There is little doubt that strong social pressures exist among young people who come into close contact with drug takers to also use drugs. It is at this time when many adjustments have to be made as teenagers transition into…

You have perhaps read a lot about drug addiction, but you might not know that new information about the damage done to addicts is being made public all the time.  For example, new findings from researchers state that “drug addiction…

  Most of us have problems with self-esteem and self-confidence. For so many reasons, we struggle from childhood and through our teen years and even into adulthood to convince ourselves that we are valuable and precious.   But if anyone…

Part 3 of 4 Parts It is quite clear that, based on numerous studies, homosexuality is not a disease, nor is it a psychological disorder. It wasn’t always seen as such. Not so long ago, homosexuals were seen as sick…

During my more than 40 years as a counselor, I have dealt with a countless gays, lesbians and their parents. I have yet to meet even one couple that from the very start welcomed the idea that perhaps their son…

Part 1 of 4 parts He was 16 years old and in deep trouble with his father, an officer in the Air Force. The two just could not get along. The reason: the boy said that he was a gay.…

When I was a child, I was educated in a private school run by the nuns. They not only taught me the ABCs, they introduced me to the spiritual life. To be sure, it was a spiritual life reduced to…

If you have ever lived with a chronic alcoholic, then you know what it’s like to have a shabu addict in your family. The impact of a heavy drug user is similar to that of an alcoholic. Arguments abound. Conflict…