Parents/Families

Janet is not only an activist, she is truly a "champion for newborns". This is because she worked as a neonatal nurse and had to treat newborns born a...

IIn 2002, Marianne Skolek Perez’s daughter Jill died at the age of 29 after being prescribed OxyContin for back pain. As a nurse employed at a large m...

Kathleen left her husband due to his heavy drinking, thinking this would protect her children. However, the cycle of alcohol abuse was repeated in he...

Branislav Jankic's story is not so much about his addiction as it is about him dealing with his mother's addiction to drugs and alcohol. When his mot...

Recently we had a father reach out on our Facebook page with the story of his son's addiction and treatment. We thought you would like to hear his st...

In today's episode Joanie and Jason talk about the K2 (spice) overdoses in Connecticut - 76 at one park all at virtually the same time. One of the da...

Professional drug interventionist Bobby Newman tells stories of his experiences in helping families and addicts make the ultimate decision-get treatme...

Angela's journey included Percocet, Oxycodone to handle a sports injury, then alcohol and heavier doses of painkillers. Her downward spiral as a mothe...

When friends and family members find out that a loved one is addicted, often - especially with parents - the first reaction is: What did I do wrong? ...

Rony grew up among the gangs in Miami. Introduced to drugs by his cousin, he rapidly moved from marijuana to heavier drugs. After a stint in the US ...

When people think of drug or alcohol addiction, often the addict is thought of as the victim. However, the real victim, in mancy cases, are those clo...

Zach started with marijuana at age 15 and eventually moved onto heavier street drugs. He also ended up on various psychiatric medications which cause...