Alcoholics can be of any age, background, income level, social, or ethnic group. Very often alcoholism affects highly educated people. Several studies even showed that people who lack motivation are less likely to become addicted to alcohol than highly motivated individuals (Silverstein, 1990). Silverstein in his book “Alcoholism” gives three criteria that the American Psychiatric […]
Help Others, Help Myself.
You have tried to help a loved one who is abusing alcohol, drugs or gambling, and you are beginning to feeling frustrated, confused and hopeless? It seems that no matter how hard you try, things are not getting any better; on the contrary things seem to get worse, or even spiral out of control. Your […]
Helping your Teenager
Parents and families face some of their most difficult battles which are raising their teenagers drug free. Most of us know that anti-drug efforts alone are not enough. Learning what works in preventing the use of alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drugs will help, but do not guarantee that our teen stays drug free. When concerned, […]