Two stories of adolescent addiction and recovery

Overcoming Youth Addiction to a Brighter Tomorrow: Joui and Dave Share Their Amazing Stories (shared by http://recoverywell.org) Photo credit: Pixabay   Every recovering addict I’ve interviewed agrees that a major part of sobriety is accepting responsibility for their past actions. But I met quite a few whose substance abuse began in childhood — long before they […]

This article looks at post surgery recovery, and discovers that getting good sleep before a planned surgery and parents’ attitude and anxiety about the surgery were both highly influential in the child’s post surgery pain.   http://www.foxnews.com/health/2015/01/02/lack-sleep-parents-anxiety-may-affect-kids-pain-after-surgery/