Don't Let Your Kids Kill You

A Guide for Parents of Drug and Alcohol Addicted Children

By: Charles Rubin

Narrated by: Tom Zingarelli

When kids turn to substance abuse, parents also become victims as they watch their children transform into irrational and antisocial individuals. This harrowing scenario finds parents buckling beneath the stress, often with catastrophic consequences: divorce, career upsets, breakdowns, and worse.

Don't Let Your Kids Kill You is a landmark work that dares to focus on the plight of the confused, distressed parent and not the erring child. It sets aside any preconceived ideas that parents are to blame for what is essentially a full-blown global crisis. Drawing on interviews with parents who have survived the heartbreak of kids on drugs, combined with his own experience, Charles Rubin provides practical advice on how parents can help themselves and their families by first attending to their own needs.

©2016 Charles Rubin (P)2016 Tantor

Critic reviews

"Offers parents the means to attain a healthy balance in their lives despite their children's choices." ( Publishers Weekly)

adult child of addiction

this book was very helpful with dealing with the disease of addiction helping me set some boundaries and taking care of me and how to help my child I do suggest that you read this book because I can identify with so much it would like he was telling my story overall great book

So relatable highly recommended

My therapist recommended this book to
me and I’m glad she did. As a parent of an addict the stories and feelings were so relatable in this book. I found myself
checking the boxes to those same emotions. As some one who has detached and set boundaries for my addicted son, I always found myself questioning if I’m doing the right thing. This book confirmed my husband and I
are. The recovery process will take time. To continue to work on me as that will be the best for all and that all I can do.
Thank you for writing your story. We are not alone.

Necessary

This was such a personal eye-opener. Everyone, whether having a child on drugs or working with addicts will benefit from this book. I am deeply encouraged. I would like to see an updated version, especially with the rise of the internet, the pandemic and the fentanyl crisis.

MUST READ!

If your child has a drug problem this book can save your sanity. Read it!

A rope to grasp for parents of addicted children

I was not prepared to deal with my child's addiction. I tried to do the right thing. I was flying by the seat of my pants and living in agony. I found hope, strength and respite in the help this book offers as well as knowing I am not alone... sadly I am not alone by a long shot. Hopefully addiction will soon be identified for the health crisis it is.