by Chris Thurstone | Jul 6, 2020 | Marijuana, People Making A Difference
My wife and I are always honored when someone seeks our help with the treatment of addiction and mental health. The call we received from Charlie Granade, pastor of Grace Baptist Church in Rogue River, Ore., was certainly no exception. He and the Rev. Barnabas...
by Christine Tatum | Jul 13, 2017 | Clearing The Haze, Parenting
The most important thing parents can do for their adolescent with a substance problem is to maintain a positive, warm and loving relationship with him or her because this is the most important tool parents have to shape their child’s values and future...
by Christine Tatum | Jun 8, 2017 | Clearing The Haze, Parenting
These are common questions: If so many teens are using addictive substances such as alcohol, tobacco and marijuana, what’s the big deal? Isn’t it normal to experiment like this? After all, teens will be teens — and a lot of parents had their own...
by Christine Tatum | Jun 8, 2017 | Clearing The Haze
The May 2017 edition of the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry includes a review of our book, “Clearing the Haze: Helping Families Face Teen Addiction.” Dr. Christopher Hammond calls it “parent-friendly” and...
by Chris Thurstone | Nov 12, 2015 | Clearing The Haze
Every week, parents looking for help with issues and problems related to substance use contact us through this website — so my wife, journalist Christine Tatum, and I have written a book designed to help them act quickly, efficiently and effectively to care for...