We have treated addicts who used drugs for some 25 years. All of them began using in high school. All of them began by dabbling with drugs. They did not become addicts overnight. But because they were…
If you are hurting right now, as you read these first liens, then this is for you. I don’t know why you’re in pain. It could be for any number of reasons. Perhaps it is a recent…
In my work with badly-damaged people at our Nazareth Formation House in San Jose Batangas, I constantly remind our resident to thank God for His many blessing. I especially ask them to thank Him for those blessings…
They say that we learn how to parent from our parents. Teenagers who get involved with the wrong crowd go bad. Hang around for too long in bars and chances are you will drink too much. If…
There is a universal law among drug abusers, which says that if a youngster gets into a group of friends who are using drugs, his chances of becoming addicted increase dramatically. Curiosity and the encouragement of friends…
John-Roger and Peter Mc Williams, in their book “Life 101,” write: Happiness is not easy. It is not for the weak, the timid, the wishy-washy, the easily dissuaded, or the uncertain. Happiness is…
I have deep respect for Conrado De Quiros, a former columnist of TODAY who now writes for the Inquirer. He has written some wonderful and hard-hitting pieces. His June 6 column, however, is one that I take exception to.…
A Resident’s Testimony Looking back, I remember feeling suffocated by pressure. It felt like everyone, from my family to other people around me, expected me to be perfect in everything I did. Rebelling felt like the only way out.…
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…