Beyond the Yellow Brick Road: Our Children and Drugs
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| Rating | : | 4.40 (884 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0878632190 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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Jaffe, Professor of Psychiatry at Emory University School of Medicine"This powerful classic can help you save your kid's life." -- Og Mandino, Author of The Greatest Salesman in the World. "No one else I have met possess Meehan's understanding of adolescent drug abuse and how teenagers think and feel." -- Steven J
This powerful book guides readers through the psyche of these "fun machines" we call teenagers. With over 100,000 copies in print since publication, BYBR is a testament to Bob Meehan's unrivaled insight into teenagers and adolescent chemical abuse. The Revised edition contains new insight into Bob Meehan's journey since the initial release of the book, and updated perspectives and guidance for parenting and teenagers as the yellow brick road leads us into the 21st Century.. Additionally, the text offers parents practical advice about teens and drugs in a time of drug proliferation in society and the media, even what to look for in local drug programs and how to start a drug program. Written by Bob Meehan, the "Father of Drug Intervention," and first published in 1984 as an answer to the alarming dru
Get help now! mk This book and the programs associated with it can save you and your children's lives and sanity.I read the absolute dichotomy of reviews, for this is a strong, painful subject, but I can tell you from my own experience with a drug seeking, try anything, no sense, peer group worshipping teen, that the program works.Like many of the reviewers, after discovering the bitter truth of our son's addiction, it was a helter-s. I'm in the book but the story is told to fit Bobs BS My name is Jenny, I was in Freeway in the 1980.s and I'm in the book. My Story is told under the name Kim. Bob talks about me running off with a guy much older than I was at the age of 16. He says the man was a drug addict, Bob doesn't mention the truth about who the man was. The man was 33 named Steve and he did beat and rape me. Here's the part he left out. I met Steve at Freeway,Steve WAS A STAFF MEMBER. BOB MAKES. pkbjsmile said Concerned mother about Cornerstone. My son just joined a Cornerstone Recovery group in Texas. What connection does Meehan have with Cornerstone? These are scarey reviews on his book. I know Cornerstone recommends reading his book. What are they doing to these kids that make it sound like a cult? He does seem to not want to do drugs another;however, I don't want him to trade one addiction for another. Concerned Mom
. His books do not beckon the reader to buy subsequent books or tapes; they are self-contained self-treatment programs written in a conversational tone that makes them remarkably accessible. Further, Bob's books don't merely highlight problems, they offer practical solutions. In a world of spins and scams, Bob's approach is fresh and down to earth, because that is