June 27, 2017
Research indicates that those with addictions, specifically alcoholics, have a greater chance of committing suicide (even more occurrences when individuals are intoxicated). Therefore, this to…
June 21, 2017
The U.S. is in the midst of an opioid addiction crisis that the CDC and other public health organizations have deemed an epidemic. Between 1999-2015, more than 180,000 people died from opioid…
June 14, 2017
“Dad stop! Everyone drinks!” Thus spoke your tenth grader as you found vodka in her closet. As a parent, should you calm down, or be alarmed? Be concerned, if not alarmed, accordin…
May 29, 2017
Generally speaking these days, accolades make many people just want, and sometimes need more accolades. Though responsible for great success and progress, ambition can also cause feelings of w…
May 14, 2017
On an April 2017 quarterly earnings call with reporters, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings stunned listeners when he mentioned a surprising competitor for his company’s streaming services. It's…
May 11, 2017
One of the scariest realizations for a parent to face is the possibility that the changes they observe in their child’s moods, academic performance, physical appearance, choice of friend…
January 24, 2017
Drinking on campus is nothing new, but the extent to which we are seeing binge drinking on campus, coupled with a level of excessive drinking that leads to a trip to the emergency room, is a r…
January 21, 2017
A November 2016 cover story in TIME magazine, “Teen Depression and Anxiety: Why the Kids Are Not Alright,” states, “Adolescents today have a reputation for being more fragile…
November 27, 2016
Almost one in five adults in the US, or 18 percent, lived with an alcoholic while growing up, and are now commonly referred to as Adult Children of Alcoholics, or ACOA. Not all alcoholic famil…
November 17, 2016
Across the nation, families are struggling with addiction, with youth, young adult, and adult children addicted to drugs. In more cases than not, parents will do almost anything to help their…
November 6, 2016
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is trying to show people the potential horrific effects of addiction by mixing science along with the emotional and personal toll of drugs, into what&…
September 29, 2016
More than 24.6 million people in the United States are addicted to drug and/ or alcohol. That is about one in every 10 Americans over the age of 12. The fact is that even pre-teens struggle wi…
September 18, 2016
There is a new synthetic opioid in town, and it’s not looking good. Two 13 year old boys died suddenly last week in Park City, and speculation is that it was due to this hot but deadly n…
September 15, 2016
We see drug and alcohol abuse develop more and more often in adolescents, and are told to watch our teens closely to help prevent it. But what else should we be watching for that could lead to…
July 4, 2016
The pressure to perform in all areas starts to become most prevalent in teenage years; school, sports, social life, and other issues become stressful, and the desire to be better than the rest…
