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When I first got into counseling, I had this sneaky feeling that it couldn’t possibly be that simple.

For many, because of compulsion, abstinence may turn out to be easier than re-establishing control.

It’s an unconscious process. Not an exercise of will; more like a reflex.

For many, only age and health issues, or an unanticipated dip in that protective tolerance, were enough to finally motivate them to seek help.

Its extra potency makes it attractive to someone looking to get high but tolerant to the effects of ordinary pot.

If you’ve been down that road, making repeated attempts to control use or to stop and stay stopped, only to fall fall flat, you should eventually realize that what works for others just doesn’t work for you

Alcoholics have never had much success giving up drinking while using some other sedative. Often it results in a problem with the second substance.

It is vital that your teen feels able to talk to you about drugs; if they are using but are afraid of the consequences of telling you it will only lead to more deception.

You might as well write ‘I don’t want you to go to AA’ in big letters on the wall behind the therapist’s chair. It’s about that obvious.

AA and NA weren’t designed by professionals and they do not operate like professionally-developed behavioral therapy programs.