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Marijuana Use in Teens is the Cause of Increased Illicit Drug Use

Posted by Steps to Recovery on February 27, 2013 Marijuana has always been called a gateway drug. It just starts people down a path of letting their inhibitions go, and when you start using any kind of drug it becomes so much easier to try the next thing on the list. A lot of people think marijuana is harmless, what bad can smoking a little pot do? Well, I can

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3 Important Things to Remember for Parents of Addicts

Posted by Steps to Recovery on February 20, 2013 Being the parents of an addict is one of the hardest things someone will ever go through. It is never easy to acknowledge or accept that our children have intense and heartbreaking problems like addiction which can lead down paths of criminal activity, health issues, serious loss and even possibly death. It is hard to admit the truth to ourselves when

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Giving Children Speed to Help Them Get Better Grades

Posted on Steps to Recovery on December 30, 2012 I read an article today that set me spinning. Literally made my head and stomach feel woozy. In the wake of my best friend’s kindergarten age son’s teacher telling her that he needs to be medicated (for normal 5 year old behavior) this struck my core. Very scary stuff. From the New York Times on October 9, 2012…. CANTON, Ga. —

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How to Talk to Your Child About Drugs

By Steps to Recovery on November 18, 2012 The other day, as my doctor was doing a treatment on my back, he asked me how to talk to his child about drugs when she is old enough. My doctor has asked me plenty of questions in the past about parenting, because you see, I do it a little differently than he does and he finds my feedback interesting. For example,

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