Prevention | Intervention
Workplace At-risk Drinking and Secondhand Drinking Prevention Programs
Workplace At-risk Drinking and Secondhand Drinking Prevention Programs – why the workplace? and what business is a person’s off-site drinking and/or secondhand drinking to the workplace? The workplace offers a unique opportunity for at-risk drinking and secondhand drinking prevention because most people intersect with the workplace at some time in their lives. Businesses, agencies and non-profits…
Read MoreThe War on Drugs – It’s Not Working
The War on Drugs as we know it, today, “officially” began in 1973 when with passage of New York’s strict sentencing guidelines “known as the ‘Rockefeller drug laws’ — after their champion, Gov. Nelson Rockefeller — that put even low-level criminals behind bars for decades,” according to Brian Mann’s NPR story, today, “The Drug Laws…
Read MorePrescription Drug Abuse – They’re Everywhere!
Prescription drug abuse – especially among young people – is rampant given the rise in availability of prescription drugs. [NIDA provides a website on prescription drugs written especially for teens: Facts on Prescription Drugs.] The following is a guest post by Hyrum Taffer, a freelance writer on drug addiction and recovery issues for DrugRehab.org. Through…
Read MoreWhen a Loved One Drinks Too Much
When a loved one drinks too much, the world can get pretty upside down. The very thought that there are actually things we can do to feel better can be so difficult to hope for, let alone believe. This is especially the case if a person has been grappling with a loved one’s drinking behaviors…
Read MoreBipolar Disorder – Dr. Fred Von Gunten Shares His Experiences and Successes
Bipolar disorder is a mental illness. Like all mental illnesses, it changes the way the brain works, which in turn changes the way a person thinks, feels and behaves. Often these brain changes cause the person with bipolar disorder to use and/or abuse alcohol or drugs – an effort sometimes referred to as “self-medicating.” Mental…
Read MoreChanging Drinking Habits – 6 Things to Know
Changing Drinking Habits – is it possible to reduce how much you drink but still continue drinking? Or if you drink too much are you an alcoholic? Sometimes the holidays bring on the excess – whether it’s food or baked goods, candy or alcohol, staying up too late or not getting enough exercise. And, often…
Read MoreNew Years’ Resolutions – 5 Tips on How to Keep Them
New Years’ Resolutions – we often make them but within weeks are having a hard time following through. Darlene Lancer shares 5 tips for keeping yours this year, but first, a bit about Darlene. Darlene Lancer is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and author of How To Speak Your Mind – Become Assertive and…
Read MoreAlcohol Abuse | Drug Abuse – Is a Family Member or Friend’s Substance Abuse Ruining Your Holidays?
Alcohol abuse | drug abuse – Tis the season, I’m afraid. Based on the outreach I receive from Thanksgiving through the New Year, year after year, the holidays are often the time when family members and friends have extended periods of time with a loved one who abuses drugs or alcohol. This means extended periods…
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