Let's Make a Contract: Getting Your Teen Through Substance Abuse

Are You in a Power Struggle with Your Teen Over Their Addiction?Substance abuse is a drama and a trauma for all involved. No one comes out a winner unless boundaries are set good choices are made and behavior modification practices are put to use. Lets Make a Contract: Getting Your Teen Through Substance Abuse provides step-by-step up-to-date techniques to help parents lead their teen out of the drug abyss.Its time to stop feeling like you are being held hostage.- Discover how to make enforceable consequences - Learn how not to provoke and make a bad situation worse - Open the doors to communication between you and your teen - Avoid problematic situations before they happen - Become skilled at making contracts with your teenThis book is a must-have for any parent guardian or caregiver who finds his or her child in deep trouble.NEW EDITION: Lets Make a Contract: Getting Your Teen Through Substance Abuse contains an updated introduction by the author which details the harrowing journey she took with her addicted son and a new highly researched chapter on the opiate/opioid pandemic that describes why teens are at particular risk.BONUS! All contracts in this book are available in electronic form to download modify and print.If your teen has an addiction this is an urgent read. -- Richard LaBelle PsyD Chair of Counseling at BoldlyMeHave you found yourself at a loss when faced with creating meaningful consequences for violations of agreements between you and your drug-induced teen? If youve lost hope or are on overwhelm this book is a promising life-saver not only for the addict but for everyone in the family. -- Lisa Larson Brainspotting Trainer and Director of Pacific Counseling and Trauma Center