Addiction | Substance Use Disorders | Treatment
Codependent Children – What Can Parents Do?
Codependent children — one of the tragic outcomes in families with untreated, undiagnosed, unhealthily discussed substance abuse and/ addiction. Darlene Lancer shares valuable information to help parents help their children avoid growing up to be codependent. But first, a bit about Darlene… Darlene Lancer is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and author of Codependency…
Read MoreAddiction Impacts Lives of Millions and Costs Billions
Addiction is so deeply shrouded in secrecy, discrimination and shame in America [and I cite America for the sake of the statistics used, however similar realities exist around the world] that the lives of over one-half the population are affected and the economic costs exceed one-half trillion dollars. It was for this reason that I…
Read MoreAddiction Treatment – Using the Body to Heal the Mind
Addiction treatment – there is no one nor “right” way to treat the disease of addiction. The following is a guest post by Herby Bell, a practicing chiropractor for over 30 years. He has studied and practiced mind-body-spirit fitness and wellness protocols for three decades. As a candidate for diplomate status with The American College of…
Read MoreAddiction Recovery – One Step at a Time
Addiction recovery – taking it one step at a time reduces the fear and worry over whether it can really be done. The following is a guest post by Hyrum Taffer, a freelance writer on drug addiction and recovery issues. Through both personal and family experience, Hyrum has seen the reality of drug addiction. With…
Read MoreSuicide, Mental Illness, Drugs and Alcohol
Suicide. More than 34,000 suicides occurred in the U.S. This is the equivalent of 94 suicides per day; one suicide every 15 minutes or 11.26 suicides per 100,000 population. [CDC, Suicide: At a Glance, PDF in The Spotlight box] Suicide is the second leading cause of death among 25-34 year olds and the third leading…
Read MoreRecovery Resentment
Recovery resentment – the reason you still feel angry, lonely, hurt, and raw when your loved one is finally in recovery. Author Carolyn Hughes explains. 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…
Read MoreSo What is Codependency?
Codependency – so what is it? This was a very difficult concept for me to grasp. And for the longest time (like almost 4 decades as of 2003), I didn’t even try because I didn’t think it had anything to do with me. But for those of you who’ve read my latest book, 10th Anniversary…
Read MoreThe Dance of the Family Disease of Addiction
Addiction (whether to drugs or alcohol) affects everyone in the family, which is why it’s commonly referred to as a “family disease” — the family disease of addiction. It causes members of a family to develop coping methods that help them interact with one another because no one really knows , understands and/or is willing…
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