Friday, August 12, 2011

Back to School


Back to school—a time filled with both dread and excitement. A time for old friends, new friends, different experiences and situations which may bring new peer pressures that aren’t always positive. While some parents may believe their child is immune to such things, in reality they are mistaken. With fall traditions such as school dances, football games, and back to school parties right around the corner, now is one of the most crucial times to address the many dangers that can come from alcohol and drug abuse. For some under the radar shocking statistics and a heart wrenching story to help guide you and your teen in the right direction for the new school year, click here.



Tuesday, August 2, 2011

The Extended Dangers of Alcohol and Drug Addiction

Alcohol and drug addiction bring health problems as it is, but have you ever considered all the extended dangers in suffering from the disease of addiction? Alcohol and drug addiction play a pertinent role within the family of an addict, not to mention the neurological effects of alcohol and drugs on the human brain drastically alter the decision making process of an addict causing the individual to make dangerous decisions they may not have made not under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

Needless to say, addictive drugs have no boundaries on the deterioration of the human body, often causing death. The added dangers in poor decision making while under the influence only heightens our concerns on substance abuse.

For a real-life harrowing account of what the controlling disease of addiction can lead to click here.