Help for Families | Secondhand Drinking | Codependency
Drug Addiction – Not My Son | Part 1
Drug Addition – Not My Son is a common refrain. Parents can’t even imagine let alone consider their child may be developing (yes, developing) or have the brain disease of addiction. This is due in large part to society’s utter lack of understanding about the nature of this brain disease, the key risk factors contributing…
Read MoreStress and Addiction | Stress and Secondhand Drinking
Readers who follow this blog know how much I write about stress, stress and addiction | stress and secondhand drinking. It’s because of the way stress works in the brain, and it’s that which sets up the brain to adopt unhealthy coping patterns, such as substance misuse, which in turn can cause secondhand drinking, and for…
Read MoreAddicts Are People – 7 Stigmas That Must Be Silenced
I am excited to share today’s guest post by Angela Lambert on a topic that is near and dear to my heart and the hearts of my readers, namely the fact that addicts are people – people – people who have a disease. They are not their disease, just as someone with cancer is not…
Read MoreHow Painkillers are Fueling Drug Addiction Among Teens
The following guest post on why and how painkillers are fueling drug addiction among teens is provided by Gordon Dickler. Gordon Dickler is the Admissions Coordinator for Turning Point, a residential drug treatment program for men that “utilizes phased integration to fuse primary treatments and independent living.” Gordon has helped hundreds of families navigate the difficult…
Read More10 Reasons a Person Develops an Unhealthy Drinking Pattern
One of the biggest stumbling block for people to get around is the notion of drinking as either “normal” or “alcoholic.” For those who struggle with their drinking, fear of the label, “alcoholic,” or disbelief of the “alcoholism is a disease” concept or simply not understanding what it takes to lose control of one’s drinking,…
Read MoreDo You Have to Hit Bottom to Get Help for Alcoholism?
Does a person have to hit bottom to get help for alcoholism or …? A reader recently commented on one of my blog posts stating she agreed that alcoholism is a non-choice but questioned whether the disease is to blame for a person not getting help. I thought it was an excellent question as it also…
Read MoreLGBT Pride Movement – Lessons for the Addiction Recovery Movement?
This week-end, I am moved to ask, “Are there lessons for the Addiction Recovery Movement to be learned from the LGBT Pride Movement?” I ask because I live in the San Francisco Bay Area and this week-end is Pride Week-end. City Hall is lit up in pride colors. The annual Pink Triangle installation took place on…
Read MoreGet Ready, Get Set – Recovery Month 2014
The 25th Recovery Month celebration is just around the corner, and September will be here in no time. Why should we ALL care? Because 23 million people are living in Recovery – something of which most people are not aware. Because 23 million more struggle with the chronic, often relapsing brain disease of addiction of…
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