A Hazelden Publishing classic created from real-world workshops with young people in recovery.
Part of the Shelly Marshall / Day By Day Recovery Resources network.
Real-world recovery guidance for young people -- developed through lived experience and used in treatment settings.
In the '60s, there were about 15 members (from 17 to 39) under the age of 40 who called themselves Denver Young People's. They ran 2 groups and became some of the first in the fellowship to open their rooms to the new flood of Hippies saying, "You are never too young to be an alcoholic."
Colorado's young people put together Hazelden's Classic Day By Day and conducted workshops to create Hazelden's Young Sober & Free . Denver's Young People were a driving force for the acceptance of young alcoholics and addicts in 12 Step programs and for the use of the phrase "clean and sober." The book has recently been updated for today's young person with a new chapter for the parent of the young addict/alcoholic.
You don't have to be a math genius to understand numbers. Here are some you should probably be familiar with.
If you are here looking for help for your son or daughter, you need facts, not platitudes.
The reality of addiction is that you didn't cause it, you can't control it, and you can't cure it.
However, you can stop enabling, learn what actually works for long-term recovery,
and become a "Sober Coach" for your child, shifting from crisis mode to a position of strength.
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