alcoholism

Discusses the issues surrounding drug and alcohol dependence, including the role of drugs and alcohol in society and how addiction is treated.

"Provides basic consumer health information for teens about drug use, abuse, and addiction, including facts about illegal drugs and the abuse of legally available substances found in over-the-counter medications; describes drug-related health risks and treatment for addiction. Includes index and resource information"--.

Seventeen-year-old Pattyn, the eldest daughter in a large Mormon family, is sent to her aunt's Nevada ranch for the summer, where she temporarily escapes her alcoholic, abusive father and finds love and acceptance, only to lose everything when she returns home.

Seventeen-year-old Carson Speier is bored of Billings, Montana, and resentful that he has to help his mother take care of his father, a dying alcoholic whom he has not seen in fourteen years--but then he meets Aisha, a beautiful African American girl who has run away from her own difficult family, and together they embark on a journey of discovery that may help them both come to terms with their lives.

Ivy has loved living with her best friend and being part of Prairie s lively, supportive family. But now Ivy s mom has taken her back, and the two are barely co-existing. Ivy tries to find solace in art, but her mother s public tantrums force Ivy to retreat further into herself. Fortunately some of the people who care most are able to pull Ivy out of her funk, and through the power of friendship and art, she slowly grows to understand that she can shape her own future.

Ivy despairs when she has to leave her best friend Prairie's home, where she has been living, to move back in with her alcoholic mother. When Ivy's mother's behavior reaches a tipping point, Ivy must summon her strength and inner reserves to make the decision that is best for herself.

Discusses techniques and varies tips that explain how to deal with the problem for the boss, friend or spouse of the alcoholic.

Discusses the dangers of drinking alcohol including its addictive properties, the challenges of treatment and recovery, and efforts to prevent their use and abuse.

Karl Shoemaker, starting his senior year in Lightsburg, Ohio, in 1973, vows to break out of the therapy group he has been forced to attend during school hours and become "normal.".

Describes the effect of alcohol on mind and body and directs those in jeopardy where to seek help.