Help for Families | Secondhand Drinking | Codependency
“The Dance” That Goes On in a Family With Substance Abuse and/or Addiction
“The Dance” That Goes On in a Family With Substance Abuse and/or Addiction – it’s real and it changes lives. It can also get in the way of recovery for the family and the alcoholic | addict, unless both get help individually and together as a family. By way of background… If a loved one…
Read MoreScience of Addiction Focuses on Sustainable Recovery
Understanding the science of addiction can help a person sustain long-term recovery. The following is a guest post by Judith Ann Miller and Leslie Carol Botha. Judith Ann Miller, Ph.D. is the founder and CEO of Courage to Change Addiction Recovery Ranch in southeastern Colorado, “integrating holistic modalities in addiction recovery; use[ing] your brain for change.”…
Read MoreBERT’s PLAN B – Fighting For Control When Growing Up In a Family With Untreated Alcoholism and Depression
The following is a guest post from Monkeytraps: A blog about control, which has two authors: Steve Hauptman, LCSW, and Bert. Steve is a therapist practicing in Mount Sinai, New York, and a Gestaltist and leader of Interactive Therapy groups. He is currently writing a book titled, The Illusion of Control. Bert is Steve’s control-addicted inner monkey. He is in recovery. He…
Read MoreBERT’s PLAN A – Fighting for Control When Growing Up in a Family With Untreated Alcoholism and Depression
The following is a guest post from Monkeytraps: A blog about control, which has two authors: Steve Hauptman, LCSW, and Bert. Steve is a therapist practicing in Mount Sinai, New York, and a Gestaltist and leader of Interactive Therapy groups. He is currently writing a book titled, The Illusion of Control. Bert is Steve’s control-addicted inner monkey. He is…
Read MoreHelp for Underage Addictions
Help for underage addictions can take many forms. I want to bring the following to your attention Teens Addiction Anonymous – a program based on the 12 steps but one that was “created by teens, with teens, and for teens.” It’s like and different from the AA or NA 12 step programs. According to their website,…
Read MoreSubstance Misuse Among Older Adults
Substance misuse among older adults – whether that be alcohol abuse, drug abuse, alcoholism or addiction – is a bigger problem than most people think. And if they’re struggling, so are their family members, friends, and care givers struggling with how to help them. Help for Seniors With a Substance Abuse Problem and Their Families…
Read MoreOne Man’s Share; Another Addict/Alcoholic’s Hope for Recovery
The following is a guest post by Joel Christiansen, president of Joel Christiansen Speaking Services, a firm that specializes in speeches, workshops and retreats that empower people to get on the right side of their life and business, and the author of the books: Out of the Ashes the Resurrection of an Addict and Stop Whining…
Read MoreOxycontin in Pediatric Medicine
What about the use of oxycontin in pediatric medicine? Tim Cheney, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Chooper’s Guide, explores this question in this guest post. Choopers Guide is active in the recovery advocacy movement in the State of Florida and hosts an addiction treatment and addiction information resource site with over 30,000 treatment provider listings…
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