Progress, Not Perfection
Parents come to PAL or other support groups usually after suffering a tremendous amount of stress, fear and struggle. Once they reach this point of defeat, they seek support, and ...
God Writes Straight With Crooked Lines
Dealing with addiction is scary, painful, and taxing on any family. Addiction is almost never expected, so most families don’t spend any time preparing for it. It’s as if you ...
Getting Out of Yourself in Adolescent Substance Abuse and Addiction Recovery
An often-repeated piece of advice in recovery is to “get out of yourself.” Usually, this piece of direction is given with the understanding that to get out of ourselves, we ...
Arizona Youth Survey | Young Adult and Teen Drug Use Statistics in AZ
Finding out that your teen has begun to experiment with drugs can be a scary reality. Many times parents we have worked with already had a sneaking suspicion, but often ...
2020 Teen Drug Abuse Statistics in California | Prevalence of Adolescent Substance Use in CA
Is substance abuse among teens and young adults a major problem in California? We believe that it is. This is especially true considering that in the United States, 90% of ...
Does AA Really Work? New 2020 Research on AA Effectiveness
A new analysis of research on AA published this year by Keith Humphreys, PhD et al. has sought to answer some long-standing questions about whether or not Alcoholics Anonymous is ...
Should I Still Seek Drug and Alcohol Treatment or 12 Step Meetings During COVID-19?
Who knew how much the Stay At Home Order would affect our substance abuse recovery? Over the past month, we’ve all had a lot of time to think, pray, and ...
A Psychiatrist’s Perspective on Adolescent Drug Use and Addiction
Watch this video about adolescent drug use and addiction with Dr. Matt Klein, DO, the psychiatric consultant for The Pathway Program, and is board certified in psychiatry and adolescent psychiatry ...
My Teenage Experience Using Marijuana
As a substance abuse counselor for young adults and adolescents, the use of marijuana by young people is a topic that comes up daily. On one side of the discussion, ...
What is Substance Use Disorder? (SUD)
When you’re looking for help for yourself or a loved one, it can be difficult to navigate terminology and information when you’ve never been exposed to the recovery or treatment ...
11 Questions About Adolescent and Young Adult Drug Use with Kim Miller, LCSW, LISAC
The following is an interview with Kim Miller, LCSW, LISAC, and Pathway’s Chief Clinical Officer. We asked her 11 questions about the recovery process, the family’s role in the recovery ...
