Underage Drinking | Drug Use Prevention
10th 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 MoreAlcohol Use Disorder Prevention – Raising Awareness About Brain Development and the Risk Factors | Alcohol Awareness Month
Alcohol Use Disorder Prevention – why is it that one teen or adult in a group of friends who drinks too much finds themselves struggling with an alcohol use disorder and the others do not? How is it possible that a teenager can develop a severe alcohol use disorder (aka alcoholism or alcohol dependence) —…
Read MoreUnderage Drinking Prevention | Intervention Tools for Parents and Caregivers
Underage drinking prevention | intervention efforts run a gamut from just say “no,” to teaching young children to drink by allowing them to drink at home, to a resigned “I drank as a teen and I’m fine; it’s just a phase all kids go through” to “the Europeans don’t have a problem because they teach…
Read MoreJust Say No Didn’t Work the First Time | Commentary on President Trump’s Opioid Crisis National Emergency Declaration
October 26, 2017 was a landmark day in the fight against addiction in America. It was the first time a President declared “drug demand and the opioid crisis” a national public health emergency. I commend and thank President Trump for this action. But I was concerned when he made these comments, which you can listen…
Read More7 Things to Know When Looking for Addiction Treatment
Are you looking for addiction treatment for a loved one or friend? You’re not alone. Every week I receive calls and emails from family members and friends trying to find treatment for their loved one’s addiction,* aka substance use disorder. These kinds of phone calls and emails are heartbreaking. Their panic, anger, fear, frustration, sadness, desperation and anguish…
Read MoreExcessive Alcohol Use Kills 88,000 Americans Annually | What Can WE Do to Stop This?
Excessive alcohol use, either in the form of binge drinking or heavy drinking, was responsible for an average of 88,000 deaths annually in the United States from 2006 – 2010. (Source: CDC>Excessive Drinking, accessed 8/11/17) This is equal to 241 deaths per day. In view of these statistics, which I find staggering, as is the fact…
Read MoreWorried About a Young Person’s Alcohol | Drug Use
Underage or college age drinking | drug use – when should you be worried? I often get questions about this from parents, school counselors, teachers, therapists, and even the young person’s friends, who are trying to determine whether there “really is a problem” or “it’s just a phase.” This is such a common concern that I’ve created…
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