#247: Getting Your Teen To Stop Or Decrease Their Substance Use
About this episode
This episode shares science-backed strategies to help motivate teens to change their relationship with substances without punitive measures.
In this episode, I'm sharing some of the most powerful, science-backed strategies you can use to help motivate your teen to change their relationship with substances — without the yelling, punishing, lecturing, or ultimatums that likely haven't been working. Drawing from the highly regarded book Beyond Addiction, I walk you through two of the most effective tools available to parents of teens struggling with drug or alcohol use: motivational interviewing and the CRAFT method (Community ...
People in this episode
Host: Ann Coleman, J.D.
Topics covered
- substance use
- teen motivation
- parenting strategies
- motivational interviewing
- CRAFT method
Keywords
- teen substance use
- parenting
- motivational interviewing
- CRAFT method
- drug use
- alcohol use
- teen health
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Beyond Addiction
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