OK, I know that as soon as I start to talk about marijuana I begin to come across as some kind of governmental propaganda "reefer madness" anti pot fascist, but there are some things that need saying.

Enabling is a pretty tricky thing. Loved ones are convinced away from doing the sorts of things that feel natural - helping - and convinced that tough love is the only kind of love that is going to work. And it's all true, enabling doesn't help us get better, but when we are finally ready to get some treatment, helping us get that treatment is not enabling it is just helping. It feels right because it is right.

Don’t want your teen to drink, smoke or do drugs? Well, there's no easy one answer, but one easy step in the right direction is as simple as sitting down at the dinner table together, as a family, 5 or more times a week.

When beer companies run public service ads urging us to drink responsibly...are we really supposed to believe that they are urging us to buy and drink less beer? And if that's not actually what they want, why do they run public service ads - and why do we let them?

Is it alcoholism, problem drinking, heavy drinking...what do all these things even mean anyway?

You may not believe you're an alcoholic - and you may even be right...but what's the significance of that nagging voice inside your head that wonders if something might be wrong?

OK - so here it is, once and for all. Read this and know for sure whether or not you have a drinking problem. It's an easy little test and in 5 minutes you'll know, and what you do then is up to you.

So which drug is the most addictive? Is heroin worse than crack, or was meth the terrible winner?

Actually, the most addictive drug, as determined by a survey of addiction experts, was a legal one - in fact the only drug to get a score of 100 was nicotine. Check out the list and the addiction scores of commonly abused drugs.

A thought provoking short video on truth and lies in the alcohol and tobacco industries.

This is the new information I come across.
Lisa11
Drug Intervention Louisiana