When drug addiction breaks a family apart, children can be left holding the pieces. This ground-breaking book can help them to know their legal rights, get support from siblings and elsewhere, understand drug abuse by parents, and more.
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From School Library Journal
Grade 5-9-- Through the story of seventh grade Jason, Seixas gives guidance on coping with a drug-abusing parent. Each chapter begins with an experience of Jason's that is followed by explanation and/or alternative courses of action. Emphasizing children's lack of blame in these circumstances, Seixas encourages them to confide in an understanding adult, just as Jason went to the school counselor. Topics discussed include what drug abuse is, how children are affected, how they can protect themselves, treatment of addicts and their families, the law, and what happens when families disintegrate. Jason's story has a hopeful ending, but Seixas makes it clear that this is not always the case. Books dealing with drug use, such as, Drug Use and Drug Abuse (Watts, 1986) by Geraldine Woods, concentrate on the effects of drugs and are written to prevent their use. This book presents realistic, honest advice to readers coping with a different type of drug situation, and should be readily available. --Martha Gordon, South Salem Library, NY
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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