Friday, September 29, 2023

Education

The Sober World provides information for families who have a loved one struggling with addiction/mental health. We have self-help groups, information on medication assisted treatment,drug paraphernalia and more. The Sober World has some questions you can ask when your loved one is ready to go to treatment. We have lists of family groups, AA- Alcoholics Anonymous, Smart Recovery, Nar-Anon, Al-Anon and Families anonymous.The Sober World provides quality treatment centers, detox centers, sober living, extended care and more. Addiction is a family affair and parents need to learn all they can about addiction/mental health and learn to take care of themselves.

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How I Became Interested in Marijuana Research Along with other McLean researchers, I was working on a series of projects designed to look at college students...
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IS TOUGH LOVE EFFECTIVE?

On the night of Dec. 12, 1994, in Madison, Wisconsin, Theresa J. McGovern froze to death in a snow bank. She was 45 years old and the mother of...
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This business of being a psychotherapist and the mother of an adult son with a co occurring disorder is not easy. My patients and I are slogging through cement all in...
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THE LATEST TREND IN GEN Z: ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION

When Milly’s father called, he discovered Milly’s dark secret. He tried to be a compassionate and attentive father as she broke down in tears and explained what was going on. Devastated...
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FREDDY FENDER, ANGOLA, AND THE WAR ON DRUGS

WAR ON DRUGS: We’ve all heard the quip, “It’s all in the timing,” but for Tex-Mex singer Freddy Fender, his timing couldn’t have been worse. Early in his career, he was...
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Floridians know well the devastation associated with America’s opioid epidemic. According to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, opioids were the cause, or present at the time, of death in 10,621...
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ON GRIEF AND GRIEVING: A LESSON IN LIBERATION

Grief. It’s a big topic and one most of us prefer to avoid, but grief is sneaky and you never know when or how it’s going to show up to offer...
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FEEDING THE RECOVERING BRAIN FOR HOLIDAY SERENITY

It is our brain’s job to allow us to cope with stress gracefully, but to do that, it needs to be fed optimally! How can we optimally feed our brains this...
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LIVING BEYOND – HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND ADDICTION: THE EGREGIOUS EXPLOITATION OF OTHERS

There is a reason fairy tales most commonly end with happy endings. It is because nobody wants to face the realization of human depravity. The story would no longer be a...

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