children of drug addicts

Discusses the causes and dangers of chemical dependency, its effects on the family, and ways to get help in dealing with this problem.

When fifteen-year-old Lance Covington finds the abandoned baby of a drug addict, he is accused of kidnapping, and his mother Barbara looks for help from her old lover, Kent Harlan.

Describes drug addiction, its symptoms and manifestations; the effect of an addict on his or her family; how to handle the pressures of living with an addict; and how to get help.

The author, abandoned by her drug-addicted mother at the age of seven, describes her experiences growing up as a descendant of an upper-class white family with a long history in Hawaii, and discusses her attempts to locate her mother after she completely disappeared in 2002.

Use of crack, cocaine, alcohol, marijuana, and tobacco by pregnant women can cause serious long term problems for the baby. Drug habits of the father also affect children.

Case reports and explanatory text introduce the warning signs and possible manifestations of drug abuse by a parent and ways of coping with such a problem.

Examines the impact of drug abuse on families and the hope and joy of recovery.

Explores the causes and effects of codependency, the coping mechanisms that codependents adopt, and ways to break free from a codependent mentality.