Instructions on the Use of Alcohol, an Excerpt from James Brown’sThis River
Editor’s Note: We’re excited to welcome back award-winning author James Brown to the Intervene community. Earlier this month James released his latest book This River, a memoir providing an honest...
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6 Noteworthy Memoirs About Parenting a Child with an Addiction
Certain parenting memoirs help us feel less alone and provide hope that our child’s drug use problem can get better. If you’re a parent of a child struggling with drugs or alcohol, here are 6...
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5 Things I Wish I’d Known About Mental Illness and Teens
1. It May Not Look Like Mental Illness I was a teenager who wore black, slept a lot and cried often. I ate too much or too little, couldn’t concentrate on my homework and wasn’t interested in a social...
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Teens Only Listen to One Person…Themselves: How a Child’s Own Reasons for...
This guest post is by Dr. Michael Pantalon, author of “Instant Influence: How to Get Anyone to Do Anything–Fast” (Little, Brown and Company). Imagine you are in the Emergency Department (ED) with your...
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Part I: Forgiveness: My Struggles to Make Amends with Myself and My Addict
Dealing with the aftermath of my stepfather’s drunken escapades in my childhood became as common as getting out of bed in the morning. My family thought it was “normal” to scream at each other, to...
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Part I: Dealing With Your Teen’s Relapse from Drug and Alcohol Addiction
This is a two-part blog post by Michael V. Pantalon, PhD, Yale Psychologist, Addiction & Motivation Expert, Speaker, Coach and author of INSTANT INFLUENCE: How to Get Anyone to Do Anything—Fast!...
View ArticleThe Mindful Addict: Tom Catton’s Spiritual Road to Long-Term Drug Recovery
The Partnership is excited to introduce our new blogger, Tom Catton. Tom has been in long-term recovery since October 20, 1971 is the author of The Mindful Addict: A Memoir of the Awakening of a...
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5 Tips for Keeping Your Teen Safe This Holiday Season and into the New Year
The festive lights that started twinkling along 5th Ave – despite it seeming as if we had only just gotten to this side of Halloween – weren’t enough of a sign for me. It wasn’t until after my family’s...
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From Party Girl to Plugged In: My Journey Through Addiction to Recovery
As a little girl, Mom and Dad promised I could be anything I wanted — police officer, teacher, journalist — and that no matter what, my life would be a good one if I followed my heart. Hard work,...
View Article5 Things You Need to Know About Relapse
People in recovery and their families are often terrified of relapse. Understanding the following 5 points may help. 1. Relapse is common. Although relapses are not inevitable, they are common. Many...
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Help Stop Urban Outfitters From Selling Products That Promote Medicine Abuse
Earlier this month, The Partnership at Drugfree.org was alerted that Urban Outfitters, the national retail store popular with teens, is selling pint glasses, flasks and shot glasses made to look like...
View ArticleAnnouncing a New Collaboration: Exploring Alternative Approaches to Dealing...
Forty percent of the calls that we receive on the Parent Helpline are from despairing moms and dads looking for a sensible answers to help them deal with their teenagers’ and young adults’ drug abuse...
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The CRAFT Approach: Encouraging Healthy, Constructive, Positive Changes for...
By Jeff Foote, Carrie Wilkens and Nicole Kosanke “My son is using drugs and it’s wrecking our family. I’ve tried to talk to him, but he just gets mad and then we just stop talking. What should I do?”...
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Teens Only Listen to One Person…Themselves: How a Child’s Own Reasons for...
This guest post is by Dr. Michael Pantalon, author of “Instant Influence: How to Get Anyone to Do Anything–Fast” (Little, Brown and Company). Imagine you are in the Emergency Department (ED) with your...
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Part I: Forgiveness: My Struggles to Make Amends with Myself and My Addict
Dealing with the aftermath of my stepfather’s drunken escapades in my childhood became as common as getting out of bed in the morning. My family thought it was “normal” to scream at each other, to...
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Part I: Dealing With Your Teen’s Relapse from Drug and Alcohol Addiction
This is a two-part blog post by Michael V. Pantalon, PhD, Yale Psychologist, Addiction & Motivation Expert, Speaker, Coach and author of INSTANT INFLUENCE: How to Get Anyone to Do Anything—Fast!...
View ArticleThe Mindful Addict: Tom Catton’s Spiritual Road to Long-Term Drug Recovery
The Partnership is excited to introduce our new blogger, Tom Catton. Tom has been in long-term recovery since October 20, 1971 is the author of The Mindful Addict: A Memoir of the Awakening of a...
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5 Tips for Keeping Your Teen Safe This Holiday Season and into the New Year
The festive lights that started twinkling along 5th Ave – despite it seeming as if we had only just gotten to this side of Halloween – weren’t enough of a sign for me. It wasn’t until after my family’s...
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From Party Girl to Plugged In: My Journey Through Addiction to Recovery
As a little girl, Mom and Dad promised I could be anything I wanted — police officer, teacher, journalist — and that no matter what, my life would be a good one if I followed my heart. Hard work,...
View Article5 Things You Need to Know About Relapse
People in recovery and their families are often terrified of relapse. Understanding the following 5 points may help. 1. Relapse is common. Although relapses are not inevitable, they are common. Many...
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