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Pub. Date
[2010], c2001
Language
English
Description
This program discusses the effects and repercussions of drug abuse physically and mentally and educates teens on the dangers of drug addiction. Subjects covered include the dangers of drug abuse; peer pressure and drug abuse; stimulant drugs and depressant drugs; physical and mental addiction; prescription drugs; the side effects of dangerous drugs; and where to turn for help with drug addiction. After viewing the program, students will have a better...
62) Cherry
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Cleveland, 2003. A young man is just a college freshman when he meets Emily. They share a passion for Edward Albee and ecstasy and fall hard and fast in love. But soon Emily has to move home to Elba, New York, and he flunks out of school and joins the army. Desperate to keep their relationship alive, they marry before he ships out to Iraq. But as an army medic, he is unprepared for the grisly reality that awaits him. His fellow soldiers smoke; they...
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Español
Description
"Los años salvajes de Ana Paola Sierra Arzuffi --narrados con un pulso honesto y vibrante-- van más allá de un simple recordatorio de que cual-quiera puede caer en el infierno de las drogas y el alcohol. Su crudo testimonio sobre la espiral descendente de las adicciones permite reflexionar acerca del tortuoso camino de la recuperación. De manera paralela, la historia de Ana refleja cómo las altas expectativas sociales chocan con la realidad que...
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"From Cat Marnell, 'New York's enfant terrible' (The Telegraph), a candid and darkly humorous memoir of prescription drug addiction and self-sabotage, set in the glamorous world of fashion magazines and downtown nightclubs. At twenty-six, Cat Marnell was an associate beauty editor at Lucky, one of the top fashion magazines in America--and that's all most people knew about her. But she hid a secret life. She was a prescription drug addict. She was...
Pub. Date
[2005], c2001
Language
English
Description
Set in the Canadian addiction treatment center of Edgewood, this program explores the private world of substance abuse rehabilitation through the eyes of six addicts and their families. Despite varied backgrounds, the goal of these patients is to turn their backs on substance dependence by facing their addiction and to arrive clean and sober to Cake Night, the monthly celebration of recovery. The impact of addiction on the family, the concept of dependency...
68) The fix 3
Author
Series
Fix novels volume 3
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Persia is drug free and has gotten her life back on track. Meanwhile, Chucky is determined to make Persia his again.
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"A suspense novel that also looks at the anatomy of a Philadelphia family rocked by the opioid crisis and the relationship between two sisters--one, suffering from addiction, who has suddenly gone missing amid a series of mysterious murders; the other a police officer who patrols the neighborhood from which she disappeared: a story about the formidable ties between place, family, and fate"--
Pub. Date
[2012], c1995
Language
English
Description
In early recovery, one is constantly trying to figure out what to do to remain healthy, sober, and clean to create a positive environment for oneself and others, especially for one's children. Learning new techniques to care for our children is always important. When we set and enforce rules for our children, our jobs as parents become a lot easier; children learn right from wrong and how to behave responsibly. Reassuming parental responsibility once...
Pub. Date
[2012], c1995
Language
English
Description
Early recovery is a time of change; one is constantly trying to figure out what to do to remain healthy, sober, and clean - to create a positive environment for oneself and others, especially for one's children. It is difficult to reestablish trust, but the first step is good communication skills. Reassuming parental responsibility once we achieve sobriety presents a dramatic change that our children may not welcome and we may be ill-equipped to handle....
Pub. Date
[2012], c1995
Language
English
Description
Dealing with angry children is enough to make any parent upset. Raising our voices only makes matters worse than they are. It is more effective to assess the issue: How serious is the situation? What can you, as a parent, do to ensure that your children are being listened to and heard? How can you step in without becoming angry yourself? Reassuming parental responsibility once we achieve sobriety presents a dramatic change that our children may not...
73) Run away
Author
Language
English
Description
"You've lost your daughter. She's addicted to drugs and to an abusive boyfriend. And she's made it clear that she doesn't want to be found. Then, by chance, you see her playing guitar in Central Park. But she's not the girl you remember. This woman is living on the edge, frightened, and clearly in trouble. You don't stop to think. You approach her, beg her to come home. She runs. And you do the only thing a parent can do: you follow her into a dark...
75) Hey, kiddo
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
In kindergarten, Jarrett Krosoczka's teacher asks him to draw his family, with a mommy and a daddy. But Jarrett's family is much more complicated than that. His mom is an addict, in and out of rehab, and in and out of Jarrett's life. His father is a mystery -- Jarrett doesn't know where to find him, or even what his name is. Jarrett lives with his grandparents -- two very loud, very loving, very opinionated people who had thought they were through...
Pub. Date
[2010], c2001
Language
English
Description
This program discusses the effects and consequences of drinking alcohol. Subjects covered include the effects of alcohol; the risks involved with alcohol; alcohol use and peer pressure; the long-term health risks involved with alcohol; the parts of the body responsible for breaking down alcohol; alcohol abuse and dependency; the warning signs of alcohol dependency; and organizations that help with alcohol abuse and dependency. Correlates to all applicable...
Series
Pub. Date
[2006], c2005
Language
English
Description
Car thief, heroin addict, drug dealer-how can a person escape a life like that? This ABC News program examines the life-changing friendship between Merrill "The Doctor" Jackson and the Rev. Joann Muller-the first, a criminal from the streets of Philadelphia; the second, a Christian minister determined to change him. Using intimate interviews and footage of crime-infested neighborhoods, the video describes the process through which Jackson realized...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Leaving Breezy Street is the account of a woman who had to make the best out of tough situations and limited options. A testimony on how the cycle of abuse can be perpetuated-but also broken. Proof of the transformation power of love between biological and chosen family. This is the raw truth of what American life can be like for so many people.
80) Discarded things
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
When the life of Grace Wyatt, an esteemed music professor, is disrupted by the tragic loss of her husband Eric, Grace retreats to substance abuse as a way to cope with her grief. Tossed out of her lavish academic world and finally at rock-bottom, Grace seeks help from a Christian recovery center.
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