From Entitled to Thankful: Raising Children With an Attitude of Gratitude

From Entitled to Thankful: Raising Children with an Attitude of Gratitude

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Grateful teens are not only more pleasant to be around, but according to one study, they are also less likely to abuse drugs and alcohol, be depressed and have behavioral problems at school. This isn't the first study to explore the science of …
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Recovery First Rehab Seeks Respondents for Post Acute Withdrawal Survey

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Unfortunately, few treatment strategies focus on this troubling set of physical and emotional symptoms, leading many people to turn back to drugs or alcohol to seek relief." Post Acute Withdrawal Syndrome is a set of symptoms that sets in after an …
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How to Tame Your Inner Shopaholic

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A woman—let's call her Jane—was admitted to the Illinois Institute for Addiction Recovery, not for drugs or alcohol, but for something we've likely all been doing this holiday season: shopping. Sitting in progress groups with cocaine addicts, Jane …
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Chris Herren brings anti-drug message to Wakefield – Wakefield, MA – Wakefield …

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After being featured on ESPN's 30 for 30 and releasing his memoir, Basketball Junkie, Herren's story of rehabilitation and redemption went viral, and he chose to use that national exposure to help spread his anti-drug message to people across the globe …
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