Anyone who has lived with an addict can attest to the fact that people who are living as drug addicts or alcoholics frequently tell lies. The longer that the person is an addict, the more he or she will be likely to become surrounded by a complex web of lies on top of lies to […]
Florida has a tough job when it comes to controlling the flow of illegal drugs. As a peninsula, Florida is easy to access on all sides of the sea. The state has long been the targeted destination of refugees from Cuba and drug traffickers from all over the Caribbean, Mexico, and South America, because there […]
Alabama Alabama, the state known as the “Heart of Dixie,” has been attracting headlines for its drug problems lately. In 2009, a survey was done that determined the percentage of Alabama students who had used drugs in the past month was higher than the percentage of students nationally for almost every major substance. Just in the […]
In the apparently never-ending war against drug abuse and addiction problems, there is one point of great concern: even as the use and abuse of certain specific drug substances is addressed and reduced, newer, more potent, more addictive and more dangerous drug substances quickly take their place. The Opioid Epidemic Opioid drugs work to […]
There is no arguing that parenting is one of the most complex and difficult jobs in existence–and that’s when your child is generally healthy and happy. When your child is suffering from a complex problem like drug addiction, parenting can become incredibly overwhelming, especially when you consider that most parents will do anything to help […]
The holiday season is one of the most anticipated times of the year. The chance to give and receive gifts, spending extra time with extended family members, eating food that wouldn’t pass during the “normal times” in life, the holiday season is the time where everyone takes a break from the world. Granted, some family […]
The Regular Habit After the fun and games period, everything starts to get just a little more serious. This is called the “Regular Habit”, stage. Ever notice how a constant cigarette smoker will often inconvenience himself or others to be able to go out and have a cigarette? That is an addiction to cigarettes, and […]
Addiction is devastating and harmful, to say the least, and it can be fatal. However, it does not have to be a permanent affliction for anyone who is addicted to it, especially not to a parent of a son or daughter. Parents often need the most help and the most attention when it comes to […]
“It could never happen to my child” is perhaps one of the most dangerous phrases when it comes to opioid abuse. Whether it’s a genetic predisposition for addiction or susceptibility to peer pressure, no child is truly completely free of risk for drug abuse. Although this is a disturbing thought for any parent, take comfort in the fact that […]
There are few things more difficult for parents to deal with than a drug-addicted child. Put simply, parents of drug-addicted children are often battered by a wide range of difficult emotions–from anger to confusion, disbelief to fear and much more. They may live with the constant knowledge that at any given time they will receive […]
