How To Manage Stress
April is National Stress Awareness Month. Boy, as children get older, they face stress because of academics, family dynamics, extra -curricular pressures and social media influences, sometimes simultaneously. In a…
Read MoreLooking Beyond The Peephole of Addiction
There are many books about addiction. Some are written by mothers who give you a glance into their private world of what it’s like having a daughter who is NOT…
Read MoreTikTok: Know What Your Kids Are Watching!
In 2021, the social video app TikTok had approximately 78.7 million users in the U.S. Launched in 2016 under the former name musical.ly, Tik-Tok’s users are largely Generation Z, born…
Read MoreDoes Abstinence = Recovery?
One out of every ten American adults consider themselves to be in recovery from alcohol or drug problems. Partnership at DrugFree.org. Yet, the definition of recovery differs among individuals as…
Read More“People, Places, and Things” to Avoid During the Holidays
Families will be reuniting for the holidays soon. How will it be different after the Covoid pandemic? No longer isolated, how will this family time be different from last year?…
Read MoreThe Most Widely Available In-Your-Face Drug: Alcohol
Last October, a study released by University of Michigan researchers reported that nearly one in five Americans turned to “heavy drinking” to cope with the pandemic Covid-19. While the liquor…
Read MoreWhy Can’t Fentanyl Strips Be Available Everywhere?
93,000 people died due to drug overdoses last year. That figure is 21,000 more than in 2019. The drug most responsible for these deaths is a synthetic opioid fentanyl. Fifty…
Read MoreIt all Started with Pain Killers!
“It all started with pain Killers” If your child had a sports injury in the 90’s and was given a new “miracle” drug for pain called Oxycontin, developed in the…
Read MoreFounder of “Moms of Adult Addicts, Moms Thriving Together” Shares Tips During Nat’l Recovery Month
Pamela Evans, started a Facebook group called “Moms of Adult Addicts, Moms Thriving Together.” This group, formed in 2019, now has 11.4 K members. There is obviously a need for…
Read MoreGetting the Best Treatment? Not if your child Feels Stigmatized
Parents want the best treatment for their children who have substance abuse disorders yet only 18% of those who misuse drugs, including alcohol, receive treatment for their addiction, according to…
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