In this article a mother expresses how she finally came to the realization that she had to stop bailing her drug addicted daughter out of jail.  Fortunately it was a wake up call for her daughter who now attends 12 step meetings regurarly.  ‘Tough love’ can be one of several effective treatment options.

Calling it “tough love,” she added, “I knew if I bailed her out, she would do the exact same things she had been doing. If she was there, she couldn’t get to the drugs. I knew she was safe. And it gave her time to think about what she was doing.”

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Families in New Jersey are against a drug rehab being located near a residential school.  I find this interesting because the problem definitely exists, so why would anyone be against having a solution? The local Wickenburg schools have embraced the Gatehouse Academy residents and even invite our residents to talk to the students about the dangers of alcohol and drug abuse.

The owners of an Aberdeen residential facility for mentally disabled adults want to turn their facility into a drug abuse treatment center, a proposal that has upset parents who send their children to a nearby school.

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