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Expert Resources for Supporting Loved Ones with Addiction

Discover expert insights and practical guidance from clinicians, researchers, and specialists to help parents, families and professionals support loved ones and community members with substance use disorder and addiction.

Matt Dorsey

Matt Dorsey shares his experience with relapse, navigating addiction in the LGBTQ+ community, and how he’s using his experience to help others struggling with addiction in San Francisco.

Contingency Management for Stimulant Addiction: How This Treatment Helps Teens and Young Adults

Learn how contingency management helps treat stimulant use disorder. Understand how CM works, why it’s effective, and how parents can support recovery.

BTMPS in Fentanyl: What Parents Need to Know About This Emerging Chemical

BTMPS is a new chemical increasingly found in fentanyl. Learn what it is, why it’s added to drugs, the risks it poses, and how to keep your loved one safe.

What Is ZYN? A Parent’s Guide to Nicotine Pouches, Risks & How to Protect Your Teen

Learn what ZYN nicotine pouches are, why teens use them, the health risks, and how parents can spot warning signs and support their child in quitting.

Lara Love Hardin

Lara Love Hardin discusses her journey from suburban soccer mom hiding a heroin addiction to bestselling author.

Jim Sonefeld

Jim Sonefeld, drummer for Hootie & the Blowfish, shares his powerful journey from concert tours fueled by alcohol to finding recovery at age 40.

Is It the Flu or Opioid Withdrawal Symptoms? How the COWS Assessment Helps Families Know the Difference

Learn how to tell the difference between the flu and opioid withdrawal symptoms using the COWS scale to assess withdrawal safely.

When Weight Loss Becomes Dangerous: Understanding Stimulant Misuse for Weight Control in Teens & Young Adults

Worried your teen is skipping meals and using stimulants to lose weight? Learn how stimulant misuse for weight loss can put health at risk.

Stimulant Overdose (Overamping): What It Looks Like & How to Respond

Discover the signs of stimulant overdose (often called overamping), what puts someone at risk, and how parents can act fast to protect a loved one.

How Meth Affects the Brain: Understanding Addiction, Withdrawal, and How Families Can Help

Learn how methamphetamine changes the brain’s decision-making systems and why withdrawal is so challenging. Discover how families can help.

Dr. Kristen Gilliland: A Mother’s Journey from Neuroscience to Advocacy

After losing one son to overdose and watching another struggle with lifelong schizophrenia, neuroscientist Dr. Kristen Gilliland reveals what she wishes she'd known about today's ultra-potent marijuana and the developing brain.

William Perry

William Perry shares his powerful journey from childhood trauma and opioid addiction to a 10-year prison sentence, and ultimately to co-founding This Must Be the Place, an organization that combines music, arts, and harm reduction.

How to Help Your Teen Quit Vaping and Nicotine: Signs, Risks, and Proven Tools for Parents

Worried your teen is vaping? Learn the signs of nicotine use, the risks to their health, and proven tools that help teens quit for good—with your support.

Parent-Teacher Partnership: 7 Steps to Help Prevent Teen Substance Use

A strong parent-teacher partnership can help protect teens from substance use. Learn 7 ways to connect with teachers and school staff.

Defent Fentanyl Test Device: A New Way to Stay Safe from Overdose

Learn how the Defent fentanyl test device works, where to get one, and why it’s a powerful harm reduction tool that can save lives.

988 vs 911: When to Call the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline Instead of Emergency Services

Learn the difference between calling 988 and 911. Find out when to use the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline instead of emergency services.

Pregnancy Options and Support

Facing an unexpected pregnancy can be overwhelming, especially if you’re also coping with substance use. Learn about options so you can make the choice that’s right for you.

Why Parents Should Be Cautious: Teens Using ChatGPT for Advice on Mental Health, Eating Disorders, and Substance Use

A new report warns that ChatGPT may give teens harmful advice on self-harm, eating disorders, and substance use. Learn why kids turn to AI and how parents can respond.

Parenting or Pregnant with a Substance Use Disorder: Real Stories of Struggle, Support, and Recovery

Real stories of mothers parenting or pregnant with a substance use disorder—struggles, support options, and hope for recovery without shame.

Diversion Programs for Substance Use: How Juvenile & Adult Courts Offer Second Chances

Learn how juvenile and adult court diversion programs address substance use with treatment, education, and support—helping loved ones avoid jail.

Safe Relief for Common Pregnancy Discomforts

Discover safe pregnancy remedies to relieve nausea, pain, anxiety, and insomnia—while keeping you and your baby healthy.

Postpartum Depression and Substance Use: Signs, Risks, and How to Get Help

Learn how postpartum depression and substance use can overlap, the warning signs to watch for, and where to find support for both conditions.

Caring for a Baby with Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal (NOWS/NAS): Symptoms, Treatment & Support

Learn how to care for a baby with neonatal opioid withdrawal (NOWS/NAS). Understand symptoms, treatment options, and ways to support healing.

Pat Aussem

Can GLP-1 medications like Ozempic help treat addiction? Elizabeth Vargas talks with Pat Aussem, Vice President of Consumer Clinical Content Development at Partnership to End Addiction, about the ongoing clinical trials and the science behind how these drugs work on the brain's reward system. Elizabeth Vargas talks with Pat Aussem, Vice President of Consumer Clinical Content Development at Partnership to End Addiction, about the ongoing clinical trials and the science behind how these drugs work on the brain's reward system.

Crack and Cocaine Use: Warning Signs, Legal Risks, and How to Help a Loved One

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