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You're Not Alone When Your Child's on Drugs

By: Dr. John Vawter

Hit by a Ton of Bricks Book Image "You're Not Alone" started in 1999 as a forum of sharing and encouragement where ministry families could share their pain with their peers in a confidential, compassionate environment.

Transcripts of these conference presentations were the genesis of the book edited by John Vawter – "19 Stories of Hope, Love and Healing." Hit By a Ton of Bricks: You’re Not Alone When Your Child’s on Drugs can be ordered by clicking here to download an order form. It is also available through many Christian bookstores and traditional retailers. (NOTE: All proceeds from books obtained through this website go to help this ministry.)

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Table of Contents

Foreword

Section 1: Living with the Pain of Having an Addicted Child
1. Keeping Your Head above Water: Surviving the Turbulence of Drug Abuse in the Family.
2. Carrying On When Your Heart Is Broken
3. When Parenting is Painful, God is Faithful

Section 2: Persevering When Your Child is Addicted
4. Sudden Impact: Keeping Faith When Things Go Wrong
5. One Day at a Time

Section 3: Keeping Your Marriage Healthy When Your Kids Aren't
6. Four Principles for a Strong Marriage
7. Preserving Your Marriage When Times are Tough

Section 4: Defeating Denial that Your Child is Using Drugs
8. The Demons of Denial
9. Defeating Denial: Facing the Truth of Your Child's Addiction
10. Trusting God: Detaching from the Addict

Section 5: Understanding Your Child, the Addict
11. Dealing with an Addicted Loved One
12. Drugs: How They Work and What They Do
13. Dealing with Chemical Dependency in Our Family

Section 6: Listening to the Recovering Addicts
14. A Young Addict's Perspective
15. A Sober View after 20 Years of Drinking and Drugs
16. Putting Drug Use Behind You

Section 7: Hoping the Best for the Future
17. Persevering When You Feel Debilitated
18. Moving from Denial to Dependence on God
19. Recovery Parenting
20. Hope: The Last Word

Addendum #1
Eight Responses Many Parents Express
Grandparents to the Rescue

Addendum #2
Questions Parents Ask
Glossary

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