Before I quit – Part 1 »
This is a story of how drugs, particularly pot (Marijuana) came very close to ruining my life: I was born to a good middle class family in the suburbs of Atlanta, Georgia in 1970. I was...
June 19 2009 / 42 comments / Read More »
Before I quit – Part 2 »
High School ended and my friends went off to college. It was strange, because they had been talking about college our entire senior year. I never even seemed to think too much about what I...
May 27 2009 / 44 comments / Read More »
Before I quit – Part 3 »
By age 25, I was really addicted to Marijuana. Anyone who tells you that Marijuana is not addictive is a complete liar. This was my drug of choice hands down. In fact, at the age...
April 27 2009 / 139 comments / Read More »Positives? »
Children have only been around since the beginning, and therefore children are more apt to adapt than we give them credit for. When they...
May 28 2009 / 62 comments / Read More »No Shining Answers »
There is no finale to all this, just as substance abuse has no end in sight. Yet for the modern family, society has created...
May 28 2009 / 59 comments / Read More »Interacting with Drug Addicted Loved Ones »
To adults drugs are often that one thing you should never play with, and much like fire it ends up hurting everyone who is...
May 28 2009 / 2 comments / Read More »Using Resources »
There are countless resources online which can help with the impact of substance abuse on families. There is also a growing body of literature...
May 27 2009 / No comment / Read More »Asking for Help »
Asking for help isn’t easy for many families, because it so often means you’ve “failed” somehow. However, substance abuse extends beyond the family, and...
May 27 2009 / No comment / Read More »
