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The Psychological Effects of Worrying

Monday, January 21st, 2013 by Tim S. • All Articles

A little worrying is only natural. It keeps us safe. Without any worry, we’d never anticipate potential consequences, problems, or dangers, and we wouldn’t be prepared to handle them. If you don’t worry that it might be cold outside, you won’t take a coat. If you don’t worry that you could get into a car accident, you won’t wear your...Read more...

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Bath Salts: Newest Nightmare in Legal Highs

Monday, March 26th, 2012 by Tim S. • All Articles

“The patients who were showing up with this, they were off the wall. Some of them looked like a true psychotic break,” said Mark Ryan, director of the Louisiana Poison Center. Bath Salts, the newest trend among “legal highs”, has been sweeping along the country rather quickly. It’s easy accessibility and under the radar status makes it a common choice...Read more...

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Boundaries not Walls

Thursday, March 22nd, 2012 by Susan S. • All Articles

Too often I hear from parents battling with their emotions in regards to their addict say… I will never forgive them this time; they crossed the line for the last time by ________________(fill in the blank.) Such statements and acts build walls of resentment and bitterness. Neither serves us or them well. Walls; Divide Block our view Bring...Read more...

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If Only I’d Known

Tuesday, March 20th, 2012 by Susan S. • All Articles

I had the occasion to sit with a parent last night who made that above statement ~ “If only I’d known I’d be battling addiction with my child, I could have parented differently.” That statement has stuck with me and I have turned it over and over in my head trying to find some validity to it as it applies to being the parent of an addict. I...Read more...

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Drug Abuse in Adopted Children

Thursday, March 8th, 2012 by Lisa Hann • All Articles

According to a recent study published Online First in Archives of General Psychiatry, adopted children whose biological parents had a drug problem, are more likely to abuse drugs themselves. A 2008 study, by Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine said about 120,000 children are adopted each year in the U.S, with 40,00 of the adoptions being international. The...Read more...

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Holistic Treatment for Addiction

Friday, March 2nd, 2012 by Tim S. • All Articles

Holistic treatment may be considered some kind of new age fad, but it actually makes perfect sense. Holistic treatment means treating the entire mind, body, and spirit rather than just one part of the body. For addicts and alcoholics, a holistic approach to treatment is recommended by most health professionals, and may be the addiction help you need. The symptoms of the...Read more...

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Suboxone and Buprenorphine

Thursday, March 1st, 2012 by Tim S. • All Articles

Suboxone treatment / Buprenorphine Detox The drug Suboxone is a synthetic opioid that’s active ingredient is Buprenorphine and naloxone and can be an effective drug used for the detoxification of opiate addiction. However, Suboxone is a synthetic analgesic opioid, which is very addictive, and can be more or as addictive as the drug or opiates addicts are trying to be...Read more...

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Heroin Abuse Runs Rampant in Eastern Massachusetts

Tuesday, February 28th, 2012 by Tim S. • All Articles

First in a two-part update of the Wasted Youth series on heroin addiction and the vise-like grip it has had on the region for more than a decade. The scourge of heroin abuse continues unabated in the greater Brockton and Taunton region, according to two recent federal reports on substance abuse. And the problem, as first reported by The Enterprise...Read more...

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Bathsalts: Dangerous Drugs in Disguise

Friday, February 24th, 2012 by Tim S. • All Articles

Parent alert! With innocent-sounding names like Monkey Dust, Purple Rain, White Rush and Vanilla Sky, “bath salts” may sound like something you swirl into a tub of hot water. But these outlawed designer drugs pack a dangerous double punch similar cocaine plus methamphetamines, researchers from Virginia Commonwealth University warned this...Read more...

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Are Online AA Meetings for You?

Wednesday, February 15th, 2012 by Tim S. • All Articles

Technology gives you the power to instantly connect with recovery resources anytime you need them, like Sober Nation. Lots of people in recovery use the Internet in addition to “real life” meetings like AA and other 12 Step groups. But what about online AA meetings? They exist in abundance, and many addicts find them to be helpful. Some even rely entirely on the...Read more...