Friday, June 23, 2017Crystal Meth - Not So Much the Underachiever
There is so much attention on opioids now with the deaths occurring on a regular basis, that crystal meth is being ignored. The problem is that the u...
Friday, June 16, 2017Csira's Story - Addicted at 20 and Her Road to Recovery
Csira became an addict at 20.She's not only clean now, but she's trained now in how to help others beat their addiction.This beautiful young woman's s...
Friday, June 9, 2017Drug Addiction is Not Discriminatory
Drug addicts are stereotyped as poor (and how you could be poor and do drugs is a mystery); illiterate and amoral. While morals may be an issue in tha...
Friday, June 2, 2017Saying No to Drugs - Are you Educating your Kids?
If there's one conversation you have to have with your children it is about drugs. It is about the prevalence of drugs in our society, and that it's ...
Saturday, May 27, 2017Enabling or Helping. There is a Difference.
An addict needs help, love and understanding. From family and friends in particular. But sometimes this well intentioned help results in enabling the ...
Friday, May 19, 2017Derek's Story - A Mother's Persistence Saved His Life
Derek started on pot at age 12. He was an athlete - a wrestler - and a good student. He progressed throughout his high school year to heroin via Perc...
Friday, May 12, 2017Are Synthetics Really a Solution? A Comment on Meth, Suboxone, and More
One current and growing approach and mentality and methodology for treating drug addiction is to substitute a "less dangerous" drug. Examples may be s...
Saturday, May 6, 2017When Help Fails
A standard 28 day rehab program often fails. It probably took years of scaling up to full on addiction for most people. However, 28 days is what in...
Friday, April 28, 2017Can Drug Rehab Cure Pain?
A large percentage of people addicted to drugs started on pain killers for some sort of pain. It is no secret that many drugs suppress and then exace...