Addiction | Substance Use Disorders | Treatment
Teens and Marijuana Use – What Parents Should Do
Teens and marijuana use can be a slippery slope. Many teens believe that marijuana is safer than alcohol or other drugs. Many will say, “it is harmless because it is natural,” “it is not addictive,” or “it does not affect my thinking or my grades.” Some teens argue it’s safe because it can be prescribed…
Read MoreCodependency – Secondhand Drinking | Drugging Connection
Understanding the codependency – secondhand drinking | drugging connection offers an opportunity to reframe a confusing subject. In this reframing, we better help those coping with a loved one’s drinking or drug use behaviors seek the help they need for their own health’s sake. Codependency Explained The term “codependent” is often used in the world…
Read MoreHelp Families Navigate a Loved One’s 1st Year of Recovery
Help families navigate a loved one’s 1st year of recovery from addiction is critical to family members’ health and well-being. Just because their loved one started recovery is not going to take care of what happened to them. Why is this so important to understand? Nearly 100 million Americans and hundreds of millions more worldwide…
Read MoreChange your life – Change where you think
Change your life – change where you think. When I first read this concept, I had no idea what it meant. From where else would I think if not my brain? In time, however, I learned about concepts like brain wiring, mapping and development. I learned about the evolution of the human brain, and how…
Read MoreWhat is at the Core of Addiction
I am asked this question – What is at the Core of Addiction (aka Severe Substance Use Disorder)? – in some form or another, over and over and over, again. And typically, by the time a person is asking me, they are at their wits end. For they, like tens of millions of other Americans…
Read MoreCourage to Change for Recovery’s Sake
Courage to change for recovery’s sake. “What do you mean?,” you might ask. Followed by, “I have courage, and I’ve tried just about everything I know to do to change things. How in the heck do you think I’ve lasted this long in a marriage with an alcoholic?” (or some similar close relationship: parent, brother,…
Read MoreFirst Things First — When Recovery From Addiction Feels Overwhelmingly Difficult, Keep It Simple
Recovery from addiction. Just three words — Keep It Simple. Such a big meaning, such a confusing concept – especially for those living with the family disease of addiction. Questions swirl: What does a person do? How is it done? Can it possibly work? Where do I start? If it’s not me but my family…
Read MoreSecondhand Drinking: Society’s Problem
Secondhand drinking is society’s problem. Most of us are unaware (don’t notice) it exists in our workplaces, schools, families and communities. Most of us don’t know nearly 80 million Americans are directly affected, as are hundreds of millions more worldwide. This count doesn’t include those indirectly affected. As such, you or someone you know are…
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