"It was evident that the treatment program’s building was a place where miracles happen."

"Adolescence in my growing up period was truly “Happy Days,” the title of a TV show connotating the quality of this li…"

"Our own unresolved authority problems from our youth sometimes get transferred to our youthful patients, because we a…"

"Careful listening to current country and western and rock music with the help of an interpreter for coded phrases sho…"

"A certain group of adolescents evidence clear “druggie” behavior and attributes some time before they actually begin …"

"Finally, law enforcement needs to increase the consequences for kids found intoxicated or in possession of drugs. The…"

"Our teenage “druggies” are habituated to drugs rather than addicted. While beer and other alcoholic beverages are pre…"

"Drug-use is a terminal disease."

"Four out of five teenagers I talked with did not get “high” until the fourth, fifth, sixth, or seventh time that they…"

"If a child has an older sibling involved in an addiction, there is a 90 percent chance that he or she will get involv…"