Families and the Hardships of Addiction

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), on average 100 people die every day in the United States from drug overdoses. Most involve prescription drugs. This is a huge number of preventable deaths that unfortunately affects close friends and family members, including many children. Prescription drug abuse is a major growing public […]

Getting Help

Someone I recently met called and asked me if I could help a loved one of hers who is an addict. She told me about his history abusing prescription pain medication and other substances. I’ve seen the man. He’s obviously high most of the time. This woman and the man’s mother both enable him to […]