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Four Counterintuitive Things To Do When You’re Overwhelmed By Your Child’s Substance Use or Emotional Challenges with Brenda Zane

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When your child is struggling with substance use or emotional challenges, the experience can feel devastating. Parents commonly report three intense feelings that dominate their daily lives: fear, complete overwhelm, and exhaustion — not just mild versions of these emotions, but crippling levels that impact every aspect of life. ‘It’s this kind of crazy panicked

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The Xanax Episode: A Critical Conversation About the Dangers of Benzodiazepine Abuse and Addiction with Dr. Nzinga Harrison

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The Xanax Episode: A Critical Conversation About the Dangers of Benzodiazepine Abuse and Addiction with Dr. Nzinga Harrison

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When it comes to prescription medications that have spun into a full-blown crisis, Xanax stands out as particularly dangerous for adolescents and young adults. In this critical conversation, Dr. Nzinga Harrison, board certified in psychiatry and Addiction Medicine and co-founder of Eleanor Health, breaks down exactly why this benzodiazepine has become such a problem and

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Uprooting Addiction, Healing From The Ground Up: A Film That Explores The Connection Between Trauma And Addiction, with Hope Payson and Daryl McGraw

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When Hope Payson set out to create a documentary about addiction, she wasn’t thinking about drugs. She was thinking about pain. As a clinical social worker who had lost a brother to untreated trauma and addiction, she noticed something missing in public conversations about the opioid crisis: no one was asking why people wanted these

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How To Help Your Other Kids Deal With Their Sibling’s Drug or Alcohol Use, with Nicole Kosanke, Ph.D. and Krissy Pozatek

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How To Help Your Other Kids Deal With Their Sibling’s Drug or Alcohol Use, with Nicole Kosanke, Ph.D. and Krissy Pozatek

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When substance use disrupts a family, parents often focus intensely on the child who’s struggling—and understandably so. But what about the other children in the home? They’re watching, worrying, and often confused about what’s happening to their sibling and their family. Dr. Nicole Kosanke, Director of Family Services with CMC and co-author of Beyond Addiction,

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What To Do With The Guilt And Regret When Your Child Is Experimenting With Or Addicted To Drugs Or Alcohol, with Brenda Zane

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What To Do With The Guilt And Regret When Your Child Is Experimenting With Or Addicted To Drugs Or Alcohol, with Brenda Zane

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When your child struggles with drugs or alcohol, guilt and regret can become constant companions. Many parents carry around a heavy load of ‘if onlys’ and ‘what ifs,’ replaying past decisions and wondering if different choices would have prevented their child’s substance use. The Myth That Perfect Parenting Prevents Addiction One of the most damaging

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Everything You Need to Know About Medications Like Suboxone, Vivitrol and Methadone for Treating Opioid Addiction, With Lauren Hoffman, Ph.D.

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Everything You Need to Know About Medications Like Suboxone, Vivitrol and Methadone for Treating Opioid Addiction, With Lauren Hoffman, Ph.D.

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When parents first hear about medications like Suboxone, methadone, or Vivitrol for treating their child’s opioid use disorder, many experience confusion, fear, or resistance. The stigma surrounding medication-assisted treatment runs deep, even though research clearly demonstrates these medications are the most effective intervention available. Dr. Lauren Hoffman, a postdoctoral research fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital

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Why Your Child’s Substance Use Makes Perfect Sense And Four Helpful Strategies When They’re Not Open To Change, with Brenda Zane

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When your child is using drugs or alcohol and won’t admit there’s a problem, it can feel like you’re screaming into the void. But understanding why your child uses substances in the first place can completely shift how you approach the situation—and potentially save their life. Why Substance Use Makes Sense to Your Child This

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The Hidden Goldmine of Help For Parents of Kids With Substance Use Disorder with The Partnership to End Addiction’s Denise Mariano

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When a parent discovers their child is struggling with substance use, the isolation can be overwhelming. Denise Mariano, director of family support and advocacy at the Partnership to End Addiction, knows this pain intimately. Her son reached out for help as a college freshman, and what followed were four years of begging for treatment with

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When your teen is struggling with substance use, it’s natural to feel desperate to intervene. You might want to confront them, argue your case, or try to force them to see reason. But research reveals something counterintuitive: confrontation actually hurts motivation rather than helping it. ‘One thing that we do know for sure is that

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For parents whose teens struggle with substance use, the prospect of returning to a traditional high school after treatment can feel like setting them up for failure. Seth Welch understands this intimately—both from his personal journey through addiction and from his six years working in the recovery high school space. What Are Recovery High Schools?

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