An Addict In Our Son’s Bedroom

I know why I was able to find peace in my workshop while my son was using. In my shop I have a Coping Saw. I know, I know, it's a...

The absolute worst thing that can happen to a fixer happened to me this week. This week the hard drive in my computer crashed. I am not a te...

The Partnership for Drugfree Kids has launched a very successful program to help parents of addicts. This is the program I went to New York ...

As I walk around my work I see first aid kits on the wall. In many stores, arenas, airplanes you see a heart defibrillator. Driving down the...

Last year when The Partnership at Drug-Free kids brought me to New York to be a part of a new program I was honored and thrilled. Unfortuna...

It's that time again, I am getting requests from teachers to speak to their students about drugs and addiction. This I do gladly as long...

Maybe it's just me but I am a believer that in every experience in life there is a good. At times addiction tested that belief. How do y...

28 years ago this weekend I was 20 years old .. I was in the middle of losing my battle with addiction . I had been trying to get sober for ...

Did you tell someone that you love them today? Did you show someone today that they are a special person in your life? What would you say or...

Who's responsibility is this? Why is my child using drugs? Where does this crap come from? Who is doing this to my baby? I bet I'm...

Most adults learn through experiential learning. We relate experience to what we come to believe that is true. For instance, a child learns ...

Sorry, I have been remiss in keeping up with my blog and posting regularly. My job is overwhelming right now but this is not the time or pla...

I normally stay away from politics on my blog. Many close to me know where I stand on the political spectrum but something is going on now t...

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 ...