Help for Families | Secondhand Drinking | Codependency
Martin Preston Shares His Story of Addiction Recovery
It is my great pleasure to introduce Martin Preston, Founder of Port of Call, who has graciously agreed to share the story of his alcohol and cocaine addiction and the recovery journey he’s taken as today’s Face of Recovery. Why share? There is a great deal of confusion, stigma, shame and discrimination surrounding addiction and addiction treatment and…
Read MoreDrugged Driving is Impaired Driving
The following is a guest post submitted by a person who asked to remain anonymous but wanted to share their remorse and guilt for having injured a child while driving under the influence of drugs. Living with Guilt: How I Injured a Child Through Drugged Driving It all started with a headache. Several weeks before, my…
Read MoreA Mother’s Heartbreak | MaryBeth Cichocki
MaryBeth Chichocki asked me to share her letter to her son, Matt, who died of a drug overdose, in hopes her story and her blog, Mother’s Heartbreak.com, can help others whose child has a drug use problem. MaryBeth is determined to make a difference and has a meeting scheduled with the Governor of Delaware to talk…
Read MoreSharing the Family’s Side of the Disease of Addiction
Addiction affects approximately 23 million Americans. Those grappling with this chronic brain disease, in turn, affect some 120 million others – the parents, siblings, spouses, grandparents, aunts, uncles, children, in-laws, significant others and close friends of those who struggle. To raise awareness about the family side – not as a competition for which side has…
Read MoreCayla Clark Shares Her Story of Alcohol Addiction Recovery
It is my great pleasure to introduce Cayla Clark – today’s Face of Recovery, who has graciously agreed to share her story of her alcohol addiction and the recovery journey she’s taken. Why share? There is a great deal of confusion, stigma, shame and discrimination surrounding addiction and addiction treatment and recovery. Yet those who have the…
Read MoreEven Dogs Experience Secondhand Drinking
In a post I wrote for another website, I shared Budweiser’s 2014 drink responsibly PSA titled, “Friends are Waiting.” If you’ve watched this 1 minute PSA – along with the more than 22 million others who’ve viewed it on YouTube – you can appreciate how heartwarming it is. But as I shared in my other…
Read MoreAdverse Childhood Experiences – Dr. Nadine Burke Harris Revolutionizing Pediatric Medicine
Dr. Nadine Burke Harris’s TEDMED Talk on how childhood trauma – Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) – affects health across a lifetime is remarkable. I urge readers of this blog to view her 15 minute video because childhood trauma is one of the key risk factors for developing a substance use disorder. Revolutionizing Pediatric Medicine to Recognize…
Read MoreStephanie Brenner – Sharing Her Story of Heroin Addiction Recovery
It is my great pleasure to introduce Stephanie Brenner – today’s Face of Recovery, who has graciously agreed to share her story of her heroin addiction and the recovery journey she’s taken. Why share? There is a great deal of confusion, stigma, shame and discrimination surrounding addiction and addiction treatment and recovery. Yet those who have the…
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