I have a ten year old. She is a beautiful, bright little girl. I have to admit, though, that the years ahead scare the crap out of me. She is currently in fifth grade and, starting in January, she is going to learn about sex during her health class. She is going to be in the middle school next year. So not only do I have to talk to her about sex but I have to talk to her about drugs and alcohol. I am starting my homework now – searching the web, reading books and initiating conversations with family and friends on what has helped them.
Judi is an x junkie turned triathlete. Now she is addicted to endurance training and all it’s madness. She is trying to live a clean lifestyle and raise her rescued Dobes holistically. The insanity of 2009 will be training for her longest distance race yet – Ironman Louisville Aug/09.
In this blog post, Judi shares her experience of running, while training, past her old drug stomping grounds:
George and Tina’s son, Evan, started smoking marijuana at age 14. Soon after he began using a wide range of both illegal and prescription drugs. Now the Wattles family reaches out to share their personal story of how they coped with their son’s pain and drug addiction, and eventual suicide attempt. They offer practical, emotional advice on how they survived their harrowing ordeal. This is a Lipstick Wisdom produced video. Run time of 5:01.
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Christy O’Brian faced resistance from those around her including a therapist that something was going wrong with her son. Between plummeting grades and a major car accident, she felt in her gut that her son desperately needed help. Listen to Christy’s story and her advice on discussing sex, pornography and risky teen behavior with your children. This is a Lipstick Wisdom produced video. Run time of 3:32.
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Renee’s son was in a group that got caught smoking marijuana and her daughter got caught drinking while in high school. Renee offers valuable insights on keeping an eye on your teens during these most challenging years to keep them away from potential danger. This is a Lipstick Wisdom produced video. Run time of 2:41.
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Parents who truly know how to “connect” with their teen can make all the difference between a teenager who engages in risky behavior and one that avoids it. Dr. Bradley shares his wealth of counseling experience, advising parents on how to teach their teens to take care of themselves rather than trying to control their teens. This is a Lipstick Wisdom produced video. Run time of 3:12.
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Sherry is a young women that is recovering from being a heroin addict. For many years, she lived on the streets and did whatever it took in order to feed her addiction. In 20 very personal episodes, Sherry shares her journey with the hope of helping others. These videos were made by www.hopeshow.tv.
Episode 1
My personal mission is to give hope to all affected by the disease of addiction. I also want to encourage others to avoid judgments made upon our types. In this episode, I mention passing by people like me on the street and looking away. I even had to break this reaction to others in myself after I got sober. I forgot that I was one of those people at one time. (I also never considered that not all homeless people are a result of drug addiction. A lot of our homeless population are mentally ill and disabled veterans – people with no family and no choices.) But, people like me CAN recover!I am taking great risks so that you can see this. Let me know what you think about this journey.I would love to hear from you all personally.
Devastating Drug Addiction: The Oprah Show April 10th, 2008
Addiction is a painful secret many families are too ashamed to discuss. In 2005, one father came forward in a very public way to share what it was like to love a child whose drug and alcohol abuse threatened to tear their family apart.
Award-winning journalist David Sheff wrote about his struggle to help his son Nic overcome a crystal meth addiction in The New York Times Magazine. After the article was published, David says he realized he was not alone. His story generated an overwhelming response from other parents of addicts.
David documented his family’s struggle in “Beautiful Boy: A Father’s Journey Through His Son’s Addiction”
Johnny Irwin’s response to his mother Marsha Rosenbaum’s advice about drugs, eight years after receiving the now famous “Dear Johnny” letter. You can read the “Dear Johnny” letter at the bottom of this post.
Marsha Rosenbaum is director emerita of the Safety First Project and director emerita of the San Francisco office of the Drug Policy Alliance. She received her doctorate in medical sociology from the University of California at San Francisco in 1979. From 1977 to 1995, Rosenbaum was the principal investigator on National Institute on Drug Abuse-funded studies of heroin addiction, methadone maintenance treatment, MDMA (Ecstasy), cocaine, and drug use during pregnancy.
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