Last post, we left off how drugs can be used as a solution to unwanted feelings, but the feelings always return after the drugs wear off.  To continue this discussion, let's look at how advertising affects our youth.  It would be amazing to count how many ads are shown on TV that promote smoking and drinking in a "cool" manner.  Also, the surmount of ads on TV that push prescription painkillers

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. 

Good morning and thank you for taking time to read my Christian Addiction Help Pasco County blog.  Yesterday, the AP released a story on the most recent available federal data and below are some of the statistics:

 1)  Heroin, cocaine, and marijuana is responsible for more than 1 million admissions annually to medical facilities for treatment.

2)  Illegal drug users that have used within the past

Happy Easter everyone and thank you for stopping by to read my Christian Addiction Help Pasco County blog.  Today, I am a little upset and the reason why I'm upset is because we as Americans need to refocus on the real why our society is doing so poor.  The unemployment rate is almost 10% nation wide, people cannot pay their bills, and all kinds of events are happening.  I see all of the stories

Good morning and thank you for taking time to read another entry of my Christian Addiction Help Pasco County blog.  Today's topic is a news story that says once a fading away 1990s designer drug is making a comeback.  There were two arrests within this week in the Twin Cities with the sales of ecstasy to undercover agents.  Ecstasy, or MDMA, has been used by 1% of people at MSU within the

Thank you for reading another entry to my Christian Addiction Help Pasco County blog.  A news story released today from Albany stating that their prescription drug abuse is going to exceed meth abuse.  The story says that the biggest market for painkiller abusers are nurses, doctors, and doctor office staff.  If these are the individuals who are mostly abusing these drugs, then how can we trust

Good Monday to all of you and thank you for taking time to read my Christian Addiction Help Pasco County blog.  Pasco County we have a topic that most parents are not aware of; it is concered with inhalant abuse, which last week was National Inhalants and Poisons Awareness Week.  We must remember that we should not only be aware of inhalant abuse one week out of the year, but we should always

Good morning everyone and thank you for taking time to read my Christian Addiction Help Pasco County blog.  Today thinking about addiction I want to make sure everyone understands that there is a need for drug rehab.  In my last entry I wrote how our young adults, specifically females will have to be aware of date rape drug predators.  I know that when my child goes on a spring break vacation I