Treatment & Recovery

Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology
Published: January–February 2019
I learned that addiction hijacks the brain's ability to make rational decisions — and that I didn't cause it, can't cure it and can't control it.
When your child is in recovery, they may need a medical or dental procedure where the standard pain treatment is opioids. Here's how to deal with it.
I am working on my own recovery, so I am properly able to support his.
The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research
Published: May 2018
We have come to accept these truths. Today it's much easier to deal with the heartache. We have become more effective at helping our son with his addiction.
The road to recovery isn't the same for everyone. Learn how to select the best possible treatment for your child's unique situation.
A downloadable guide on what families need to know about opioid misuse and treatment during pregnancy.
We co-hosted with Netflix a screening of their compelling and Oscar-nominated original short documentary film, Heroin(e), at the SoHo House in New York City.
My son is a drug addict caught up in the vicious cycle of detox, treatment and relapsing perpetuated by the scheme of patient brokering. He's still in it.
There is no other word but grief when your child is lost in the haze of drug addiction. But your child is still there. There are paths to hope.
Just because someone you love is struggling does not mean you did something wrong or you didn’t love them enough.
In my family, addiction was treated with the same love and affection as if I had suffered from any other potentially fatal illness.
We need to change language like junkie, addict, and alcoholic if we are to lessen the stigma and negativity that saturates the perception of drug addiction.
Download this quick reference guide on how using naloxone (Narcan) to prevent opioid overdose and save a life.
En el caso de los opioides, que incluyen heroína y Vicodin y OxyContin, la naloxona puede revertir una sobredosis.
“Tell them my story.” My 20-year-old daughter Casey said these words to me not long before she died of an accidental heroin overdose on January 15, 2017.
For this father, it took time to learn that relapse can be a natural part of addiction recovery.
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