Addiction can happen in your family. It can happen in any family. I don’t care how successful you are, how religious you are, how strict you are, how much money you have or how involved you are in your child’s life. It can happen.
Continue Reading What does it mean to be grounded? It means being able to maintain balance and harmony. It also means living in the moment and appreciating the here and now. It allows us to remain emotionally balanced despite our circumstances. It comes from within. What are some ways you can get grounded?
Continue Reading Addicts do not deserve to die. Many actually become addicted because of medication prescribed by a physician. Some become addicted because they did make that fatal error in judgment and “tried it in the first place.” But I ask, who among us has never made an error in judgment?
Continue Reading So there I was lying on Andy’s bedroom floor hysterically pounding my fists and screaming “Why? Why? Why?” How could I ever find peace and joy again when I couldn’t even stand to be alive?
That was me, one month after the death of my son from a heroin overdose. I was in such a dark place, I didn’t see any way out of it. I was consumed with anger and guilt and “what ifs”. If only I had put him in rehab, if only I had been tougher or gentler or smarter or read more books or knew the signs better.
Continue Reading A 911 Good Samaritan law provides limited immunity from arrest or prosecution for minor drug law violations for people who summon help at the scene of an overdose. On July 2, 2013, Delaware became the 14th state to pass a 911 Good Samaritan law.
Continue Reading My request of you and my hope for you is to get yourself out of denial, quit worrying about what others think and take that first step. It saved my life. It could very well save yours. Do it for those who didn’t make it and, most importantly, do it for yourself! You are worth it!
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