We are what we think, and the way we think about things determines our attitudes. "There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so." William Shakespeare I am always surprised by the amount of resistance people have about getting help for a drug and alcohol problem. Many people seem to...
We are what we think, and the way we think about things determines our attitudes. "There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so." William Shakespeare I am always surprised by the amount of resistance people have about getting help for a drug and alcohol problem. Many people seem to...
Many people get caught in the trap of trying to help too much, generally we use the term enabling when we are talking about relationships with someone with a drug or alcohol problem. What enabling means is that the family member or loved one is allowing the person with the drug and alcohol problem...
Prescription Drug Abuse is becoming a bigger and bigger problem. There are a lot of these drugs available at parties and kids are mixing them with alcohol and other drugs which potentially can be lethal. I have talked to a couple of kids in the past two weeks who have unintentionally overdosed...
What power has love but forgiveness? William Carlos Williams. In order to get better from a drug or alcohol problem we need to start to like ourselves better. We need to forgive ourselves for the mistakes we have made and we also need to work on forgiving people who we feel have wronged...
We really need to take a look at the attitude around marijuana use. There is still a pervasive belief that this is a harmless drug, the "don't panic its organic" thinking is still what is driving a lot of the street level thinking about this drug. Marijuana use by our teens is increasing, I see...
Carl Jung said "We cannot change anything until we accept it. Condemnation does not liberate, it oppresses." I heard somewhere and often repeat "You can't love and judge at the same time" I regularly deal with family members who are having a hard time forgiving the person in their family who...
In spite of all the facts indicating that, at every level, impaired driving is a bad idea it is still a huge problem. Part of the problem is that when you are impaired you can't think properly, but you believe that you can. The image above shows an alcohol affected brain, a THC affected brain is...
Salvia is a Hallucinogenic drug that can be purchased by anyone (no age limit) in Canada. It is sold in "Head Shops" and or "Hemp" stores. There has been a lot of press on it lately, Miley Cyrus had a video out last week showing her smoking it for "fun" and this week a Saskatoon...
Getting caught up in what ever everybody else is doing often allows us to change our opinion of what is normal. Just looking at what is going on around us and comparing ourselves to that often gets us in trouble. We need to be able to back up an look at the bigger scene. Habits can lead to habits...
Page: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
