Tag Archives: How To

Monday, February 18th, 2019

What To Tell Your Kids When You Go To Rehab

A parent’s substance use disorder can have an enormous impact on children – and vice versa. Parents may let fear of how their children will take the news prevent...
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Thursday, July 12th, 2018

Interventions for Depression and Mental Health Issues

According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, as much as 47 percent of people suffering with substance abuse disorder also deal with mental illness.
The Mental Health...
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Wednesday, January 28th, 2015

Why Don’t We Have Them Committed?

It is not uncommon for people to ask about having their addicted loved one committed against their will. Although this may seem like a good idea when it comes...
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Wednesday, January 28th, 2015

Why Can’t We Do the Intervention Ourselves?

Families try interventions themselves all the time. While some may be successful in achieving the goal of getting the addicted loved one into treatment, they also most likely miss...
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Wednesday, January 28th, 2015

What if They Say They Don’t Have a Problem?

We’ve all heard that most addicts and alcoholics go through a period of denial about their condition. The truth is they don’t even have to fit into any particular...
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Wednesday, January 28th, 2015

What if They Say No?

With the exception of law enforcement or judicial intervention, substance abusers must agree to enter a treatment program. This freedom to say “no” can cause quite a bit of...
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Wednesday, January 28th, 2015

What if They Don’t Want Help

The majority of drug and alcohol abusers and addicts are resistive to getting help for their problems at first. They only want to do what is comfortable and continue...
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Wednesday, January 28th, 2015

Don’t We Have to Drug Test Them?

We get calls all the time where people want to drug test their sons/daughters, husbands/wives, brothers/sisters to try and “prove” they’re using drugs. The biggest question we ask in...
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