Presents a radical approach to understanding and harnessing the emotional forces that drive addictions, describing the factors all addictions share and suggesting a new way of treating the addict's disease.
When April Hunt moves to St. Simon Island, Georgia, to live with her father, a recovering alcoholic, she becomes involved with an illegal alien from El Salvador and learns about his life and country.
A teenage girl turns to Alcoholics Anonymous for help when she is struggling to accept the fact that she is an alcoholic and to overcome the problem that has turned her life into a nightmare.
Uses a real life story to look at some myths and facts about drugs and alcohol, and suggests ways to help yourself with abuse difficulties. Lists hotlines and organizations that help.
Unhappy at home, Nancy and her friend Katie adopt punk lifestyles and find relief in cutting themselves, until Nancy is forced to confront her problems.
