This is a great article--and Mr Wickstrom does address the common myths about alcoholism. the Five myths he explains in detail are: Myth #1: “Alcohol is not as addictive as cocaine, heroin, and other drugs.” Myth #2: “Alcohol doesn’t kill like other drugs.” Myth #3: “It’s relatively safe to drink while using prescription drugs.” Myth #4: “The only rehabilitation that works for alcoholics is the Twelve Step (Alcoholics Anonymous) program.” Myth #5: “You can always tell when someone is an alcoholic.” If you still belive any of the above, please go to his sucess Site and read this article to find out why it is a myth. For parents, there are a few more myths that need to be broken: Myth # 6: If your child is a drug addict, you didn't raise them  in a healthy environment. Myth # 7: Your addicted child should be treated in a teen center so he or she can relate. Myth # 8: If your child is still an adolescent they are not really an addict--they are too young to really tell. M

I love good Samaritan laws--I first learned of them when I went to get my CPR--that you could not be sued if you tried to help and the person died. Actually many people were sued for someone ding when they tried to help until the Good Samaritan laws made it into the law books. Now a lawmaker in Wisconsin is trying to get these laws for drug addicts--or just those who overdose--can you imagine being at a party, one that is hosting illegal substances? Maybe you aren't even using them, but you know others are. You find a person who is obviously overdosed, you want to help, but coffee and a cold shower are not going to save this person. If you call an ambulance, the police come and you may be charged along with the rest of the guests. If you put them in your car and speed to the hospital, maybe they die in your car and you will go to jail. What do you do? It's a valid question and one your kids might face more often than you know. We need to support Good Samaritan Laws where

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Here we go again talking about the prescription pills in your cabinet. Anyone who gets pain meds and decides they really like it--when the prescription is cut off, what does the patient look for? They usually look for more meds in the same category--people who really like oxycodone will go for heroin in a heartbeat. Over prescribing is a real problem--but so is leaving them in your medicine cabinet. If kids want drugs, they go after what they can find at home first--then often try to get a prescription for "pain." Girls get cramps, boys pull muscles--depending on who your doctor is, doctors can be the next best medicine cabinet around. Read the story below and stay aware of what your kid takes! Officials fighting drug crisis - Watertown Daily Times Online : News : ""We are looking at this as a heroin problem, but it really is an opioid problem. They all cause the same withdrawal. They can all be used to stop the withdrawal," Klomberg said. "They will use

I hate when I hear of parents who lose their kids to prescription drugs--well, we all hate it, I'm sure. But Prescription drugs is the single greatest way kids abuse drugs--they steal them from your medicine cabinet--just like I used to. It's so frickin easy--and we parents just don't monitor like we should--we don't want to believe our kids would rip us off--but they do. read this story below about a two parents who lost their kids--and what they are doing about it. Share on facebook please. Faces of drug abuse: » Local News » The Morehead News : "To most, Michael Donta and Sarah Shay are statistics, two among thousands who die from prescription drug overdoses each year. To their parents, they were life, their dreams and the future and their absence leaves holes in their hearts that won’t be healed short of their own deaths." 'via Blog this'