"DON'T LET YOUR KIDS KILL YOU... OR ANYONE ELSE"

The Author's Own Words About: Growing up with Mental Illness in My Family

Most studies on drug and alcohol addiction focus on the addict, not the grieving parents of the addict. DON’T LET YOUR KIDS KILL YOU, now in its third edition (with added chapters) is the first and only survival/recovery book on the market solely for parents suffering the verbal, emotional, financial-and often times—physical abuse of their addicted children (who can range from pre-teen to middle age and beyond).

DON’T LET YOUR KIDS KILL YOU is a powerful, well-proven, source of support that encourages parents to:

• Get out of denial and recognize that this is really happening

• Drop the misguided role of the self-sacrificing parent

• Disallow physical, verbal and financial abuse

• Set boundaries and stick with them

• Understand that by sharing their experiences rather than keeping this situation, they are doing something positive to quell a rarely addressed
   worldwide pandemic

Some of the comments on this book:

“A book of great merit,” Donna Hanover, ABC/TV, New York

“Every village and city in the world is rife with youths on drugs. This book helps parents deal with the epidemic,” Michael Van Staten, London Broadcasting/TV, London, England

“Needed!” Gene Burns, KGO (ABC) Radio, San Francisco, CA

“A Radical and compassionate self-help guide for parents whose children are addicted to drugs or alcohol,” Good Housekeeping Magazine, New York

“Offers parents the means to attain a healthy balance in their lives despite their children’s choices,” Publishers Weekly

“A book for our times if there ever was one,” BBC Home Counties Radio, London, England

“An important source for parents of addicts,” Tough Love, San Jose, CA.

“A wonderful book—it got us out of denial and saved our family,” Dick Wainwright, KSSK590 Radio, Honolulu, Hawai`i

“Rubin has written the ultimate survival handbook for parents whose children are out of control,” Beverly Creamer, Honolulu. Advertiser

“We were particularly interested in this book because it helps parents—we couldn’t find any other book that did that…” Maria Garcia-Mendoza, family therapist, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

“This much-needed, unique book offers help, compassion and forgiveness to the many parents with drug-addicted children. The author’s personal story is authoritative and his insight is life-affirming. At the core, this book is about preserving life.” Grainger Brown, licensed family counselor, Folsom, CA

“Wow, finally a book for parents of kids on drugs,” Dianne Thompson, WBBR Bloomberg Radio, New York

“Parents, listen up—here is the advice you’ve been looking for,” BBC radio, Leicester, England

“Undoubtedly the best information for parents of addicted teens that I have found,” Hermione Raven PhD., clinical psychiatrist, London, England

“Many will find this book helpful, with such chapters as Do You Really Think You Did This to Your Children?” Spokesman Review, Spokane, Washington

About Charles Rubin

Charles Rubin has been the subject of many TV interviews on CBS, NBC, ABC, FOX, and the BBC, as well as various family channels and hundreds of local TV and radio shows (152 interviews in 2009 alone). He is a Clio Award-winning writer and producer. His novels include Hard Sell and 4-F Blues: A Novel of WWII Hollywood. The concept for DON’T LET YOUR KIDS KILL YOU developed during the process of surviving his two children’s substance addictions. Rubin lectures regularly and hold workshops for parents, teachers, social workers and chemical abuse rehab personnel. Additionally, he is the president of the Inner Light Foundation in Petaluma, Ca, founded by his late wife, author Betty Bethards (The Dream Book—Symbols for Self Understanding which is the best selling book on dream analysis in the world). Rubin’s latest book I’ll Get Right Back to You and Other Annoyances published in October, 2010.