Words Can Work: When Talking About Drugs

By Jeanne Blake

In this collection of poignant true stories young people tell how illegal drugs impacted their lives. They openly discuss opioids, marijuana and other drugs, addiction, and the benefits of making healthy choices. Leading mental health experts offer insight, strategies and the actual words to help young people and families start and continue potentially lifesaving conversations about drug use. Jeanne Blake, is a leadership communications coach and an award-winning medical journalist and communication specialist. She is an affiliated faculty member at the Division on Addiction at Harvard Medical School and an honorary trustee at McLean Hospital, Harvard’s largest mental health facility. Recommended for young people, parents and other caregivers. Learn more at www.BlakeWorks.com

• Language: English
• Publisher: Jeanne Blake
• Release date: Mar 2, 2020
• ISBN: 9780463109212

Jeanne Blake

Jeanne Blake is an executive coach, author, award-winning medical television journalist/news anchor, founder of Blake Works Inc. and the creator of Words Can Work. She has appeared on Oprah, the Today Show, CNN, and been featured on NPR and Bloomberg Radio.Leadership AdvisorJeanne provides executive leadership coaching, presentation coaching and media training. She is a trusted advisor to senior level executives seeking to enhance their leadership communication skills.Facilitator and ModeratorAs a result of the breadth of her experience as a medical journalist, and her successful track record in coaching leaders and emerging leaders, Jeanne is a featured keynote speaker and facilitator at events globally.Awards/RecognitionAs one of the first reporters in the country to report on HIV/AIDS, Jeanne earned the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Journalism Award. Americans for Democratic Action honored Jeanne for her "outstanding leadership in the field of healthcare."Civic LeadershipJeanne is a trustee of McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School's largest psychiatric facility and she is an affiliated faculty member at Harvard Medical School's Division on Addiction. Jeanne served as a member of the American Psychological Association's Task Force on the Sexualization of Girls and was a Kaiser Media Fellow in Health.Jeanne was facilitator for a series of National Football League-sponsored Town Hall meetings on concussions. These events were held across America and co-sponsored by The Satcher Health Leadership Institute, founded by former U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher, M.D.AuthorJeanne's first book, Risky Times: How to be AIDS-Smart and Stay Healthy (Workman), was featured on Oprah and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. A quarter million copies are in print in English, Spanish and Japanese. Jeanne contributed to AIDS: Prevention Through Education: A World View (Oxford Press).

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WORDS CAN WORK® When Talking About Drugs

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Table of Contents

About the Author

Note From the Author

Parents Take Action

Spiraling Into Addiction

Tug of War

Staying on Track

A Parent’s Plea

Chasing a High

Medicating Your Emotions

Think Before Using Drugs

Additional Resources

Contributors

Special Thanks

Endnotes

About the Author

Jeanne Blake is an executive coach, author, award-winning medical television journalist/news anchor, founder of Blake Works Inc. and creator of Words Can Work. She has appeared on Oprah, the Today Show, CNN, and been featured on NPR and Bloomberg Radio.

Leadership Advisor

Jeanne provides executive leadership coaching, presentation coaching and media training. She is a trusted advisor to senior level executives seeking to enhance their leadership and communication skills.

Facilitator and Moderator

As a result of breadth of her experience as a medical journalist, and her successful track record in coaching leaders and emerging leaders, Jeanne is a featured keynote speaker and at events globally.

Awards/Recognition

As one of the first reporters in the country to report on HIV/AIDS, Jeanne earned the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Journalism Award. Americans for Democratic Action honored Jeanne for her "outstanding leadership in the