Confessions of an Ex-Enabler I’m better now, and will share some things that helped me, but those early days were […]

First priority? Don’t go crazy in the process, which means taking care of you. Let me start by saying this: […]

In a previous post on this site, I discussed the moment it became clear that my adult son had substance […]

Before we get to my top seven—in order of importance, no less—some quick context for you.  My son started abusing […]

An awful realization about my son’s drug use points the way forward It was spring, 2014, and we’d been planning […]

Addiction is a disease that can cause permanent damage to a person’s mental, emotional and physical health. This is a […]

With the rise of opioid-related deaths 1, more and more families and loved ones are becoming affected and substance use […]

One of the most insidious aspects of addiction is that it is isolating; in addition to ruining people’s finances, causing […]