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Drugs and Your Parents - Chemical Dependence - Who Is At Risk?, Does Your Parent Have A Drug Problem? - What Can You Do?

S tacy's mother and Michael, her boyfriend, liked to stay out at a local bar for hours. Although Stacy hated being home alone, she sometimes thought it was better when they weren't there. At home, if they weren't yelling at each other, they were yelling at her. After school Stacy cleaned the house, picked up her younger brother from school, and cooked dinner. After all that, M…

Drugs and Your Parents - The Codependent Parent - Codependent Parents

R ita stared at the open book. She hadn't turned a page in the last thirty minutes. She heard her mother's complaints through the walls of her bedroom. Why did her father put up with it? Rita was tired of doing all the housework while her mother stayed in bed. “Nerves,” her father told Rita when she asked. At first she didn't mind helping out, but now it seemed l…

Drugs and Your Parents - Dealing with Your Dependent Parent - Things Not To Do, Things To Do - Taking Control

N ikki rushed into the room, frustrated and out of breath. She sat down in the group circle and began to explain, “I was already running late when I went out to my car this morning. I couldn't believe it when I saw that my father had parked right behind me after coming home drunk last night. I was so angry! How could he be so selfish? As I started to shake him awake, I thought about …

Drugs and Your Parents - Glossary Explaining New Words

Physical or emotional dependence on a substance, such as alcohol or other drugs.

Drugs and Your Parents - Introduction - Facts

M ike worried that his father would hurt his mother in a drunken rage. Danielle was embarrassed because everyone knew her mother got high and slept around. Tina refused to go back to school because the teachers knew her father and brother were arrested for selling cocaine. As a young person with a chemically dependent parent, you grow up fast. You are forced to take on more responsibilities than y…

Drugs and Your Parents - What's Going On in This House

M ark was proud to take his report card home. After failing three classes last semester, he had worked hard to earn all B's and C's. But instead of the praise he expected, Mark's father yelled at him for the two C's. Then his dad stormed out of the room carrying a half-empty bottle. Susan knew that her class needed her answer about the senior trip. She wanted to go, but…

Drugs and Your Parents - What's Going On Inside ME - Fear, Anger, Guilt, Shame - Loneliness

O h, how she hated it when they screamed at each other. Mandy lay on the bed with her head buried in the pillow. She knew the neighbors could hear her parents fighting. It was so embarrassing. What must they think? She was so afraid that one of her friends might come by the house and hear them. She would just die if they did. She never asked anyone over because she didn't know how her fathe…

Drugs and Your Parents - Where to Go for Help - IN CANADA

National Clearing House for Alcohol and Drug Information P.O.