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BREAKING THE SILENCE

From bottom to top: A family’s generational struggle to live with addictions
Pain and secrecy of addiction shapes "wounded healers"

GUIDES AND RESOURCES

  Top-10 List of Addiction Myths — and Myth Busters
  Books, films and DVDs offer inspiration for getting – and staying – sober

ADDICTION:  WHERE IT STARTS

Addiction treatment catching up with ground-breaking brain and genetic research
Challenge one: Deciding to fight addiction. Challenge two: Paying for it

The first 90 days: "When I’m released, I’ll change people, places and things"

GUIDES AND RESOURCES

  How to choose a quality treatment program
  Treatment locator guide

YOUTH: THE DANGER ZONE

The danger zone: 1.6 million addicted kids shaping outside-the-box treatment strategies
For Santa Cruz’s young drug offenders, the whole village becomes treatment team
A cautionary tale from a child prodigy of substance abuse

GUIDES AND RESOURCES

  First, take a deep breath: Comprehensive tips to finding addiction treatment for your child
  Check yourself: A self-test on teen’s first drug of choice
  A resource list for adolescent and teen prevention and treatment

DISPARITY:
THE SILENT VICTIMS

With nearly 50 percent rise in drug-related arrests, women are the silent casualties of war on drugs
Addiction’s one-two punch: Abuse, social messaging make women harder to treat
Drug courts, treatment programs chipping away at numbers of imprisoned black males
From girl to woman: "I couldn’t count on myself. I couldn’t count on my emotions."

GUIDES AND RESOURCES

  Resource list for treatment, recovery and support
  Women-specific treatment resources

RECOVERY: THE NEW ACTIVISM

The new activism: Addiction recovery prepares to move ‘out of the basement’ into public health arena
Life in recovery: "There’s something about being out there every day, getting stronger in front of the world."

GUIDES AND RESOURCES

  List of recovery groups, programs and services
  Realistic recovery: How to survive that first year
  Choices abound to help you stay on path to recovery

OPINION - EDITORIAL

What a story: Treating addiction effectively means saving lives and money

 

         

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