Hijacked - What's Wired to Take Over: A Teen's Guide Alcohol, Drugs, Screens, and Faith — Over Your Brain

Your brain is still under construction - and that's exactly what every industry in this book is counting on.Hijacked: A Teen's Guide to Alcohol, Drugs, Screens, and Faith - What's Wired to Take Over Your Brain is a real, unflinching guide for teenagers navigating the substances, screens, and pressures built to exploit a still-developing mind. Alcohol. Drugs. Pornography. Social media. Gaming. Money and materialism. Artificial intelligence and AI companion apps. The quiet pull of peer pressure. Each one gets the same honest treatment: The real science- what's actually happening in your brain and body, sourced from current research, not scare-tactic guesses.The real culture - how each one is marketed and sold to you, and what the sales pitch conveniently leaves out.The real faith - not a rulebook, but Scripture's own honest, sometimes surprising take on each struggle, woven through real biblical stories alongside the science and the culture.This isn't a book that tells you what you're "allowed" to do. God gave you free will - a real choice, not a leash - and this book exists to make sure that choice is an informed one, not a blind one.Written by a mother for her own children first, Hijacked doesn't sugarcoat, doesn't lecture, and doesn't pretend to have never made a mistake. It's the book the author wishes someone had handed her - straight, honest, and grounded in the belief that knowledge really is a form of protection.For teens ages 14-18, and the parents who love them. Companion volume to Rooted: Everything They Won't Tell You About Love, Worth, and Who You Are.