Reborn: From addiction to recovery, giving back to others
I got addicted to crack cocaine.” Branch said he suffered a knee injury, and a teammate brought him some cocaine. He recalls doing coke at halftime, and his subsequent addiction, he said, destroyed his family — including his relationship with his twin …
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Risks of gambling addiction
Gambling addiction is a problem that affects between two and five per cent of people in Western societies. The risk factors of compulsive gambling include mood problems, antisocial personality disorders and alcohol and drug addiction. It is a serious …
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The grip of addiction impacts the whole family
As a school teacher, she didn't want parents to say they didn't want their kids in her class because her son is addicted to drugs, and “there must be something wrong with her,” she said. Mary Jo McMillen, with the … “It's the family member who's …
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