Today, children are flooded with false information about drugs.  They have to confront peer pressure to try drugs as well as various media influences pushing drug use.  Since we live in an "instant gratification" world, individuals are looking for a quick fix and this is exactly the message media terminals are sending to our children.  It as we are looking for the easy way out with less effort

Thank you for taking another day to read my blog entry and last time I briefly touched on communication and how important it is to discuss the effects of drugs and alcohol to your children.  As parents we play a very important role in our child's decisions in life as we teach them they way they should follow.  Studies do show that when parents do discuss drugs and alcohol with their children,

I hope each one of you are having a great weekend and thank you for talking time to read my blog.  Last entry, I mentioned giving the gift of life this holiday season and that is what I'm going to do for you.  Give you invaluable information on how to talk to your kids about drugs and you can turn around and educate them on this information so they will be aware and taught the truth about drugs. 

Hi everyone, this morning I mentioned giving the gift of life this holiday season and that is what I am going to do in the next few blogs.  I'm going to give you invaluable information on how to talk to your kids about drugs.  Then, you can give your children and family members this information that will help prevent addiction.  Stay tuned and my first entry will be a brief introduction on this

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving extended weekend and now it is back to our normal lives.  The lives where we work our long hours and go home only to work more, but a lot of people who read this blog might have something to confront that others do not, an addicted family member.  Since it was a holiday, it is easy to forget about the day in, day out struggle with your addicted family

I hope everyone is having a very blessed Thanksgiving day!  I want to continue our discussion of holiday substance abuse by looking at ways to keep your guests safe if you have a party this holiday season.

As a host, you are responsible to make sure your guests get home safe and the following are some options in case someone is impaired.

1)  Know what "safe ride" programs are available in your

Good morning and thank you for taking time to read my Christian Addiction Help Pasco County blog.  I want to continue the holiday substance abuse topic and I want to start with a quote from SAMHSA, "Impairment begins with the first drink.  For safety's sake, never drive after drinking!" 

If you are going to have holiday parties this season, the following are tips provided by SAMHSA on how to keep

The continuation of our discussion with holiday substance abuse and how you can help prevent someone from loosing their life this holiday season.

Last entry, I started giving some statistics on drinking and driving during the holidays.  This entry, I will finish giving you those statistics and then its up to you to make the decision to save someon's life or maybe your own life.

Again, all

Thank you for the continued support of reading my Christian Addiction Help Pasco County blog.  As I mentioned, it is time to discuss the holidays and substance abuse.  One type of holiday event that always happens are holiday parties and events.  Someone has to host the event and as the host it is your responsibility to make sure your guests are safe and follows the laws of the land.  During this

The news sweeping the AP Wire and all over the net today is on Pfizer's whistleblower winning his case.  That is why this title is drug companies...friends or foes?  As I wrote last week, I gave you the most medicated states in the U.S. and now we are looking at one of the largest manufacturers of medication in the U.S. is being punished for their marketing transgressions.

The story says that a