Product Description
What to do when a teenager uses alcohol/drugs telling kids who are using alcohol or other drugs to just say no isn't enough; the adults in their lives need to take action. Written for parents, teachers, family doctors, mental health professionals, school guidance counselors, social workers, juvenile justice workers, clergy, and others concerned about children and young adults, choices & consequences describes a practical, proven step-by-step intervention system that anyone can use to stop a teens harmful involvement with alcohol and other drugs and start him or her on the road to a richer, fuller life.

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 5.0 based on 6 reviews)

"You sat on the burner, you sit on the blisters." by Judy Herzanek (Boulder, Colorado)

5 Stars
April 26, 2008
"This book describes a step by step process you can use to help stop a teenager's harmful involvement with chemicals. One of my favorite chapters is the one "You sat on the burner, you sit on the blisters." Another resource that is similar but directed more toward the families of those addicted is the book/DVD Why Don't They Just Quit? What families and friends need to know about addiction and recovery. Book: Why Don't They JUST QUIT? DVD: Why Don't They Just QUIT? DVD Roundtable Discussion: What families and friends need to know about addiction and recovery. Kindle Edition:Why Don't They Just Quit?

Excellent Resource for Parents with Teens by Samul L. Thacker (Austin, TX United States)

5 Stars
December 10, 2006
I bought this book and read it before talking to a drug counseler. This was the #1 book recommended by them. I found it extremely useful, and helpful in that I felt much more in control after understanding the issues that teens face when facing an addiction. I particularly found the stage of use/abuse outlined in the book to be exactly like what the professional abuse counselers used. Highly recommend!

Choices and Consequences by Warren P. Nichols (Edmond, Oklahoma)

5 Stars
November 14, 2006
This book tells you precisely how you can help and was selected by the board of directors for www.Parentshelpingparents.info as one of only two books recommended to our parents of teens. It describes a step-by-step process called intervention that you can use to stop a teenager's harmful involvement with chemicals. Warren Pat Nichols Founder Parents Helping Parents, Inc.

Great Book! by Cathy

5 Stars
July 17, 2005
This is truely an easy to read, step-by-step book. Explaining first the teenager's brain and thinking and what stresses a teenager has in their life, then going on to reasons for drug use, and practical, tangible ways to deal with it. This is a great book for any parent of a teenager to read, whether or not they have found their child trying drugs. It is a great "heads up" informative sourcebook. I esp liked the section on what special emotional needs that teens are looking to have fulfilled during adolescence. It is really helpful to read that as a parent of any teenager.

Author Survival Meditations for Parents of Teens by Pamela A. Lowell (Barrington RI)

5 Stars
December 16, 2004
It's so important for parents to DO SOMETHING when they discover their teen using alcohol or other drugs. This no-nonsense approach is one of the best I've seen, and I've been counseling for over 20 years.

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