by Lisa Frederiksen Continuing with the theme of December as National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Awareness Month, I’ve included this link to MADD’s Safe Party Guide. It contains information on the myths associated with “sobering” a party guest (coffee does not work, nor do mixers dilute the alcohol); answers questions about what you should… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: November 2008
More About Underage Drinking…
I read a blog post this morning by Abbie Vianes, MA, for the Worldwide Organization for Women, titled “Preventing Child Abuse.” It has some terrific information on teen alcohol use, which I’ve copied below: “Alcohol use by teens is widespread. The difference today is that children are using alcohol at younger and younger ages and… Continue Reading
About the 4 “M’s”…Codependent Behaviors
One of the phrases used to describe “classic” codependent behaviors is the “4 M’s” – mothering, manipulating, managing and martyrdom. This phrase inspired another of those, “What are you talking about?” reactions from me. Dr. Brian Scott’s November 16 blog post, “How to win friends and influence others,” provides an excellent description of the 4… Continue Reading
So What Is Codependency?
So what is codependency? This is a question often asked and often passed over as not applicable to me. It certainly was a very difficult concept for me to grasp. And for the longest time (like almost 4 decades at the time), I didn’t even try because I didn’t think it had anything to do… Continue Reading
What Readers Have To Say About Lisa’s Book
“If you have an alcoholic in the family, I can think of no better resource to have on hand than Lisa Frederiksen’s If You Loved Me You’d Stop! This book should ship automatically with the first signs of problems or abuse… it’s almost like having a user manual for the alcoholic. I am not saying… Continue Reading
“One Million Kids View Drug Use Videos On The Internet! Yours?”
Please read this article by Steve Pasierb, President of The Partnership for a Drug Free America. He writes, “Nielsen Online recently did a study that looked at video streams viewed online by a sample of 13 to 18 year olds across the country. In June 2008 alone, nearly one million teens viewed online videos promoting… Continue Reading
Is Addiction a Disease?
Is addiction a disease? “No way,” claim most people. “Cancer is a disease. All they need to do is put down the bottle or stop taking the drugs they’re abuse.” I was participating in a forum discussion recently on this question, “Is addiction a disease?” I was moved to comment because so many of the… Continue Reading