Tool Kits Parents Should Have
The potent drug Fentanyl cannot be detected by sight, taste, smell or touch. Only 2 mg ( a pencil point) can kill your child. It is commonly found in heroin,…
Read MoreHow to Help Your Addicted Child and Yourself!
How To Help Your Addicted Child and Yourself! The Root of Addiction Is In the Brain When you find something pleasurable such as food, sex, a hobby, you brain releases…
Read MoreWeekly Emergency Dept. Visits for Suspected Suicide Attempts Rose 50.6% among 12 to 17 yr. Olds
What Is Causing Youth Mental Illness? We all have uttered out of desperation at least once in our lifetime, “I’m going to Kill Myself!” It may have been frustration with…
Read MoreOctober is National Recovery Month!
Why do we have it? The public needs to be educated. Last year, there were over 107,000 overdose deaths in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control. …
Read MoreYou Deserve A Break! Suggestions for Daily Living
You Deserve a Break! Suggestions for Daily Living What about the mental health of the sober parent? Don’t they also suffer anxiety and depression, low self-esteem while trying to “control”…
Read MoreWould You Know How to Reverse An Overdose?
Whether a drug overdose is intentional (suicide) or unintentional, it’s still an overdose. The Centers for Disease Control defines an unintentional death as “when no harm is intended. Unintentional drug…
Read MoreLooking in the Rear View Mirror of My Son’s Addiction
Since your child was born, you have tried to be a “good-enough” parent. This obligation, skill set includes comforting and reducing his “boo-boos” to lessen the hurt. When the child…
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 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 MoreHow Do You Find The Right Sober Living Home?
Transitional living or Sober Living Homes are very important after Inpatient Rehab when those with substance abuse disorders are very vulnerable to relapse. In order to ensure sobriety, the staff …
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