HOW TO BE A GOOD LISTENER
One of the most important things you can do as a parent is establish open communication with your child. If they know that they can come to with their problems, and that you’ll listen and react fairly, the odds that they’re going to get into serious trouble as a teenager or young adult are considerably […]
SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND FOSTER CARE
Of all the victims of drug and alcohol abuse, perhaps the most affected are the children who are taken away from their addicted parents. While drug use isn’t necessarily a cause for losing custody of a child, it can sometimes be equated with or lead to abuse. Most states define child abuse as an act […]
SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND RACE
A long-held (and unfairly biased) view of drug users is that they tend to be black, Latino, or of some other non-white ethnicity. When you look at the facts, however, this isn’t necessarily true. There are about 44.5 million African Americans in the United States (about 14.2% of the total population). According to data from the National Survey […]
HOW RACE AFFECTS DRUG POLICY AND MEDIA COVERAGE
We’d all like to think that we live in a more enlightened time, but the unfortunate truth is that racism is still rampant. This is true everywhere you look – among employers, law enforcement, your everyday man on the street – and one place that it’s becoming increasingly apparent is in public response to substance […]
THE ARISE INTERVENTION MODEL
Though much less well-known than the Johnson model, the Arise intervention model is also quite common. The Arise model uses a multi-phase family-oriented approach and is considered less confrontational than the Johnson model. The 3 Phases of the Arise Intervention Model Phase 1: In phase 1, the family of the addicted person attends group therapy […]
CAFFEINE DEPENDENCE
According to the FDA, 80 percent of American adults consume caffeine daily. While it might seem insignificant compared to the likes of a cocaine or heroin addiction, regular caffeine use can cause a physical dependence. It doesn’t meet the accepted definition of an addiction, however, because it doesn’t threaten your physical, social, or economic health. […]
CHILDREN OF ADDICTS
Being born to a parent addicted to drugs or alcohol can affect a child from the time they are in the womb all the way to adulthood. Before a child is even conceived, there are genetic factors at play. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, genetics accounts for about half of a person’s […]
RECOVERY HIGH SCHOOLS
There are all kinds of different high schools out there. Your typical public school, which depends on money from the local, state, and federal government. Christian schools, Catholic schools, Jewish schools. Charter schools. Private schools. Schools for performing arts and for math and science. Boarding schools. Even online schools. It seems like there are more […]
WHAT ARE SOBER COACHES?
A sober coach is certified treatment professional that is akin to a personal trainer, but who, instead of focusing on getting clients into shape, focuses on helping them maintain their sobriety. Sober coaches are often used after the completion of a residential treatment program, where a patient is in need of more oversight and guidance than […]
DRUNK DRIVING PREVENTION
In the United States, 29 people die every day in motor vehicle accidents that involve a driver who is impaired by alcohol. That’s one death every 50 minutes. According to the Centers for Disease Control, the annual cost of alcohol-related crashes is more than $44 billion. Drugs other than alcohol, whether legal or illegal, are […]