Ohio Mom Injects Children with Heroin
Drug addict parents are never an easy thing to talk about. It is almost inevitably a touchy topic. People who regularly abuse illicit substances or have serious or even life-threatening addictions often don’t get cut much slack for their destructive habits pertaining to their kids, and with good reason considering they’re putting the lives of . . . . Continue Reading
May 17th Walk a Mile In The Addict’s Mom’s Shoes
Mom; she is the one who gave us life, and in turn gave us everything. Those of us blessed enough to have a mom sometimes forget the sacrifice and the strength it can take to be a mother, and we don’t always realize the things a mother goes through for her children. Maybe one thing . . . . Continue Reading
Fast Food Affects More Than Just Your Waistline
Fast Food Affects More Than Just Your Waistline You might have seen a post shared on Facebook that McDonald’s is getting rid of their famous Big Mac, as well as other popular menu items like their apple pie and even the ability to ‘super-size’ your meal. While it’s true that this billion-dollar fast food staple . . . . Continue Reading
Amazing Moment for Women this Year: Malala Yousafzai Receives Nobel Peace Prize
Pakistani education activist Malala Yousafzai, at 17 years old, is the youngest ever recipient of a Nobel Prize. She shared the honor with Kailash Satyarthi, an advocate for Indian children’s rights and an activist against child labor. Ms. Yousafzai and Mr. Satyarthi were jointly awarded the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize “for their struggle against the . . . . Continue Reading
How the Law Re-Victimizes Domestic Violence Victims
Being fortunate that I have never been a victim of domestic violence, I can’t say I ever really understood why battered women don’t just leave their abuser. And in the case of children being abused, too, I especially wanted to vilify the mothers who failed to protect the most innocent. But, it’s not a matter . . . . Continue Reading
7 Reasons Women Have a Harder Time Getting Sober Than Men
Women are the fastest growing segment for substance abuse and addiction in the United States. When you think about gender and population, women make up a little more than half of the world. Now consider this: addiction affects as many as one in three people. Therefore, you can see that a large population of struggling . . . . Continue Reading
Questions Parents of Addicts Ask: Part One
With so many young people out there who are struggling with substance abuse and addiction, of course there are thousands of parents of addicts with more questions than they know what to do with. These parents may have close to no clue what the disease of addiction means, what their children are going through, and . . . . Continue Reading
5 Reasons Your Loved One “Needs” to Come Right Back Home after Treatment, and What You Can Say in Response
When the people go to treatment, especially for the first time, it’s common that they feel a rush to get back home after completing their stay in an inpatient facility. Sometimes they feel a financial urgency, sometimes they get homesick, and sometimes they are just desperate to get back to their comfort zone. No matter . . . . Continue Reading
When do your kids become just another excuse?
There’s a distinction between motivation and reason regarding going to treatment and continuing a program of recovery, such as going to meetings. The motivation or motivations for getting and staying sober are generally things such as career/job, family, health, etc. But the reason must always be ‘you.’ People tend to put off getting help or, . . . . Continue Reading
Big Pharma and the Rise of ADHD
You always hear your grandparents talking about how “back in their day, when a kid had ADHD he was just considered hyper,” now-a-days that isn’t the case at all. When a child or any one has ADHD it is very common practice to start them on medication. Big Pharma is the nickname given to the . . . . Continue Reading