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Life can be a whopper of a ride!


2010
02.26

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By: Cookie Guerrero

FAM MEMBER

Have you ever felt the desire to say “Stop! I want to get off!” when riding a roller coaster? Of course you never say it out loud because: first, it would be foolish (no one ever gets off the roller coaster); second, it would be too embarrassing (after all, no one forced you to ride).

Life can be a roller coaster ride, and sometimes it is a whopper of a ride! I had been on this up and down ride for many years … ever since my son started to take drugs. I was coasting pretty well when it all began, thinking the ride was a bit bumpy at times, but pretty bearable. Of course I was going to get off at some point and the ride was going to be over … Well not quite.
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Turning Points and Milestones


2010
02.20

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By: Lea Tumbado
Program Manager, SELF
May 2008

Victor, a 23 year old male, was diagnosed to be both drug dependent and alcoholic. His drugs of choice were shabu and marijuana, but he had tried other drugs such as downers, cocaine, ecstasy, cough syrups, valiums and ketamine. He would also mix these drugs with beer or gin.

A child out of wedlock, Victor refused to have anything to do with his father. He grew up with his mother and 40-year-old brother. His family had long planned to put him in rehab but never had the courage to do so.
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