Substance Abuse

Wise Highs: How to Thrill, Chill, & Get Away from It All Without Alcohol or Other Drugs

The best-selling author of How Rude! describes more than 150 ways to feel really, really good-naturally, safely, and creatively. From breathing and meditation to exercise and sports, gardening, music, and games, these are "highs" that can change teens' lives without leaving them dull, burned out, or hung over. Formerly titled HIGHS! Includes updated resources.

The Best You Can Be: A Teen's Guide To Fitness And Nutrition (Science of Health Youth and Well Being)

Do you ever wish you were stronger...thinner...more athletic...healthier? Most of us would change at least one thing about ourselves if we could. But real health and happiness aren't dependent on matching yourself against the unrealistic ideals of a model-thin body or a pumped-up body builder's bulging muscles. Instead, fitness and good nutrition are the two factors that can lead to physical and emotional health. When you were younger, your parents told you what to eat. They probably encouraged you to eat the foods that would provide you with the various nutrients you needed to grow. They may have also encouraged you to get regular exercise. But you're older now. You've begun to make your own decisions about what you eat and how active you are. Learning what your body needs to be healthy is an important part of becoming a responsible adult. Taking care of yourself makes sense if you want to be happy and enjoy life. This book will tell you how to be the best you can be!

I Know the World's Worst Secret: A Child's Book about Living with an Alcoholic Parent (Hurts of Childhood Series)

Elizabeth, the daughter of an alcoholic mother, tries to carry the burden of taking care of the family. Includes guidelines for adults to help children of alcoholics.

Smoking (My Health)

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Explains exactly how smoking harms the body and how to break the habit, or avoid it altogether.

Fighter Planes (Pull Ahead Books)

Drugs Explained: The Real Deal on Alcohol, Pot, Ecstasy, and More (Sunscreen)

Sunscreen(tm): A series that offers good advice in an appealing, portable package

Combining the diary of a girl tempted by drugs and sections of factual information, this is a frank look at the most prevalent drugs and the social situations in which young people might be invited to use them. Without being preachy, this book answers teens' and preteens' questions about what drugs really do, how to say no, and how to help a friend in trouble.

Vicodin, OxyContin, and Other Pain Relievers (Junior Drug Awareness)

Modern medicine provides more help than ever before for people suffering from severe or chronic pain. In recent years, the marketing, prescription, and use of opioid painkillers has skyrocketed. While providing much-needed relief to millions, these narcotics have also become the most problematic prescription medications in the country, found at the center of historical numbers of addiction and abuse cases, medical emergencies, and crime waves. "Vicodin, OxyContin, and Other Pain Relievers" gives readers the inside story on this newly notorious class of drugs and offers suggestions to help people affected negatively by abuse of these drugs.

True Confessions: Real Stories About Drinking and Drugs (Scholastic Choices)

When life throws a curveball at teens and tweens, point them in the direction of Scholastic Choices - the hip guide to life that tackles the tough challenges kids face every day with cool quizzes, real-life stories, and practical advice about what hurts and what helps.

Alcohol = Busted!

When Your Parent Drinks Too Much: A Book for Teenagers

A self-help guide for teenagers with alcoholic parents, discussing alcoholism, methods of dealing with it, and where to go for help.