I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving extended weekend and now it is back to our normal lives.  The lives where we work our long hours and go home only to work more, but a lot of people who read this blog might have something to confront that others do not, an addicted family member.  Since it was a holiday, it is easy to forget about the day in, day out struggle with your addicted family

I hope everyone is having a very blessed Thanksgiving day!  I want to continue our discussion of holiday substance abuse by looking at ways to keep your guests safe if you have a party this holiday season.

As a host, you are responsible to make sure your guests get home safe and the following are some options in case someone is impaired.

1)  Know what "safe ride" programs are available in your

Good morning and thank you for taking time to read my Christian Drug Rehab Substance Abuse Treatment Center blog.  I want to continue the holiday substance abuse topic and I want to start with a quote from SAMHSA, "Impairment begins with the first drink.  For safety's sake, never drive after drinking!" 

If you are going to have holiday parties this season, the following are tips provided by

The continuation of our discussion with holiday substance abuse and how you can help prevent someone from loosing their life this holiday season.

Last entry, I started giving some statistics on drinking and driving during the holidays.  This entry, I will finish giving you those statistics and then its up to you to make the decision to save someon's life or maybe your own life.

Again, all

Thank you for the continued support of reading my Christian Drug Rehab Substance Abuse Treatment Center blog.  As I mentioned, it is time to discuss the holidays and substance abuse.  One type of holiday event that always happens are holiday parties and events.  Someone has to host the event and as the host it is your responsibility to make sure your guests are safe and follows the laws of the