Beyond The Yellow Brick Road: Revised
by Bob Meehan, Performed by Clint Stonebraker
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Author: Bob Meehan, Performed by Clint StonebrakerEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Published)
Published: 2007-10-09
ISBN: 0970232721
Number of pages: 1
Publisher: Meek Publishing
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Summary: 5 Stars
This book and the programs associated with it can save you and your children's lives and sanity.
I read the absolute dichotomy of reviews, for this is a strong, painful subject, but I can tell you from my own experience with a drug seeking, try anything, no sense, peer group worshipping teen, that the program works.
Like many of the reviewers, after discovering the bitter truth of our son's addiction, it was a helter-skelter nightmare as we tried to lay down the law, to restrict his activities, monitor every move, send him off to numerous counselors, drug pushing pyschiatrists(our son loved the new drugs), family meetings, group sessions, pull him out of school, piss test him every minute, argue, argue, argue ad nauseum. Nothing worked. He'd shoplift and use anything. His 'buddies' would secretly drop dope off; he found ways even in the 'stalag' of our home to use and use and use.
Somehow we came across Cornerstone, and took a visit. We were greeted by a bunch of friendly kids outside, many smoking, and some longhaired, laidback, hippy-looking counselors. And a fairly costly program since the insurance wanted us to stay with all the other treatment programs and partial payments, full of failure or not. With reservations but desperate, we dove in.
Enthusiatic sobriety. The program is all encompassing. The kids are constantly busy with daily programs, nightly and weekend functions; we hardly ever saw him. They have tons of fun and groupie activities to replace the old thrills and 'loser' friends. It's a 12-step program with tons of support and love from successful, recovered teens and experienced parents and counselors who themselves were once 'druggies' and really know their stuff and the nature of the teen mind. The parents attend a 12-step as well and are a wealth of resources and aid.
No longer did we feel alone. There is a certain amount of recitivism, but at least now you have help from those who've survived it. Our son also went to "Step 2" near Phoenix for 45 days for those in deep do-do. He lived in a house with other troubled teens, out in horse country and desert, attended his programs, participated in activites without any direct contact with us at least none until near the end. Then we flew out to meet with him. He expressed his grief and apologies for what had happened to us, and truly, loved his experience of recovery.
The programs are basically based on Meehan's work. The book is very readable and helped us immensely. I don't know about Meehan as a potential saint or even a person, in general. All I know is that we got help when we were drowning, when all else failed, and now we have peace.
Will my son use again? I don't know. We're not helpless anymore; we have faith in God; we have knowledge and support, and my son has the foundation he needs to recover and prosper.
The negatives: a lot of the kids smoke, it's somewhat costly(money is relative), you rarely see them during the program(maybe that's a plus), and they really are into their groups. But this is nothing compared to the great rewards of dealing with a terrible epidemic in our society, and saving our children. I hope that helps. Good luck.
Summary of Beyond The Yellow Brick Road: Revised
The revised version of Bob Meehan's classic combines the easy-to-read style of a born counselor with the street-level insights of a man who knows where he came from -- and where teenagers might contemplate going. In clear and direct language he talks to parents about what their kids are thinking; what parents can do to help the family get through the most difficult times when a child is using, whether experimentally or regularly; and, most importantly, why their kids try drugs in the first place. Never accusatory in tone, but never allowing any of us -- parents or teens -- to forget our responsibilities to ourselves and our families, Beyond the Yellow Brick Road presents a hands-on approach to drug intervention and rehabilitation which parents will find a comprehensive resource for raising kids in a hard world.General Books
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