Life Challenges • Drugs Treatment for drug addiction The disease of drug addiction can be put into full remission with treatment, but first the drug addict must come out ... Article
Life Challenges • Drugs Understanding drug addiction Drug addiction is like any other addiction: it is a progressive disease with specific symptoms that, if untreated, ma... Article
Life Challenges • Parenting The vicious truth about drug addiction and alcoholism The teen who's asked Christ to be Lord of his life should know that drug use can damage his soul as well as his body. Article
Life Challenges • Parenting Q&A: Recognizing the four stages of drug addiction Worried about your teen's behaviour? Learn to recognize the signs of a drug problem. Article
Life Challenges • Parenting Q&A: Helping an adult child caught up in the opioid epidemic Here's how to approach your child and get them to take a second look at their choices. Article
Life Challenges • Parenting Talking with teens about marijuana Get up to speed with what health researchers know about the impacts of cannabis on youth. Article
Life Challenges • Parenting Teen prescription drug abuse Recently dubbed Generation Rx, 21st-century teens are more likely to abuse prescription drugs and over the counter (O... Article
Life Challenges • Marriage Q&A: Spouse struggles with drug abuse My spouse has serious issues with drug abuse. I think it would be fair to say that he’s an addict. This has had a dev... Article
Life Challenges • Parenting Q&A: How to support your adult child without condoning their choices Our adult child has completely rejected his Christian upbringing. After graduating from high school he moved in with ... Article
Life Challenges • Pornography (women) Helping the spouse of an addict: Do’s and don’ts Focus on the Family counsellors offer advice on how a mentor can steer that spouse in a healthy direction while avoid... Article
Life Challenges • Pornography (women) Understanding addiction Addictions are an example of this. Many things that represent temptations for misuse (such as alcohol, drugs, sex, fo... Article
Life Challenges • Pornography (women) Healing relationships in addiction recovery It takes time for your family and loved ones to learn to trust you again. Be patient, and be consistent. Article
Life Challenges • Anxiety 5 signs that it's time to look for a counsellor Few if any of my clients have ever regretted their decision to seek out the assistance of a licensed therapist Article
Life Challenges • Parenting What to watch for to combat gambling addiction in children and teens Millions of kids just like Jerry have become hooked on gambling while still in grade school. They often begin gamblin... Article
Life Challenges • Boundaries Codependency: What is it? By general definition, codependency is an adaptive coping mechanism used compulsively by those trying to find persona... Article
Life Challenges • Boundaries Tough love in adult relationships: What it is, what it’s not and how to use it The concept of tough love has been around for a long time – and it’s been misunderstood and misused for just as long.... Article