How to Raise a Drug-Free Kid: The Straight Dope for Parents
Every parent dreams of a healthy, productive and fulfilling future for their child. However, the sobering truth – and greatest threat to that future -- is that nearly every child in America will be offered drugs or alcohol before graduating high school.
Based on nearly two decades of research at The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA*) at Columbia University, and his experience as Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, CASA Founder and Chairman Joseph A. Califano, Jr. has written a comprehensive, straightforward, readable and usable guide to keeping kids drug free during their formative pre-teen, teen, and college years.
In HOW TO RAISE A DRUG-FREE KID, Califano expands on CASA’s two most important findings – the child who stays away from drugs, tobacco, and abusing alcohol until age 21 is virtually certain to steer clear of these substances forever, and teens who learn about the risks of drugs from their parents are much less likely to try them. The book also offers advice on many of the most daunting parenting topics, including:
When and how to talk to your kids about drugs and alcohol.
How to respond when your kid asks, “Did you ever try drugs?”
How to know when your child is most at risk.
How to prepare your teen for the freedoms and perils of college.
*The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University is neither affiliated with, nor sponsored by, the National Court Appointed Special Advocate Association (also known as "CASA") or any of its member organizations with the name of "CASA."
