alcoholism

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alcoholism

Inside a support group

help for teenage children of alcoholics
1997
Explains what Alateen is and how it can help teens with alcoholic parents.

Rules of the road

2000
Sixteen-year-old Jenna gets a job driving the elderly owner of a chain of successful shoe stores from Chicago to Texas to confront the son who is trying to force her to retire, and along the way Jenna hones her talents as a saleswoman and finds the strength to face her alcoholic father.

Parenting for prevention

how to raise a child to say no to alcohol/drugs : for parents, teachers, and other concerned adults
1988
A guide to help parents and counselors raise and teach children about the devasting effects of alcohol and drug abuse with emphasis on teaching prevention through life, social, and practical living skills.

Drinking and driving, now what?

2012
Discusses drinking and driving and its consequences, including the physical affects of alcohol, the legal ramifications, and the ways to take action against drunk driving.

A door near here

1998
Four siblings struggle to maintain a seminormal home life when their single mother's alcoholism becomes debilitating.

What happened to Lani Garver

2002
Sixteen-year-old Claire is unable to face her fears about a recurrence of her leukemia, her eating disorder, her need to fit in with the popular crowd on Hackett Island, and her mother's alcoholism until the enigmatic Lani Garver helps her get control of her life at the risk of his own.

Where it began

2012
After she is in a horrific car crash when drunk, Los Angeles high school student Gabriella Gardiner assumes she stole her rich boyfriend's car and smashed it into a tree, but she cannot remember anything about the events of the evening.

The year of my miraculous reappearance

2009
Thirteen-year-old Cynnie has had to deal with her mother's alcoholism and stream of boyfriends all her life, but when her grandparents take custody of her brother, who has Down syndrome, Cynnie becomes self-destructive and winds up in court-mandated Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.

Teenage alcoholism

2012
An exploration of teenage alcoholism that examines how serious the problem is, the dangers of teenage drinking, how it is treated, and what prevention methods seem to be the most effective.

I'll get there, it better be worth the trip

2010
While trying to cope with his alcoholic mother and absent father, a lonely New York City teenager develops a confusing crush on another boy.

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