Last post, we left off how drugs can be used as a solution to unwanted feelings, but the feelings always return after the drugs wear off.  To continue this discussion, let's look at how advertising affects our youth.  It would be amazing to count how many ads are shown on TV that promote smoking and drinking in a "cool" manner.  Also, the surmount of ads on TV that push prescription painkillers

Today, children are flooded with false information about drugs.  They have to confront peer pressure to try drugs as well as various media influences pushing drug use.  Since we live in an "instant gratification" world, individuals are looking for a quick fix and this is exactly the message media terminals are sending to our children.  It as we are looking for the easy way out with less effort

Thank you for taking another day to read my blog entry and last time I briefly touched on communication and how important it is to discuss the effects of drugs and alcohol to your children.  As parents we play a very important role in our child's decisions in life as we teach them they way they should follow.  Studies do show that when parents do discuss drugs and alcohol with their children,

I hope each one of you are having a great weekend and thank you for talking time to read my blog.  Last entry, I mentioned giving the gift of life this holiday season and that is what I'm going to do for you.  Give you invaluable information on how to talk to your kids about drugs and you can turn around and educate them on this information so they will be aware and taught the truth about drugs. 

Good morning and thank you for taking time to read my Christian Drug Rehab Substance Abuse Treatmenter Center blog.  Yesterday, the AP released a story on the most recent available federal data and below are some of the statistics:

 1)  Heroin, cocaine, and marijuana is responsible for more than 1 million admissions annually to medical facilities for treatment.

2)  Illegal drug users that have used

Good morning and thank you for taking time to read another entry of my Christian Drug Rehab Substance Abuse Treatment Center blog.  Today's topic is a news story that says once a fading away 1990s designer drug is making a comeback.  There were two arrests within this week in the Twin Cities with the sales of ecstasy to undercover agents.  Ecstasy, or MDMA, has been used by 1% of people at MSU

Thank you for reading another entry to my Christian Drug Rehab Substance Abuse Treatment Center blog.  A news story released today from Albany stating that their prescription drug abuse is going to exceed meth abuse.  The story says that the biggest market for painkiller abusers are nurses, doctors, and doctor office staff.  If these are the individuals who are mostly abusing these drugs, then

Good Monday to all of you and thank you for taking time to read my Christian Drug Rehab Substance Abuse Treatment Center blog.  Today's entry is concered with inhalant abuse, which last week was National Inhalants and Poisons Awareness Week.  We must remember that we should not only be aware of inhalant abuse one week out of the year, but we should always educate our youth on inhalants but every

Good morning everyone and thank you for taking time to read my Christian Drug Rehab Substance Abuse Treatment Center blog.  Today thinking about addiction I want to make sure everyone understands that there is a need for drug rehab.  In my last entry I wrote how our young adults, specifically females will have to be aware of date rape drug predators.  I know that when my child goes on a spring

Good morning and thank you for taking time to read my Christian Drub Rehab Substance Abuse Treatment Center blog.  As March is here, the topic of discussion today is date rape drugs.  These drugs are more common during spring break when people, especially teens and college students are traveling.  There are three common date rape drugs, Rohypnol, GHB, and Ketamine.  Date rape drugs are very hard