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First Holiday Without Drugs And Alcohol? How to Help Your Loved One Survive

Posted on November 30, 2011 in Recovery

With the holiday season here, one of the biggest concerns for family members and friends is what to do to support their loved one through his or her first holiday clean and sober.

While this may seem like a hopelessly difficult situation, with no easy answers and no single solution that’s guaranteed to work, there are some things you can do to help your loved one get through this stressful time without going back to alcohol or drugs.

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10 Reasons to Start Drug Rehab During the Holidays

Posted on November 16, 2011 in Drug Rehab

The last couple months of the year are a time for reflection and celebration. But for those struggling with drug or alcohol addiction, it can also be a time for wallowing and socially acceptable denial. Even when we know it’s time to change, the unknown can be more frightening than maintaining the status quo, even if you and everyone around you are miserable.

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Creating New Memories for Addiction Treatment

Posted on November 15, 2011 in Drug Addiction Treatment

Therapy for addictions often takes many forms, involving both group and individual sessions and the involvement of family members for support and transition back to situations that invoke old behavior patterns. Often, therapy involves working on diminishing an old association that triggers a behavior pattern.

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High School Senior Writes Book About Mother’s Heroin Addiction

Posted on May 3, 2010 in Heroin

A senior at Vermont’s Danville High School is about to be a published writer at 17 years old. Her book “Mother Where Art Thou?” chronicles her experience with her mother’s addiction to heroin.

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Caution: Entering the Drug Addict’s Spin Zone

Caution: Entering the Drug Addict’s Spin Zone

Posted on December 30, 2009 in Featured

Drug addicts will lie and tell you anything they think you want to hear, or that they feel they have to say at the moment. This isn’t a fantasy. It’s a fact. Even the most docile, mild-mannered, unassuming person can’t control what comes out of their mouth once they’re in the grip of addiction. Just because you’ve known the person all your life, are married to him or her, doesn’t matter. In the fierce hold of their habit, the addict has lost touch with reality and all that goes with it. As a concerned loved one, friend, or coworker, there’s something you need to know. Caution: you’re entering the drug addict’s spin zone.

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Jacksons Knew About Michael’s Addiction

Jacksons Knew About Michael’s Addiction

Posted on November 18, 2009 in Prescription Drug Addiction

Janet Jackson told ABC’s Robin Roberts in an exclusive interview that her family was not naive about Michael Jackson’s drug problem, saying that she reached out to her brother throughout the years, but was unsuccessful.

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Are You Making It Easier for Your Loved One to Abuse Drugs?

Posted on November 10, 2009 in Drug Addiction Treatment

If you have been dealing with a loved one who is abusing alcohol or drugs, you have probably asked them to slow down. Maybe you have even gone so far as to ask them to get treatment. They might have listened for a few months – or maybe only a few days – and tried to curb their substance abuse. Possibly they just practiced hiding their abuse a little more effectively. It isn’t long before you start asking them once again to deal with their addiction problem.

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Campaign Educates Military Families on Substance Abuse

Posted on September 28, 2009 in Types of Addiction

With the rise in drug and alcohol abuse among teens, three organizations are undertaking an online educational campaign to encourage parents and children of military families to talk about substance abuse.

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