March 16th, 2007 by Ann Walker
Boarding schools, military schools,brat camps and boot camps are standard and trusted listings in the menu of choices parents have when seeking professional help for their out of control teenagers.
There is also a variety of differing therapeutic programs that are designed to serve the wider community. Some offer a spiritual emphasis, some a militaristic […]
March 16th, 2007 by Ann Walker
A new series by HBO, Addictions, is bound to add more fuel to the debate surrounding the causes
of substance abuse. Is addiction a disease? If so, does that absolve the addict of responsibility?
“Intended to do more than entertain or alarm, then, “Addiction” is meant to sober people up. To that end, its message is this: […]
March 16th, 2007 by Ann Walker
“…the first two seasons of Intervention, viewers have been introduced to the enormous redneck crackhead who punched out his father; the teen meth addict working as a stripper; the single mom suffering from bulimia; and the young alcoholic father. Multiple or combined addictions are frequent on Intervention. Witness the gay man addicted to both sex […]