The desire to help can sometimes lead to enabling behaviors that may inadvertently prolong the addiction cycle. Understanding ...

These wishes could be some TRUE DESIRES that you might have in common with someone else going through the process of acceptance and self-help, 1. We wish we could silence the voice of fear. Our ...

Many years ago, not long after I discovered that my daughter was addicted to heroin, I joined a support group for families of people with substance use disorder. I was desperately looking for ways to ...

Dear Annie: I’ve been married to a wonderful man for over 10 years, and during that time, I’ve grown to love his son as my own. My stepson, “Brian,” is now 28 and has struggled with drug addiction for ...

I have only been a mom for a year, so most of my career I’ve been telling clients, “I’m not a parent, but I have great ones…” Then I insert an appropriate parenting suggestion. Usually, this had to do ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The West Virginia Supreme Court says people who were negligently prescribed pain medication can sue pharmacies and doctors for enabling their addiction. Media reports say the ...