The parents of current or former ice users all shared one common recommendation from their experiences – educate young people early about the effects of drug use to prevent them from making the choice to use drugs. This should occur in school and in the wider community.
Read More...except in my opinion the current Harm Minimisation message appears to have given up and accepted that Drug use is going to happen. Should we really be accepting that?
Read MoreI have been struck by two things I have heard repeatedly in separate instances recently, that people are being told by agencies somewhere out there and I'm struggling to understand the rationale.
1. The ICE problem is nowhere near as bad as the media make it out to be... 2. ICE is not as addictive as people think.....
Read More“Three Cs.” We didn’t cause our child’s addiction; we can’t cure it; and we certainly can’t control it. Only the person afflicted with the disease can do that. - So why are parents of addicts totally exhausted and what "must" they do about it?
Read MoreMany teens and their parents trivialize marijuana use. They shouldn't. The average potency of today's marijuana is 244% higher -- yes, you read that right -
Read MoreA problem today for parents is how to help a loved one who has a problem. Offering the wrong kind of help, they end up feeding the problem.
Read MoreSitting across the table from parents and watching as they crumble and fall apart, describing the devastation their son or daughters drug abuse is wreaking on themselves and their families. is tough. The heart wrenching tears....
Read MoreMy name is Darcy Lake, it was on the 26th of May 2013 that I entered the Teen Challenge, drug rehab program in Esperance, Western Australia, I was 17 years old. After three years of living under the influence of drugs my life was a total mess.....
Read MoreMy name is Bethany and for most of my life I’ve struggled to fit in. At age 6, doctors told me I had ADHD and at age 15 I was diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder. For years I had been dealing with drug use, depression, an eating disorder, self-harm, sexual abuse and suicidal behaviours......
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