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Opioid Orphans: Children Losing Their Parents In Drug Crisis

One of the greatest tragedies of the opioid epidemic is how it devastates families. The most recent numbers, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), show that 115 people die every day from opioid overdose in the US. Out of the... Learn More

Can You Protect Your Loved Ones in the Opioid Epidemic? One of the very real difficulties many families face today is trying to overcome issues with substance use and addiction. With opioid overdose resulting in the deaths of over 33,000 people in 2015, a rate of death that has consistently... Learn More

Is It My Fault My Loved One is Addicted? [caption id="attachment_21753" align="aligncenter" width="473"] (This content is being used for illustrative purposes only; any person depicted in the content is a model)[/caption] Author: Justin Mckibben I'll never forget when I told my mother I needed to go to rehab. It... Learn More

Child Neglect and Abuse Rises Alongside Drug Addiction Author: Shernide Delva In Fayetteville, North Carolina, there is a distinct trend of both child abuse and neglect rising along with cases of drug addiction. Fayette County Prosecutor Larry Harrah says the number of neglect cases associated with addicted parents... Learn More

Personal Letters from Palm Partners Family Program: Part II On a monthly basis the Palm Partners treatment program offers an opportunity for the families of patients to attend events and therapy over the course of an empowering and productive weekend. There are a series of work-shops and group activities... Learn More

Personal Letters from Palm Partners Family Program On a monthly basis the Palm Partners treatment program offers an opportunity for the families of patients to attend events and therapy over the course of an empowering and productive weekend. There are a series of work-shops and group activities... Learn More

Drug Treatment for Your Child [caption id="attachment_15855" align="aligncenter" width="451"] (This content is being used for illustrative purposes only; any person depicted in the content is a model.)[/caption] Having a loved one who is struggling with substance abuse or addiction is never easy, especially if it... Learn More

Happy and Sober for the Holidays Author: Justin Mckibben I got sober on Thanksgiving. I entered rehab for the second time on the 28th of November, and this year the holidays have been especially amazing for me, even though I am living miles away from my... Learn More

Gifts of Recovery: Reconnecting with Family The ‘gifts of recovery’ also called ‘gifts of sobriety’ and ‘promises of sobriety’ are the positive things that happen in our lives once we get clean and sober and work towards bettering ourselves. As long as we keep doing the... Learn More

The Blame Game: How to Respond When Your Newly Clean Loved One Refuses to Own Their Behavior Sometimes our loved ones like to play the ‘Blame Game’ when they find themselves with a little more clarity and have a little bit of clean time. They want to start throwing around reasons why their addiction ended up the... Learn More

9 Ways Addiction Can Affect The Family and How to Start Healing It’s been long recognized that alcoholism is a family disease. Because alcoholism is a form of the umbrella term ‘addiction,’ by extension, addiction is a family disease, too. The reason for that is pretty simple and quite obvious. The alcoholic... Learn More

How to Talk to Your Addicted Parent Talking to an addict about their substance abuse is never easy, and when it comes to your parents it can be an even more frightening experience. Addiction and substance abuse affect a family so profoundly in many ways both obvious... Learn More

Opioid Orphans: Children Losing Their Parents In Drug Crisis

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