Recommended Reading
Below is a list of books and articles for more information about substance abuse and prevention.
Online Articles
Books
Online Articles
Casual Marijuana Use Linked to Brain Abnormalities
Drug Abuse Prevention Starts with Parents
Facing Addiction in America: The Surgeon General’s Spotlight on Opioids
Pain in the Nation Series Update: Alcohol, Drug and Suicide Deaths at Record Highs
‘Safe’ teen drinking? Here’s why parents shouldn’t facilitate it.
Teen drug abuse: Help your teen avoid drugs
The Facts on E-cigarette use Among Youth and Young Adults
Why is adolescence a critical time for preventing drug addiction?
Books
American Fix: Inside the Opioid Addiction Crisis-and How to End It
Ryan Hampton
Beautiful Boy: A Father’s Journey Through His Son’s Addiction
David Sheff
Dreamland: The True Tale of America’s Opiate Epidemic
Sam Quinones
Hey Kiddo: A Graphic Novel
Jarrett J. Krosoczka
High Price: A Neuroscientist’s Journey of Self-Discovery That Challenges Everything You Know About Drugs and Society
Carl Hart
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction
MD Gabor Mate & Peter A. Levine, Ph.D.
Unbroken Brain: A Revolutionary New Way of Understanding
Addiction
Maia Szalavitz