If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Giving your child the gift of self-confidence is a good way to ensure he or she is strong enough to say “no†to drugs, despite peer pressure. If his or her relationship with you is open and honest, the [...]
You’re 17 years old, a senior in high school. You’re at your after-prom party, having the time of your life, when your best friend walks up and offers you a beer. You’d like to say yes…
STOP! Here are three good reasons that you should say NO:
1: It’s A Powerful Substance – alcohol is a [...]
Life can sometimes be overwhelming. Without a clear direction, you will most likely wander around the planet in a helpless state. You will not know what to do or when to do it. \
Without direction, you will almost get that promotion. You’ll almost follow through with a million dollar idea. You’ll [...]
Having a child who uses drugs is a nightmare many parents hope they don’t have to face. If you have just a little knowledge about drugs, you are one step along the way to ensuring your children stay drug-free. Experimental behavior is a characteristic of teenage-hood, but sometimes pushing the boundaries extends to taking drugs, [...]
For people who are recovering from drugs and alcohol, or for those are not addicted, but who have some tie to addiction through a family member, or just feel as if they may be slowly drifting down the wrong path, it’s essential to stay on top of your health now before things spiral out of [...]
The 12 Step Program began in 1935 as a recovery support group for alcoholics. There seem to be 12 Step “programs†for people addicted to just about everything:
A 12 Step program for email addicts
A 12 Step program for Blackberry addicts and their orphans
A 12 step program to achieving happiness
A 12-Step Program To Break America’s [...]
Alcohol and drug abuse on college campuses has increased according to a March 15th article in USA Today. It is almost a rite of passage for college students to use their newfound freedom on binge drinking, keg parties and experimental drugs. For some this creates embarrassing stories and fond memories. For others, however, it can [...]
Celebrities have always had the ability to grab our attention. They speak out politically, raise awareness for charities and of course promote their own careers. Recently, however, it is their personal behavior that seems to grab every headline on the newsstand.
Britney Spears checks in and out of rehab. Keith Urban, Lindsey Lohan, Jesse Metcalfe [...]
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has deemed April National Alcohol Awareness Month—but what does that mean exactly? Surely, we as a nation comprised of an estimated 120 million alcoholics are quite aware of alcohol.
The designation of an “Alcohol Awareness Month†provides people with a safe opportunity to talk about their problems [...]
A study published in the latest April edition of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research show that kids with ADHD are at higher risk of becoming alcoholics than those without.
Researchers believe that there are a few reasons why this may be the case including:
Impulsivity and distractibility
A history of school failure and behavioral problems
Parents of ADHD kids [...]
