Prevention | Intervention
Energy Drinks + Alcohol = ???
Energy drinks + alcohol – what’s the big deal? To answer that, please read the following guest post by Bill White, a licensed counselor and the founder and producer of chipur, a website and blog to help those with emotional and mental health disorders, as well as family members, significant others, friends, health care professionals,…
Read MoreSubstance Misuse and Its Impacts on the Family Business
Don Schwerzler, internationally recognized expert in family business dynamics and founder of the Family Business Institute, a multi-disciplined, full service resource for family-owned businesses formed in the early 1980s, conducted an interview with me on my latest book, Loved One In Treatment? Now What! In 2001, the Family Business Institute launched the website, Family Business…
Read MoreSubstance Misuse Among Older Adults
Substance misuse among older adults – whether that be alcohol abuse, drug abuse, alcoholism or addiction – is a bigger problem than most people think. And if they’re struggling, so are their family members, friends, and care givers struggling with how to help them. Help for Seniors With a Substance Abuse Problem and Their Families…
Read MoreChoosing Not To Drink
Choosing not to drink can be difficult – not because a person necessarily has trouble not drinking, but rather it’s because of the prodding, probing questions of peers, friends and family, such as: “Why aren’t you drinking?” “Come on, just have a beer.” “Let me pour you a glass of wine – one can’t hurt…
Read MoreChildren on RX Drugs Become Adults with Drug Addictions
Children on RX drugs become adults with drug addictions because addiction is a developmental brain disease and the misuse of drugs during brain development (ages 12-25) is a key risk factor for developing this disease. The following is a guest post by Leslie Botha, Marketing Director for Courage to Change Addiction Recovery Ranches, in which…
Read MorePreventing Suicide Among People Who Abuse Alcohol or Drugs
Preventing alcohol or drug abuse can be critical to preventing suicide, primarily because of the chemical and structural brain changes caused by substance abuse. These sorts of brain changes interrupt neural networks responsible for judgment, memory, emotion, logical thinking – the very areas of the brain a person needs in order to “think straight.” The…
Read MoreSecondhand Drinking | Secondhand Drugging (SHD)
Secondhand drinking, secondhand drugging – they’re as real as secondhand smoke. They are what happens to those who are on the receiving end of a person’s drinking or drug abuse behaviors. What is Secondhand Drinking | Secondhand Drugging (SHD) SHD refers to the negative impacts of a person’s drinking or drugging behaviors. It is what…
Read MoreConcerned About Your Child’s Drinking or Drug Use? Watch This!
Concerned about your child’s drinking or drug use is cause for alarm in and of itself. For if we are concerned, then likely there really is a problem. This may sound confusing, but think of it this way – something (whether it’s changed behaviors, changed friend groups, outrageous risk taking activities) is raising an alarm,…
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