by Patrick Doyle | Jan 13, 2019 |
[photo courtesy Amazon Studios] ‘Beautiful Boy’, now on Amazon Prime Video, is an accurate portrayal of what research has shown; that rather than being unidimensional, addiction usually develops from a myriad of influences and risk factors. There can be a strong...
by Patrick Doyle | Sep 17, 2018 |
We at Family Opioid Coaching have gotten hundreds of calls from frustrated, scared parents asking what they can do when their adult children refuse to consider the idea of NOT using drugs. Sometimes they live with a person who uses drugs (PWUD); too fearful to ask...
by Patrick Doyle | Aug 5, 2018 |
[based on Ventura AS, Bagley SM, To Improve Substance Use Disorder Prevention, Treatment and Recovery: Engage the Family, J Addict Med 2017;11:339-341] While it’s GOOD to see from personal experience that a certain intervention can solve a problem; it’s BETTER to...