An Addict In Our Son’s Bedroom

I wrote about how addiction is a family disease and how it affects everyone it touches, including siblings. Tori over at "The Recoveryi...

What happens when a brother or sister is addicted to drugs? I'd love to hear from brothers and sisters. I only can write about what I ...

Addiction, it's a disease you give yourself. When does the addict accept the responsibility for themselves and own up to that it is thei...

This blog is about our struggles and what Darlene and I learned through parenting and addict. There are times I almost feel I have to go bac...

You are not alone. Four simple words but being the parent of an addict is the loneliest and most desperate place I have ever been. What I ...

I received this e-mail today. If you would like to talk to this reporter please contact her directly and mention you saw this on my blog. Ho...

Annette over at Just For Today...  wrote a great post for anyone, not just parents of addicts. What we feed grows. Those four words carry ...

On Memorial Day much is made of memorializing our veterans and of that I am appreciative. My father was a veteran of the US Army. He served ...

The Partnership at Drugfree.org has re-branded itself into more of what we as parents are looking for, to help our kids. A new name:  ...

This is a public notice for those in the Kansas City area that Johnson County is holding a frank and public discussion about drug abuse in o...

What is an anonymous parent? Many comment on this blog as anonymous and that is great. Who are these anonymous parents? What is life like to...

Here is a guest post from Lisa. She sent it a while back but it got lost in my in-box. I apologize for the delay Lisa. Dear Mom and Dad,...

Why would I write about addiction, share all of my family secrets and issues, exposing us all to shame and ridicule by so many? Simple ans...

What if it never gets better? I bet that is a question every parent of an addict has ask themselves, probably more than once. I admit I no...

It's been a long winter. Today it is in the 70's but the wind will blow you over if you're not holding on to something anchored ...

Hello to all.  My name is Kim and I'm an adult child of, soon-to-be x-spouse of, and parent of addicts. I could ramble on for h...

Not long ago I ask for guest bloggers. One person responded that she wanted to write and she already writes her own blog. She ask me if I wo...

Talking to students at schools does something for me. It's so hard to stand up there and peel scabs off of old wounds, but it is so ther...

My 21 year old son Alex is due to be discharged from rehab this Wednesday.  This was his 4th rehab stint in 20 months (unfortunately, most...

My question would be... If I'm the only positive, constructive and truthful voice in my son's head... when he asks me to back off fr...