Virgil Miller Newton

"If his/her siblings and parents are not treated and he/she is strong enough to continue the recovery, a sibling will take up the “druggie” role."

"As the therapeutic relationship is established and progress occurs in problem areas, the therapist can "lead" and "push" the adolescent toward abstract reasoning skill."

"Second, I use inference from technical studies and theories in order to provide practical information for therapists. Those thoughts are several steps removed from scientific validity."

"These differences involve a tendency for more males to be at one end of the continuum on a specific cognitive ability, while the majority of females tend to be toward the other end of the continuum on…"

"Four out of five teenagers I talked with did not get “high” until the fourth, fifth, sixth, or seventh time that they tried alcohol and/pr pot."

"If a child has an older sibling involved in an addiction, there is a 90 percent chance that he or she will get involved too."

"Adolescence in my growing up period was truly “Happy Days,” the title of a TV show connotating the quality of this life period."

"A certain group of adolescents evidence clear “druggie” behavior and attributes some time before they actually begin drug use."