In case you had not heard about bath salts abuse: An Alarming New Stimulant, Sold Legally in Many States – NYTimes.com. Though they come in powder and crystal form like traditional bath salts — hence their name — they differ in one crucial way: they are used as recreational drugs. People typically snort, inject or [...]
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Island View RTC was one of the first treatment centers I visited before we placed our son and he was in Wilderness at the time. Island View was our treatment center of choice and we really wanted our son to go there. What we want does not always work and the placement did not work for us. They did not
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It appears my son will graduate from high school or finish all his credits by the middle of next month. I am not celebrating yet, because we all know with troubled teens anything can happen in the wink of an eye. Right now he is on the path of having all his units completed. How [...]
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WHERE WAS THE GUARDIAN ANGEL? This may be my toughest blog post that I have written to date and it is not about me, emotionally it has hit me like a brick. There are no words to explain the sadness and tragedy that has shaken this entire community. A dear friend that I have known [...]
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I purposefully have not wanted to comment on the death of Michael Jackson since it has been well saturated by the press. I came across this article in the New York Times and felt compelled to post it because it reflects many of my personal feelings about treatment and his life. From everything I have [...]
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Researchers in Montreal report that people who were abused or neglected as children showed genetic alterations that likely made them more biologically sensitive to stress. via After Abuse, Changes in the Brain – NYTimes.com.
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It was just over a week ago that I hung up the new calendar for the year. As each new year begins I am always hopeful this is going to be the best year ever; trouble free, no health problems, all family members are stable and on deck. Well, reality has it that January 1 [...]
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