Posts Tagged ‘secondhand drinking’
An Unsent Letter to Dad: the Impact of Secondhand Drinking on Children
Secondhand drinking – it’s as real as secondhand smoke. Its impact can be devastating to a child. The Impacts of Secondhand Drinking I’d like to share the words of a high school girl who wrote a letter to her alcoholic father, never mailed. It’s the rawness of her hurt, so many years into her life,…
Read MoreSecondhand Drinking – Understand, Treat and/or Prevent It and We Can Reduce Alcohol Abuse, Alcoholism and Underage Drinking
Secondhand Drinking is caused by another person’s drinking behaviors. If we understand the causes of drinking behaviors, we can prevent secondhand drinking. And, if we prevent secondhand drinking, we can reduce underage drinking, alcohol abuse and alcoholism. How? First is to Understand Drinking Behaviors These are the behaviors that a person exhibits when they drink…
Read MoreAddiction Recovery – Why All Does Not Seem Better When Your Loved One Stops Drinking
Addiction Recovery – why does it not “feel” better when a loved one finally stops drinking (or using drugs, if they’re a drug addict) and seeks help? Time and again readers and those I speak with express their concerns that “things” don’t feel better once the drinking (or drug use) stops. They worry that “this…
Read MoreThe Oprah Winfrey Show – The Diane Schuler Story
I watched The Oprah Winfrey Show – The Diane Schuler Story, yesterday, and I was struck on so many, many fronts, but the two I’m going to talk about in this post have nothing to do with the Diane Schuler Story. They relate to the portions of the show that followed that segment. [Beyond] The…
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