Get Involved in the 2012 Election for Recovery!
Congress and state legislatures across the country are considering a host of misguided, ineffective, tax-wasting legislative proposals with regards to drug treatment, drug testing of citizens receiving social services and incarceration vs drug court… and don’t get me started on the lack of adequate medical benefits for those seeking recovery or help with Secondhand Drinking/Drugging……
Read MoreThe Second Step – The Fork in My Road and My Final Wager
The following is a guest post by Tim Cheney, who has been in long-term recovery for over 30 years, and shares his thoughts on the second step of AA. Tim is the co-founder and managing partner of Chooper’s Guide, a web-based treatment and information resource for addiction, and owns and operates an apple orchard in…
Read MoreThe Importance of Continuing Care in Addiction Treatment – Whitney Houston’s Story
The importance of continuing care in addiction treatment was sadly, starkly shown in Whitney Houston’s story. Her death is a reminder of the power of the chronic, often relapsing brain disease of addiction. It also points to the importance of developing a solid “Continuing Care Plan” to follow the acute detox/rehab treatment period in order…
Read MoreAn Adult Child of an Alcoholic Shares Her Story
Herself an adult child of an alcoholic, award-winning author of Goodbye America, passionate advocate for children of alcoholics and author of Supreme Sacrifice, Rita Malie, shares what it’s like in the following guest post. An Adult Child of an Alcoholic Shares Her Story by Rita Malie When I was born in the 1940’s, there was little…
Read MoreAre You a Child of an Alcoholic?
If you are a child of an alcoholic, you’ll want to read this post – even if you’re not convinced your parent is necessarily an alcoholic, but their drinking and the behaviors that result cause you pain. It is a guest post by Cathy Taughinbaugh, founder of TreatmentTalk.org, and author of the book, “101 Natural…
Read MoreHonoring Children of Alcoholics
Next week, February 12-18, SAMHSA and the National Association for Children of Alcoholics honor children of alcoholics: An estimated 25 percent of all children in the United States are affected by or exposed to a family alcohol problem. SAMHSA supports the National Association for Children of Alcoholics (NACoA) during its Children of Alcoholics (COA) Week. COA…
Read MoreWondering What to Do About a Loved One’s Substance Abuse?
Loved one’s substance abuse – does it have you worried? are you wondering what you can or should try to do? I get a lot of phone calls from people — especially family members — husbands, wives, siblings, parents — desperate for answers about what to do for a loved one with a substance abuse…
Read MoreSo How Does a Person Choose to Drink and Risk Getting a DUI?
Choose to drink and drive – how does a person do it?! This is a re-post of a 10-minute show that I did with Pen TV in which I shared the science and brain research that explains why a person may “choose” to drink and risk getting a DUI and why knowing this may stop a…
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