Conversations About Drinking – Starter Tips for Parents of Soon-to-be College Freshman
Conversations about drinking with your soon-to-be college freshman or high school senior? Isn’t it way too late? Consider these conversation starters. These aren’t your typical conversation starters. These are rooted in a bit of the science behind drinking and its impacts on the brain — the kinds of conversations that allow you and your teen…
Read MoreCompassion Fatigue and Addiction Treatment Providers – The Cost of Caring
Compassion Fatigue and its impact on addiction treatment providers. The following is a guest post by Charlene Richard, B.S.W, M.S.W. Charlene is a registered Social Worker and Compassion Fatigue expert in Waterloo, Ontario. Having studied with The Traumatology Institute in Toronto, Ontario, in 2008, to become a Compassion Fatigue Specialist, she has since regularly provided…
Read MoreWho Really Pays the Price of Addiction?
Addiction – who really pays the price? The following is a guest post by Carolyn Hughes, a freelance writer with special interest in alcohol issues. Carolyn is currently writing The Hurt Healer, a novel based on her own experiences of abuse and alcoholism, and lives in Northern Ireland with her husband and their two daughters. She…
Read MoreRemembering Our Troops
Remembering our troops this Memorial Day. I was at a loss for how to express my feelings, today. “Thank you for giving your life to serve our country,” is not nearly enough, no matter how many other descriptive words I add. “How can I possibly express the depth and awe of my feelings behind those…
Read MoreMemorial Day Holiday DUIs — It Takes Far Fewer Drinks Than You’d Think
With today as the official start of the Memorial Day holiday week-end, I thought I’d use this post to share some of the science of how it is that a well-intended person gets a DUI. Of course the obvious answer is they chose to drink and drive. So the obvious question, then, is, “WHY?” The…
Read MoreAlcohol Abuse Prevention – SAMHSA’s Celebration
Today celebrates Alcohol Abuse Prevention as part of SAMHSA’s National Prevention Week. National Prevention Week is new annual health observance supported by SAMHSA that celebrates the work that community organizations and individuals do year-round to prevent substance abuse and promote mental, emotional, and behavioral well-being. Alcohol Abuse Prevention Resources Here are three resources to help you…
Read MoreHow To Find Your Joy When Your Loved One Has an Addiction
Finding joy in your life when a loved one has an addiction can be difficult. The following is a guest post by Cathy Taughinbaugh of TreatmentTalk.org. Cathy is the author of the book, “101 Natural Highs for an Amazing Drug Free Life,” and a gifted writer whose first-hand experience as the mother of a recovering drug…
Read MoreA Different Kind of Conversation About Underage Drinking
Broaching the topic of underage drinking with your teen — now that’s a conversation stopper! It’s that time of year — graduating high school seniors off to college in the fall, 19 year old college students home for the summer, and parents concerned about how to talk to them about drinking at this stage of the…
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