Annotated+Bibliography

Meyers, Walter Dean, The beast. Broadway, New York: Scholastic Press, 2003 Print. Summary: This was a book about a teen that was trying to make his way out of the ghetto. He had to deal with his girlfriend and her problems and her different changes since he had been gone. She had began to take drugs and he was struggling to help her and himself all at the same time. Epstein, Bruce. //Drug Abuse?//. Michigan: Opposing Viewpoints, 2008. Print. Summary: This is about all of the different drugs involved in drug abuse and offers solutions. McCuen, Gary. //Teen Smoking//. Wisconsin: Gary McCuen Publicatuions inc., 1991. Print. Summary: Highlights teen smoking issues and links them to later abuse issues. Merino, Noel. //Underage Drinking//. Michigan: Cengage Learning, 2004. Print. Summary: This books shows the danger of underaged drinking and shows the adverse health effects.
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Understanding Your Teenagers Emotional Health ." //American Academy of Family Physicans// 15 November 2000: n. pag. Web. 18 Mar 2011. [] Summary: Often times parents feel shocked and overwhelmed if they find that out their teenager has been taking drugs and may not know how to respond or feel about this. This article helps the parents understand what their child is going through and how they feel. It gives advice to how parents should treat the situation and what they can do to help their child. Valkow, Nora. //Marijuana//. National Institute on Drug Abuse. Maryland: NIDA, 2010. Print. Summary: Displays statistics about percent of marijauna use in different age groups. This is the link to look at the article: Smmary: Researchers took a study to see just exactly what kind of students either used or has tried using marijuana. Studies show that it all varies depending on many different topics, such as if they are involved in sports,thier grade averages, employed or unemplyed, race, gender and many other things were taken into to consideration. Cite: Parker-Pope, Tara. "Marijuana use in Highschool." //New York Times// 10 March 2011. Web.
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"Teen Health." //Drugs//. Nemours, 1995-2001. Web. 24 Mar 2011. . Summary: Researchers did a study to show the outcome of teens who do drugs and teens who dont do drugs. Studies showed that teens who did drugs lost more chacnes then the non drug users. Teens who do drugs will find this very useful. However, if you dont do drugs this could be a good resource to show you the reasons not to start them. "Drug Abuse and Addication" < []>

Summary: This video disscusses the best ways for parents to respond to their kids if they are taking drugs. It debates whether parents should talk about their past experiences with drugs and if it benefits or encourages their child's drug use.
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 * "Hazelden: Parents, Teens and Addiction: Should You Talk About Your Drug Use?." //YouTube//. Web. 24 Mar 2011. **.


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