S ALCOHOL-DRUG ABUSE...NOW!; by J. Stuart Rahrer; Pharos Consulting & Pubns., 1998
  • GENERATION RISK: HOW TO PROTECT YOUR TEENAGER FROM SMOKING AND OTHER DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR; by Corky Newton; M. Evans, 2001
  • HOW TO COPE WITH A TEENAGE DRINKER: CHANGING ADOLESCENT ALCOHOL ABUSE; by Gary G. Forrest; Jason Aronson, 1997
  • HOW TO HELP YOUR KIDS CHOOSE TO BE TOBACCO-FREE: A GUIDE FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN AGES 3 THROUGH 19; by Robert Schwebel; Newmarket Press, 1999
  • KEEPING KIDS DRUG FREE: D.A.R.E. OFFICIAL PARENT'S GUIDE; by Glenn A. Levant; Thunder Bay Press, 1998
  • PARENTING 911: HOW TO SAFEGUARD AND RESCUE YOUR 10-TO 15-YEAR-OLD FROM SUBSTANCE ABUSE; by Charlene Giannetti; Broadway Books, 1999
  • SAYING NO IS NOT ENOUGH: HELPING YOUR KIDS MAKE WISE DECISIONS ABOUT ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, AND OTHER DRUGS - A GUIDE FOR PARENTS; by Robert Schwebel; Newmarket Press, 1998

Spanish

  • HIJOS SANOS EN UN MUNDO INVADIDO POR LAS DROGAS; by William Mack Perkins and Nancy M. Perkins; Hazelden Educational Materials, 1994

Other Resources

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
Alateen Program
1600 Corporate Landing Parkway
Virginia Beach, VA. 23454-5617
1-800-344-2666
Web site: http://www.al-anon.org/alateen.aspl

Narcotics Anonymous
PO Box 9999
Van Nuys, CA 91409
1-818-773-9999
Web site: http://www.na.org/index.asp

The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
P.O. Box 2345
Rockville, MD 20847-2345
1-800-729-6686
Web site: http://www.health.org/

National Inhalant Prevention Coalition
2904 Kerbey Lane
Austin, Texas 78703
1-800-269-4237
Web site: http://www.inhalants.org/

National Institute on Drug Abuse
National Institutes of Health
6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 5213
Bethesda, MD 20892-9561
301-443-1124
Web site: http://www.drugabuse.gov/NIDAHome.aspl


Compiled by Catherine Smith, MLS, medical librarian at the Family Health Library, The Children's Hospital, Denver, CO.
Published by McKesson Clinical Reference Systems.

This content is reviewed periodically and is subject to change as new health information becomes available. The information is intended to inform and educate and is not a replacement for medical evaluation, advice, diagnosis or treatment by a healthcare professional.

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