Jessica Brown What Does it Mean When ‘Dry January’ is a Struggle? Article Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate Jan 31, 2024 Some people find stopping drinking alcohol to be a piece of cake. Others, not so much. Continue Reading...
New TEDx Talk: A Parent’s Guide to Recovering from Addiction Video Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate Dec 20, 2023 TEDx just launched my talk, telling my story and sharing important things we've learned over the last eight years about how to help a loved one recover from addiction. Continue Reading...
Joanna Conti Fentanyl’s Devastating Trail of Destruction – When One Pill Kills Article Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate Nov 24, 2021 Over the last decade, the addition of incredibly-potent fentanyl derivatives to a wide variety of illicit drugs has moved from relatively rare to common-place. Continue Reading...
Joanna Conti Why Using Prescription Opioids for Chronic Pain Can Dramatically Worsen Your Pain Article Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate Oct 12, 2021 Long-term oxycontin use often increases the amount of pain people with chronic pain feel while affecting their memory and ability to think clearly, yet not all doctors will tell you this. Continue Reading...
Joanna Conti Are Some Drug Addictions More Difficult To Recover From than Others? Article Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate Sep 23, 2021 One of the questions I had in the early days of trying to understand my daughter’s alcoholism was how difficult it was to recover from an alcohol addiction compared to addictions to other drugs. Continue Reading...
Joanna Conti Why Did Overdose Deaths Increase Horrifically During the COVID Pandemic? Article Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate Jul 16, 2021 It's estimated that 93,321 Americans fatally overdosed during 2020. Why did overdose deaths increase almost 30% from 2019? Pandemic stresses/isolation are part of the reason, but the expansion of fentanyl is also a major culprit. Continue Reading...
Brenda Zane Two Ways to Lighten the Load You're Carrying Right Now Article Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate Apr 14, 2021 There’s a time for you to take care of everything and everyone else, but right now, prioritizing yourself and your self-care is more important than upholding unrealistic expectations. Continue Reading...
Nancy Clifford Finding the Route to Recovery Article Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate Sep 4, 2015 As parents of addicts, we each have our own “catastrophe” story. Whether we meet in support groups or battle alone, we become “initiated” into a club we never wished to join, as parents of sons and daughters with a potentially deadly, progressive brain disease. Continue Reading...
Christine Suhan A Letter To My Children Article Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate Sep 2, 2015 The genetic odds are not in your favor. You undoubtedly have the propensity to become addicted. But hear this, my sweet child. There is another way. And you don’t have to walk through hell to find it. Continue Reading...
Nancy Clifford Finding Calm Amidst the Rough Waters of Your Child's Addiction Article Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate Jun 15, 2015 My relationships are the most valuable things in my life. But when our third child, a son, found himself in the throes of active addiction, my dream of an intact, united family flew out the window. Continue Reading...