OUR OPINION: Support Civic Effort to Combat Drug Abuse
OUR OPINION: Support civic effort to combat drug abuse
Filed under: drug addiction help for families
With that in mind, Grand Forks residents should help the community's own "evidence-based community-wide effort" get off the ground tonight. UND, Grand Forks and Altru are sponsoring a Town Hall meeting on high-risk alcohol and other drug abuse and …
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Palmer Drug Abuse Program Asks Community for Help
Palmer Drug Abuse Program Asks Community for Help
Filed under: drug addiction help free
The Palmer Drug Abuse Program, or PDAP, is asking the community to help keep teens drug and alcohol free. The organization is finishing its annual fund drive, and they are looking for support from donors. The nonprofit offers full-time counseling …
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Study Finds Risks of Substance Abuse After Weight-Loss Surgery
Study Finds Risks of Substance Abuse After Weight-Loss Surgery
Filed under: Substance Abuse
By James R. Hood. ConsumerAffairs' founder and editor, Jim Hood formerly headed Associated Press Broadcast News, directing coverage of major news events worldwide. He also served as Senior Vice President of United Press International and was the …
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Task Force Tackles Lack of Resources Devoted to Drug–addicted Moms, Babies
Task force tackles lack of resources devoted to drug–addicted moms, babies
Filed under: prescription drug addiction help
The many babies born addicted to prescription drugs in Florida are suffering from a lack of resources, a task force formed to tackle the problem was told Friday. Across the state, the number of drug-addicted babies far outpaces the number of treatment …
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Would This Be Considered “Betraying the Family”?
Question by Cybele: Would this be considered “betraying the family”?
My sister, who is 20 and at university discusses our family’s financial problems and our mother’s drug addiction (to prescription tranquilizers) with her boyfriend. My mother considers this to be a “betrayal” and thinks that my sister should be only discussing “surface topics” with her boyfriend. The two of them have been together for 2 years and are planning to get married. He is a very nice boy. I tried to explain to my mother that discussing her family life helps her build intimacy and trust with her boyfriend. My mother is still furious. Is she right or am I?