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What a child can do if a parent is on drugs 2008-03-25 00:20:00 It is helpful to teach child
ren some things to help themselves as they get old enough, if parents are on drugs.Keeping safe * Keep yourself safe; it is your parents' responsibility to keep themselves safe - you should never feel responsible for their burden as well. * It's not the child's responsibility to take on parental duties such as cleaning or cooking (apart from normal chores). * This does not mean children should not be caring and supportive but they need to understand that it is important to put their safety and well being first.Talk to someone * You don't have to cope on your own. * Talk to an adult you can trust eg grandparents, teacher, priest, sports coach. It should be someone you feel comfortable and safe with, whom you trust and who cares about you. * Even
Protect Children Of Drug Addicted Parents 2008-03-24 22:00:00 To help and protect children of Drug Addicted
parents; role of the children and their care-giverIt is important to help and protect children of Drug Addicted parents. When a child comes to you for help, you must make sure that the child understands that you are ready to listen if he/she wants to talk about something. To be on time and keep promises also signals that you are available and reliable.ProtectChildren
Of Drug Addicted Parents
In all situations where we meet children who in various ways signal that something is wrong, we must consider that their behavior can be an effect of having a parent who is an alcoholic. If a child is untidy and disorderly, this often has a deeper explanation than "that is just the way he is". The possibility of an alcoholic parent should exist within the b
How You Can Help 2008-03-27 18:13:00 Most adults can support Children of addiction in three ways. First, you can provide children with age-appropriate information about alcohol, drugs and the disease of addiction. The most important messages for Children of addiction to hear from trusted adults are: * Alcohol/drug dependency is an illness. It is not your fault that your parent drinks too much or uses drugs, and you are not responsible for correcting it. * You can take care of yourself by talking with a trusted person and making healthy choices in your own life. * Treatment for alcohol/drug dependency is available and can be effective in getting a parent with addiction on the road to recovery. * You are not alone. You need and deserve services. There are safe people and places that can help you.Second, you can teac
Understanding Children and Addiction 2008-03-27 18:12:00 Children living in alcohol- or drug-dependent homes are regularly confronted with denial, shame and silence about their family experience. The unpredictability and irrationality caused by the addiction in the family often creates an atmosphere that is blaming, emotionally hurtful and sometimes physically unsafe. Children of addiction often feel obligated to take on the parental responsibilities. For many, this results in a loss of childhood.Although some Children of addiction will outwardly exhibit negative behaviors that may alert the adults around them that there may be a problem at home, others work hard to succeed and please in spite of the stresses at home. Often these children do not have a balanced childhood, that may result in negative consequences for the future, including an incr Read more:Understanding
, Children
Children and Addiction 2008-03-27 18:11:00 Alcoholism and drug addiction is taking a toll on the American family. As a result, 8.3 million children in the United States, approximately 11 percent, live with at least one parent who is in need of treatment for alcohol- or drug-dependency. One in four children under the age of 18 is living in a home where alcoholism or alcohol abuse is a fact of daily life. Countless others are exposed to illegal drug use in their families.The toll addiction takes on these children can be substantial. Children
of addiction are at significantly greater risk for: * mental illness or emotional problems, such as depression or anxiety; * physical health problems; and * learning problems, including difficulty with cognitive and verbal skills, conceptual reasoning and abs
Welcome to F.D.A. Children of Addiction 2008-03-30 04:47:00 Welcome to F.D.A. Children
of Addiction is a Twelve Step, Twelve Tradition program of women and men who grew up in addicted or otherwise dysfunctional homes. We meet with each other in a mutually respectful, safe environment and acknowledge our common experiences. We discover how childhood affected us in the past and influences us in the present. We take positive action. By practicing the Twelve Steps, focusing on and accepting a loving Higher Power of our understanding, we find freedom from the past and a way to improve our lives today. Read more:Welcome
Our approach focuses on prevention, treatment and community outreach. 2008-04-24 04:55:00 Our approach focuses on prevention
, treatment and community
outreach.F D A believes that every child has a unique contribution to make to the world.We do everything within our power to help each child heal and develop self-esteem to reach their God-given potential.We believe unconditional love is the foundation upon which all healing begins.These children, who have seen the worst that life has to offer, deserve the best HELP that we can provide
OxyCotton information 2008-04-30 19:20:00 OxyCotton Oxycotton drug addiction cases have been on the rise ever since the drug was introduced to the marketplace. The drug is actually Oxycodone, and sold under the brand names OxyContin, Roxicodone and OxylR. Its known on the street as “oxycotton,” ande when its used for recreation, it can be highly addictive. Oxycodone is a Schedule II, synthetic opiate analgesic prescribed for moderate to severe pain. Patients are often also directed to take aspirin or acetaminophen (Tylenol) in combination with the oxycodone. Dosages are from 10 to 160 mg, and under a doctor’s care, the drug, when used properly, is considered relatively safe. The active agent is a morphine derivative, which is also used in Percodan or Percocet. It is given in Read more:information
A report from Prevent Child Abuse America 2008-04-30 19:17:00 A report
from Prevent Child Abuse America
shows that among confirmed cases of child abuse, 40% of these involved the use of alcohol or other drugs. Heartbreaking stories of neglect and abuse by substance abusing caretakers can be found in every state in the Union. An estimated 480,000 children are abused by a drug or alcohol using caretaker each year. This makes substance abuse and child abuse inseparably linked.
Welcome to my journey into recovery 2008-05-06 13:51:00 Hi My name is Steven, and I am a very grateful recovering addict. Welcome
to my journey into recovery! I walked into the doors of Narcotics Anonymous on July, 8 2003. That was the day that life began to change for me. I'm taking this new way of life one day at a time and I hope you'll join me. "Together" I think we can figure out this thing called life! What I have found that is working for me is the faith in a power much greater than myself and a 12 step program. But without you, I am left alone to my own devices, so I NEED YOU! I know one thing for sure........I can't, but WE can! I strive to improve, not only my personal life, but the lives of everyone I comes in contact with. Our approach focuses on prevention, treatment and community outreach. F
Drug Endangered Children 2008-05-08 21:31:00 Drug abuse is not a victim less crime. There are millions of children like me in this country. Millions. They suffer from abuse and neglect because of their parents drug addictions. Over the past 10 years, fueled by alcohol and illegal drugs, the number of abused and neglected children has more than doubled-- from 1.4 million in 1986 to more than 3 million in 1997 1. And 2.4 million children in this country have a parent in prison for a drug-related offense. 2.4 million children. And drug use causes or exacerbates most cases of child neglect and abuse. The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASA) estimates that substance abuse and addiction is the chief culprit in at least 70 percent of all child welfare spen Read more:Children
Codependency 2008-05-08 21:24:00 Codependency personality disorder is a condition in which a person focuses on by living through or for another person, attempting to control the actions of others, attempting to "fix" others, feeling an obsessive need to take care of others, and feeling intense anxiety about the well-being of another person, while feeling victimized and secretly blaming the other person for life's un happiness's. The diagnosis has become very common in the 1990s, especially in people raised in dysfunctional families, and in the partners and children of alcoholics and drug addicts. In this pattern of compulsive, self-defeating, learned behaviors, one or more members of a family (or other social unit) may develop dysfunctional behaviors in order to survive in a family that is ex
Drug Addiction, A Recipe for Disaster 2008-05-30 03:23:00 Dear Self, It makes me sad and a little angry to have to write to myself under these circumstances. I am not angry at me. I just never really thought I would have to have “the drug talk” with myself. I will keep this simple and straight to the point. Drugs will destroy me, just look at what they have done to my life. I will spend the rest of my life fighting a disease for which there is no kno Read more:Disaster
Community Outreach. 2008-06-07 08:16:00 It is our responsibility to take control of our communities and not allow the devastating effects of abuse and addiction circulate throughout our lives and filter down to our children. Strengthening families and preventing child abuse requires a shared commitment of individuals and organizations in every community Read more:Outreach
Just For Today 2008-06-08 06:48:00 1) My thoughts will be on my recovery, living and enjoying life without the use of drugs.2) I will have faith in someone who believes in me and wants to help me in my recovery.3) I will have a program. I will try to follow it to the best of my ability.4) I will try to get a better perspective on my life5) I will be unafraid, my thoughts will be on my new associations, people who are not using and Read more:Today
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