Are drugs dangerous?

Something interesting happened a couple of weeks ago when I asked this question to a group I was talking to: Are drugs dangerous? I had never heard someone say “no,” even from people who do drugs. Most often even addicted people know drugs are not good for them or...

Young People Versus Adults. What’s the Difference?

Photo credits: Stockxpert A young person’s body cannot cope with alcohol the same way an adult’s can. Drinking is more harmful to teens than adults because their brains are still developing throughout adolescence and well into young adulthood. Drinking during this...

One Mother’s Story

I was angry. My once vibrant, sunny, beautiful boy, full of promise and life had stopped taking my calls. He stopped coming home to visit. He had dropped out of college, lost his job and from what I could tell on social media, he had gotten in with a bad crowd and...