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There are a variety of reasons young people turn to drugs, and the impact of such behavior can often be devastating. Whether alcohol, marijuana, ecstasy, or the latest drug of choice, substance abuse among teens continues to be a concern. This disorder affects so many people in one way or another, not only the addicted individual but also his or her family members and friends.
In Substance Abuse: The Ultimate Teen Guide, Sheri Mabry Bestor looks at the various reasons why young people experiment with drugs and alcoholand the consequences of doing so. Written to help young adults and those close to them understand substance abuse disorder, this book is full of important and practical information from various experts. In addition to facts, statistics, and advice, this book also provides insights from real peopleteen addicts and otherswho have been affected by substance abuse.
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Series Editor: Arlene Hirschfelder
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Substance Abuse
The Ultimate Teen Guide
Sheri Mabry Bestor
It Happened to Me, No. 36
THE SCARECROW PRESS, INC.
Lanham Toronto Plymouth, UK
2013
Published by Scarecrow Press, Inc.
A wholly owned subsidiary of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc.
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Copyright 2013 by Scarecrow Press, Inc.
All rights reserved . No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without written permission from the publisher, except by a reviewer who may quote passages in a review.
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Information Available
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Bestor, Sheri L. M.
Substance abuse : the ultimate teen guide / Sheri Mabry Bestor.
pages cm. (It happened to me ; No. 36)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-8108-8558-5 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN 978-0-8108-8559-2 (ebook) 1. Substance abuseJuvenile literature. 2. TeenagersSubstance useJuvenile literature. I. Title.
HV4999.Y68B47 2013
613.8dc23
2013011091
The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information SciencesPermanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI/NISO Z39.48-1992. Printed in the United States of America
For You, who went through this, and for Those, too, who went through this with you.
For Whitnie, Kaiti, and Hailie... three teenagers whose brilliant light I see clearly.
Namaste.
Contents
Disclaimer
While one of the intentions I had for writing this book was to help people understand substance abuse disorders to then move toward abolishing the stigma associated, still, at the time of the books first printing, judgment continued to surround those who are associated with this disease.
For this reason, many of the contributors in this book have chosen to change their name or other slight details to protect themselves and their families with privacy. Though slight details may have changed, their stories remain the same. Their truth is what I want you to read.
The topic of substance abuse, like most researched topics, continually pre-sents new and updated theories and data. That said, I ask you to consider the concepts of the book and the value they may have in giving you new insights and new perspectives. By the time you are reading these words, some of the statistics in this book will already be outdated. The reasons behind providing the data, however, remain.
Thank you.
Note from the Author
If we wonder often, the gift of knowledge will come.Arapaho
While I was writing this book, when people would find out what the title was, a typical question they would ask me was, Why did you choose this topic?
It was a fair enough question, and my answers were pretty much the same:
I found out the editor was looking for an author to write on this topic, so I submitted a proposal.
I have always had a desire to offer something to help teens in the exciting yet oftentimes challenging transition into adulthood.
I am a writer, and this was an opportunity to write.
While those reasons are definitely true, I left out one of the most important reasons I wrote on this topic. But I want to tell you .
I grew up not understanding substance abuse. I remember the feelings that I had around people who had drug or alcohol problems. Out of naivety, I judged them in ways that benefitted no one.
And then, as I began growing up, little by little, I started to realize that someone in my life might have a problem with substance abuse. At first I denied. And then other people close to this person and I denied together. But eventually, we realized we couldnt keep pretending we didnt see. Along the path of addiction this person almost died. Watching this was like being behind a glass wall, witnessing someone you love suffer; being so close, yet not being able to reach out and help.
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