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Substance Abuse: Book List

 
                                                   Suggested 
Book                                                    Ages 
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THE ACCIDENT; by Todd Strasser; Dell, 1990                5+ 

I CAN SAY NO: A CHILD'S BOOK ABOUT DRUG ABUSE; 
by Doris Sanford; Multnomah Press, 1987                 6-11 

ALCOHOL: WHAT IT IS, WHAT IT DOES; by Judith 
Seixas; Greenwillow Books, 1981                          7-9 

FOCUS ON COCAINE AND CRACK; by Jeffery Shulman; 
Twenty-First Century Books, 1990                        7-10 

SAY NO AND KNOW WHY: KIDS LEARN ABOUT DRUGS; by 
Wendy Wax; Walker and Co., 1992                         7-10 

PEN PALS SERIES (several volumes of FACTS 
ABOUT ...); by Jeffrey Gunn; Knowledge Pub. Co., 
1990-1991                                               8-10 

LIVING WITH A PARENT WHO DRINKS TOO MUCH; by 
Judith Seixas; Greenwillow Books, 1979                  8-13 

WHAT GETTING DRUNK DOESN'T MAKE YOU; by Michael 
Jones; Crumb Elbow Pub., 1984                           8-13 

THE BERENSTAIN BEARS AND THE DRUG FREE ZONE; by 
Stan Berenstain; Random House, 1993 
(ISBN: 0679836128)                                      9-12 

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SMOKING; by 
Elizabeth Keyishian; Rosen Publishing Group, 
1997 (ISBN: 0823925854)                                 9-12 

KIDS AND DRINKING; by Anne Snyder; Comp Care, 
1977                                                    9-12 

WHY WOULD MATTHEW DO CRACK? by Henry Wenkart; 
Henry Wenkart, 1990                                     9-12 

SMOKING STINKS; by Kim Gosselin, Thom Buttner 
(illustrator); JayJo Books, 1998 
(ISBN: 0963944959)                                      9-12 

CRACK AND COCAINE; by Mary Turck; Macmillan, 
1990                                                   10-18 

GO ASK ALICE; by Anonymous; Avon, 1982                 11-18 

TAKING CHARGE OF MY MIND AND BODY: A GIRLS' 
GUIDE TO OUTSMARTING ALCOHOL, DRUGS, SMOKING, 
AND EATING PROBLEMS; by Gladys Folkers and 
Jeanne Engelmann, Marie Olofsdotter 
(illustrator); Free Spirit Pub., 1997 
(ISBN: 1575420155)                               Young Adult

MY NAME IS DAVY, I'M AN ALCOHOLIC; by Anne 
Snyder; NAL, 1986                                        12+ 

DRUG QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS; by Linda Schwartz; 
The Learning Works, 1989                               12-16 

THAT WAS THEN, THIS IS NOW; by S. E. Hinton; 
Dell, 1986                                             12-16 

KNOCK ON WOOD; by Rick Blechta; Castlefield 
Press, 1992                                            12-18 

WHAT YOU CAN BELIEVE ABOUT DRUGS; by Susan and 
Daniel Cohen; Dell, 1987                               12-18 

DANGER: COCAINE; by Ruth Chier; Powerkids 
Press, 1997 (ISBN: 0823923371)                           13+ 

DANGER: CRACK; by Ruth Chier; Powerkids Press, 
1997 (ISBN: 082392338X)                                  13+ 

DANGER: MARIJUANA; by Ruth Chier; Powerkids 
Press, 1997 (ISBN: 0823923355)                           13+ 

DINKY HOCKER SHOOTS SMACK; by M. E. Kerr; 
HarperCollins, 1982                                    13-18 

JAY'S JOURNAL; by Beatrice Sparks; Simon & 
Schuster, 1989                                         13-18 

THE LATE GREAT ME; by Sandra Scoppettone; 
Putnam, 1988                                           13-18 

WATERMELON IN A CUCUMBER PATCH; by G. I. Shaw; 
Joy Enterprises/Joy Books, 1994                        14-17 

ANGEL DUST BLUES; by Todd Strasser; Dell, 1981         14-18 

CHOOSE TO BE TOBACCO FREE: A GUIDE FOR PARENTS 
OF CHILDREN AGES 3 THROUGH 19; by Robert 
Schwebel; Newmarket Press, 1999 (ISBN: 155704368X)     Adult

CRACK, COCAINE, AND KIDS; by Waln Brown and 
Wendy Snyder; W. Gladden Foundation, 1989              Adult 

DRUGS AND KIDS: HOW PARENTS CAN KEEP THEM APART; 
by Gary L. Somdahl, Edward H. Maloney; Dimi 
Press, 1996 (ISBN: 0931625300)                         Adult

FAIL-SAFE PARENTING: A PERSONALIZED, FOOLPROOF 
PLAN TO PREVENT OR STOP YOUR CHILD'S ALCOHOL-
DRUG ABUSE...NOW!; by J. Stuart Rahrer; Pharos 
Consulting & Pubns., 1998 (ISBN: 1890897159)           Adult

HELPING YOUR CHEMICALLY DEPENDENT TEENAGER 
RECOVER: A GUIDE FOR PARENTS AND OTHER 
CONCERNED ADULTS; by Peter R. Cohen; Johnson 
Institute, 1992 (ISBN: 1562460153)                     Adult

HIJOS SANOS EN UN MUNDO INVADIDO POR LAS DROGAS; 
by William Mack Perkins and Nancy M. Perkins; 
Hazelden Educational Materials, 1994                 Spanish
(ISBN: 9683906397)                                     Adult

HOW TO COPE WITH A TEENAGE DRINKER: CHANGING 
ADOLESCENT ALCOHOL ABUSE; by Gary G. Forrest; 
Jason Aronson, 1997 (ISBN: 076570062X)                 Adult

KEEPING KIDS DRUG FREE: D.A.R.E. OFFICIAL 
PARENT'S GUIDE; by Glenn A. Levant; Thunder 
Bay Press, 1998 (ISBN: 1571456252)                     Adult

SAYING NO IS NOT ENOUGH: HELPING YOUR KIDS MAKE 
WISE DECISIONS ABOUT ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, AND OTHER 
DRUGS - A GUIDE FOR PARENTS; by Robert Schwebel;
Newmarket Press, 1998 (ISBN: 1557043183)               Adult

TEENAGERS, DRUGS, AND GROWING UP; by Gary 
Dudell; C. E. Mendez Foundation; 1990                  Adult 
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Compiled by Catherine Smith, MLS, medical librarian at the Family Health Library, The Children's Hospital, Denver, CO.
Copyright 1999 Clinical Reference Systems