Sometimes drugs are needed – no doubt about it. But 11% of women and 5% of men in the U.S. currently take antidepressants, for example, and 15 million antidepressant prescriptions were written for kids in 2007. Kids whose parents talk to them about the dangers of drugs are 50% less likely to try them. But … Read more
Of course, there are two ways to go about it. We can either make a plan that we think is good for us and then present it to the physician for approval or we can just visit his office, tell him we want to quit and see what he recommends. Obviously, the second option is … Read more
Most often the families bring in the interventionist as a last resort. They’ve tried everything else from giving the addicted person money, to imposing restrictions, to hiring him or her in the family business, to letting him or her live in the basement, etc. These are enabling behaviors and do nothing to help the addict. … Read more