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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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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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A Quick Way To Gain Control When Crisis Hits with Brenda Zane

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A Quick Way To Gain Control When Crisis Hits with Brenda Zane

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When you discover drugs in your child’s room, get a call from the police about shoplifting, or watch your teen stumble through the door clearly under the influence, every instinct screams at you to do something immediately. But that urgent feeling to react right now? It’s actually working against you. The truth is, crisis moments

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The Marijuana Episode: The Real Deal About Teens, Weed and Addiction with Dr. Nzinga Harrison

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The Marijuana Episode: The Real Deal About Teens, Weed and Addiction with Dr. Nzinga Harrison

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If you’re a parent worried about your teen’s marijuana use, understanding the landscape has changed dramatically is crucial. Dr. Nzinga Harrison, a psychiatrist and addiction medicine specialist, brings critical perspective to this complex issue. Understanding Genetic Addiction Risk One of the most important things parents need to know is that addiction has a strong genetic

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Adolescent Substance Use and Recovery In The LGBTQ+ Community with Beck Gee-Cohen

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Adolescent Substance Use and Recovery In The LGBTQ+ Community with Beck Gee-Cohen

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When Beck Gee-Cohen was around four or five years old, he knew he was different. Growing up in the 1980s as a child assigned female at birth but identifying as male, there weren’t words for what he was experiencing. He went by ‘boy-Roger’ and constantly moved to the boys’ line at school, only to be

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Part 2: Why Do They Do What They Do? Answers On Addiction From One Who’s Lived It, with Stacy Eakman

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Part 2: Why Do They Do What They Do? Answers On Addiction From One Who’s Lived It, with Stacy Eakman

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When Stacy Eakman’s parents finally dropped him off at treatment, he wasn’t ready. He was screaming, crying, begging them to take him home. They left anyway. What happened next reveals critical truths every parent of a child struggling with addiction needs to understand. The Moment Addiction Took Control Stacy’s story illustrates the complete takeover that

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Part 1: Why Do They Do What They Do? Answers On Addiction From One Who’s Lived It, with Stacy Eakman

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Part 1: Why Do They Do What They Do? Answers On Addiction From One Who’s Lived It, with Stacy Eakman

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Episode 43 ABOUT THE EPISODE:Nearly every parent of a child who’s living in addiction has the same questions – why do they keep taking drugs or drinking alcohol when it’s ruining their life, making them sick, killing their family, and pretty much everything in their life? why do they do things that are so high

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Practical Ways to Re-Build Communication With Your Child If They’re Misusing Drugs or Alcohol: Words Matter, with Brenda Zane

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Practical Ways to Re-Build Communication With Your Child If They’re Misusing Drugs or Alcohol: Words Matter, with Brenda Zane

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If you’re struggling to have any meaningful conversation with your child who’s misusing drugs or alcohol, you’re not alone. As parents in this situation quickly discover, communication within the family often deteriorates to the point where the only interactions involve yelling, screaming, or insults. But there are practical, research-backed ways to rebuild connection through better

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Launched & Unraveled: What To Do When Substance Use or Emotional Issues Disrupt College Plans with Joanna Lilley

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Launched & Unraveled: What To Do When Substance Use or Emotional Issues Disrupt College Plans with Joanna Lilley

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The transition from high school to college represents one of the most challenging periods for young adults—and for their parents. When substance use or mental health issues enter the picture, what should be an exciting launch can quickly become a crisis. Educational consultant Joanna Lilley, who holds a master’s degree in counseling from West Virginia

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How Heavy is Your Glass? Perspective and Coping Skills for Parents of Teens Struggling with Drugs or Alcohol, with Brenda Zane

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Parenting a child who struggles with substance use or addiction creates a burden that grows heavier with time. The weight isn’t measured in ounces or pounds, but in days, weeks, months, and years of holding that burden largely alone. The Glass of Water Metaphor Consider this perspective: if someone handed you a glass of water

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