Addicted Child: Parent’s Guide to Adolescent Substance Abuse by Richard Capriola

Publisher:  Book Baby (November 24, 2020)
Category: Self-help, Parenting, Adolescence, Substance Abuse, Drug Dependency Recovery, & Non-Fiction
Tour dates: March-April, 2021
ISBN: 978-1-09832-728-1
Available in Print and ebook,  107 pages

Description Addicted Child by Richard Capriola

The Addicted Child is a resource for parents. It addresses adolescent substance abuse. Readers learn the extent of adolescent substance abuse in America, how drugs impact the teen brain, warning signs every family should know about, assessments and tests important for a comprehensive assessment and diagnosis, how eating disorders and self-injury can accompany substance abuse, how to recognize street drugs being used by teens, and resources to help identify treatment options.

Parents will learn from Richard Capriola, a mental health and addictions counselor, the importance of comprehensive assessments – and what to look for in a counselor to know you’re getting the right help.

My Thoughts Addicted Child by Richard Capriola

”The Addicted Child: A Parent’s Guide to Adolescent Substance Abuse,” is not just a self-help guide but a manual for helping the ones you love the most. If you begin to suspect that your child is addicted to drugs, it can be difficult to know where to turn next. Of course, you want to get help for your child, but where do you even start?

The author of this book, Richard Capriola wants to answer that question is a short, easy-to-read guide that will leave you with a plan of action and some peace of mind. Every page of this book contains valuable information that can help you get your child back on a better path and steer them away from an addiction.

Of course, young people are the most vulnerable to addiction. Between peer pressure and the fact that their brains are not yet done developing, it is easy for them to fall prey to a drug that might make them think they are better, stronger or cooler. In this book, Capriola, who is a mental health and addiction counselor, clearly outlines basic steps to take if you suspect that your child may be addicted to a drug.

From marijuana to harder drugs, there are so many different types of drugs to get addicted to and Capriola outlines every one in stunning detail that informs the reader while also making sure not to bore with too much information. This book is a simple and quick read for parents that might not have the time to delve into anything too long.

As a mostly retired social worker in adult mental health myself, I think that this book could be a light in the darkness to those that need it most and a helping hand to parents everywhere. Anyone can make bad decisions, but, as the book says, it doesn’t have to be a lifelong mistake.

I will certainly recommend ‘The Addicted Child’ to my colleagues who work with parents and children! I give it 5 stars.

I received the ebook for my honest opinion.

About Richard Capriola

Richard Capriola has been a mental health and addictions counselor for over two decades. He has been licensed in Illinois and Texas and has treated both adults and adolescents with substance abuse disorders.

Website: https://helptheaddictedchild.com/
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