“Addiction is any behavior that a person finds relief and therefore, craves in the short-term, but suffers negative consequences in the long-term and doesn’t give up despite the negative consequences. Addiction is not a choice that anybody makes. It’s not a moral failure. It’s not an ethical lapse. It’s not a weakness of character. It’s […]
Enabling a loved one and being an Enabler go hand in hand. If you are someone whose behavior allows or assists a loved one to continue to participate in self-destructive patterns of behavior, you may be an Enabler. Enabling can easily be described as practicing certain behaviors which surround a drug addict and their use […]
– What You Should Know & How to Protect Your Kids getsmartaboutdrugs.gov Where are kids getting drugs? Twenty years ago, the answer to this question would only have been: from classmates at school, from friends at a party, or from a medicine cabinet. Fast forward to today and you’ll find that young people are also […]