Category Archives: Addiction

Life After Autism

15 Sep 2015

A small percentage of children diagnosed with autism lose the core symptoms and their diagnosis.

 

What my brother’s addiction taught me about the road to resilience

13 Sep 2015

Addiction is a concept that is not easy to comprehend when you’re in elementary, middle and even sometimes high school. I was addicted to mac and cheese, candy and “SpongeBob SquarePants,” while my brother was addicted to drugs.

When painkilling becomes an addiction for young athletes

05 Sep 2015

“When all the little 5-year-olds would cluster at the ball, he’d be right in there, trying to get the ball,” she said, laughing. By the time he was playing football for La Cueva High School in Albuquerque, N.M., he was thriving in competition, becoming a wrestler, too.

Joe Walsh, Steve Tyler perform at addiction awareness rally

19 Aug 2015

Two artists who have publicly shared stories about battling addictions, Joe Walsh and Steven Tyler, will perform at a Washington, D.C. rally this fall to draw attention to the dangers of drugs and alcohol.

 

Teen challenge in Brandon helps women fight addiction

03 Aug 2015

Tracy Marquez has her old jail mugshot saved on her phone. When she pulls up the picture, the woman on the screen could be her older sister: Hard, lined face. Distrustful eyes.

Finding a Path From Meth Addiction to Recovery

27 Jul 2015

The first time Christina Moore tried meth was also the first time that she could remember not thinking about the physical and sexual abuse she suffered for nine years at the hand of her father.

My interview with Marya Hornbacher

25 Jul 2015

I had mentioned in early June that I would be interviewing my favorite mental health author, Marya Hornbacher, and I’ve finally had the chance to publish it on this blog. Marya is one of my favorite authors for many reasons, but most of all, it’s the passion and honesty with which she writes. If you haven’t read her books yet, I highly recommend them.