Session #1
Addiction signs
Why did I become an addict?
How did this happen to me?
My Addicted Father
Anonymous
October 31, 2013
Courtesy National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institute of Health
You probably haven’t met my mother. Or any of my teachers. Or the friends I surround myself with. And that’s okay. Continue reading…
My Life Story
Allyssa Garcia
October 22, 2013
Courtesy National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institute of Health
I know drugs tempt us every day. They’re all around us. I am gonna tell you how I stay away from drugs. How many of you have been influenced by a drug? Continue reading…
Stories of Hope
Gary Mendell, chairman of HEI Hotels and Resorts, speaks to the Clinton Foundation 2013 Health Matters Conference about Brian’s Wish in honor of his son Brian who lost his battle with addiction in 2011. Watch Gary’s short while moving speech.
Clean by David Sheff
Addiction is a preventable, treatable disease, not a moral failing. As with other illnesses, the approaches most likely to work are based on science — not on faith, tradition, contrition, or wishful thinking.
Clean offers clear, cogent counsel for parents and others who want to prevent drug problems and for addicts and their loved ones no matter what stage of the illness they’re in. But it is also a book for all of us — a powerful rethinking of the greatest public health challenge of our time.