 3/3/2010
The danger zone: 1.6 million addicted kids shaping outside-the-box treatment strategiesWith her bright pink nail polish, pancake makeup and darting, penciled eyes, Sarah looks older than 16. But being too old has never been her problem — not since the age of 11, when she sought help from a California drug treatment program for adolescents and was turned away for being too young. more » |
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2/17/2010
Top 10 Addiction Myths — and Myth BustersMyth 1: Drug addiction is voluntary behavior. You start out occasionally using alcohol or other drugs, and that is a voluntary decision. But as times passes, something happens, and you become a compulsive drug user. Why? Because over time, continued use of addictive drugs changes your brain — in dramatic, toxic ways at times, more subtly at others, but virtually always in ways that result in compulsive and even uncontrollable drug use.
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2/3/2010
Letters from ReadersA number of readers have been in touch with Sober 24, telling their
stories and sharing their experience, strength, and hope with us. If
you’d like to be in touch, too, you can “Tell Us Your Story” at
www.sober24.com/E_Zine/Submissions/159/. We’d love to hear from you.
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