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Part I |
Getting Acquainted With The Issue |
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1. |
Introduction |
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Drugs Are a Fact of Life |
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Drug Related Definitions |
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Part II |
Parents Discussion |
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Parents Responsibility |
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Preparing Your Child |
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Why Some Parents Evade Their Responsibility |
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Effective Parenting |
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Parenting Mistakes |
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Parents and Teenagers: Both Have Needs |
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How Does Your Child Really Feel? |
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What Does My Child Think? |
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Are We To Blame? |
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Part III |
Why Use Drugs? |
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Reasons Why Teenagers Use Drugs |
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To Feel Grown Up |
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To Fit In |
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Peer Pressure |
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Experimentation and Curiosity |
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Rebelliousness / Taking Risks/ Pushing Limits |
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Negative Attention |
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To Feel Good |
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Why Some Children Are Already Susceptible |
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Scientific Facts |
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Circumstantial Reasons and Social Factors |
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Part IV |
Communication and Boundaries |
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Communication Skills and Errors |
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Communication Breakdown |
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Confrontations |
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Rule Making |
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18. |
Rule Breaking |
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Part V |
Signs and Symptoms |
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Where Do Kids Get Drugs? |
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Recognizing The Signs That Your Child May Be In Danger |
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Problems Drug Use Can Cause |
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The Physiological and Psychological Effects Of Drug Use |
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What If My Child Starts Using Drugs? |
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Part VI |
How Drugs Are Used and What To Look For |
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Drug Preparation For Different Routes Of Administration, Drug Equipment,
and Paraphernalia |
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Drugs that are Swallowed |
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Drugs that are Inhaled |
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Drugs that are Snorted |
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Drugs that are Smoked |
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Drugs that are Injected |
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Appendix |
Drug Profiles |
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Descriptions Of Commonly Abused Drugs |
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Drugs and Paraphernalia Photographs |
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Narcotics |
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Depressants |
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Stimulants |
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Hallucinogens, Designer Drugs and Rave Drugs |
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Steroids (Anabolic) |
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Cannabinoids
(Cannabis) |
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Inhalants |
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Alcohol |
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Tobacco |
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Afterword
Drug Information Resources
Pertinent Comments
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