ACEs | Trauma
A Parent’s Drinking – A Child’s Adverse Childhood Experiences
A parent’s drinking – a child’s adverse childhood experiences is a connection that’s often missed. Sadly, this missed connection can cause a child to develop an alcohol use disorder or marry someone with an alcohol use disorder or develop a host of physical and emotional ailments that can last a lifetime. As importantly, this connection can…
Read MoreChildren of Addiction Awareness Week
Children of Addiction (COA) Awareness Week is an annual event celebrated around the world during the week of Valentine’s Day. This year it will be held February 9 – 15. It is sponsored by the National Association for Children of Addiction, NACoA.org, whose mission is to eliminate the adverse impact of a parent’s alcohol and…
Read MoreSmoke Rings Rising | Memoir – What Can Happen When ACEs Happen
Unless you’ve personally experienced ACEs – Adverse Childhood Experiences (which are extremely stressful or traumatic events before age 18) – it is hard to imagine what they are, let alone what experiencing them does to a child, let alone what those outcomes do to that child’s brain and lifetime health. [This article, Secondhand Drinking –…
Read MoreThe Link Between Sexual Trauma and Addiction
The link between sexual trauma and addiction can be significant. As I wrote in my article, “Treating ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences) Helps With Addiction Recovery,” Treating ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences, which are extremely stressful or traumatic events occurring before the age of 18, can go a long, long way to helping a person with addiction…
Read MoreUnderage Drinking Prevention
Underage drinking prevention is one of the most important things we can do as parents, caregivers, educators, and the community at large. Why? Because drinking (and other drug use) problems often begin in adolescence. According to The National Child Traumatic Stress Network, Studies show that the earlier an individual starts smoking, drinking or using other…
Read More10th Anniversary Edition “If You Loved Me, You’d Stop!” Now Available to Order
As you can imagine, I’m THRILLED to share the pre-sale link to my newly published “10th Anniversary Edition If You Loved Me, You’d Stop!” Click for Amazon’s pre-sale link: 10th Anniversary Edition If You Loved Me, You’d Stop! Research Highlights Shared in the 10th Anniversary Edition If You Loved Me, You’d Stop! why alcoholism is…
Read MoreBuilding Resilience Through Understanding Substance Use Disorders and Their Impacts on Others
Building Resilience Through Understanding Substance Use Disorders and Their Impacts on Others was the topic of a 3.5 hour presentation I delivered to three different organizations this spring; these organizations were also the program sponsors: San Joaquin County Office of Education and the San Joaquin County Children’s Services Coordinating Commission (Stockton, CA, March 5, 2019)…
Read MoreHow Medicare Covers Substance Abuse
How medicare covers substance abuse is an important topic given that “[a]lcohol and drug problems, particularly prescription drug abuse, among older adults is one of the fastest growing health problems facing the country,” according to The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD). Today’s guest author, Danielle Kinkle Roberst, explains how one might use…
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