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  • Detour for Addicts Returning Home (11-25-2010)

     

    PODCAST SCRIPT:

    Nothing can move a teenager to be more secretive, deceitful or manipulative than an addiction to drugs or alcohol.

    It’s common for addicts to want to come back home to live after being away for a time. They beg their parents for help and say they’ll change. But the addict just needs to recoup and gain access to money or valuables so they can continue their habit.

    That’s why I tell parents to always offer a road back home, but require a detour first to a good drug or alcohol treatment program. Only then should the teen be allowed to come back home, and only if they keep up with the meetings should they be allowed to stay.


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