Growing Up Drug—Free:
A Parent's Guide to Prevention

1998

Table of Contents

• Chapter 1: How This Book Will Help You
  
  • Bad habits can start early
    
  • It could be your child
    
  • Why you shouldn't allow your children to smoke marijuana

• Chapter 2: Laying The Groundwork
  
  • Planning for togetherness
    
  • Making your position clear
    
  • What your own alcohol, tobacco, and drug use tells your children
    
  • What to say when your child asks, "Did you ever use drugs?"
    
  • A mother looks back
    
  • How grandparents can help raise drug-free children

• Chapter 3: Talking With Your Children Effectively
  
  • Teachable moments
    
  • When there's a family history of alcoholism or drug abuse
    
  • The drugs in your kitchen cabinet
    
  • Helping your child say "no" to drugs

• Chapter 4: Your Child's Perspective
  
  • Why a child uses drugs
    
  • What our culture tells children about drugs

• Chapter 5: How To Teach Your Child About Drugs
  
  • Preschoolers
    
  • Kindergarten through third grade (5 — 8 years old)
    
  • Grades four through six (9 — 11 years old)
    
  • Grades seven through nine (12 — 14 years old)
    
  • Grades ten through twelve(15 — 17 years old)
    
  • Questions children frequently ask about drugs
    
  • When your child enters middle school or junior high
    
  • Drug Myth vs. Reality
    
  • Medical marijuana update
    
  • Tobacco and teens: a bad combination
    
  • Five sons— many lessons

• Chapter 6: What To Do If You Think Your Child Might Be Using Drugs
  
  • Signs that your child might be using drugs
    
  • Acting on your suspicions
    
  • Addiction
    
  • Finding the right treatment
    
  • Addiction is a treatable disease
    
  • Advice from a teen in treatment
    
  • A family triumphs

• Chapter 7: Getting Involved And Staying Involved
  
  • Parent-school partnerships
    
  • Help from the community
    
  • Reclaiming our neighborhoods block by block
    
  • Parents supporting each other
    
  • What you can do

• Special Drugs and their Effects
  
  • Depressant and Stimulants
    
  • Stimulants (continued)
    
  • Stimulants (continued)
    
  • Opiates / Opiate-Like Drugs
    
  • Hallucinogens
    
  • Other Drugs
    

• Chapter 8: Where To Get Information And Help
  
  • Support groups
    
  • Information on drug prevention and treatment
    
  • Parent mobilization groups for drug prevention
    
  • Parenting websites
    
  • Recommended reading
    
  • Bibliography

• Acknowledgments

• Title Page