Shout Out to Pastor Pondo
Fourteen suicides and substance-related deaths took place in the span of one year in San Clemente. All fourteen of these victims were...
Reality Party for Parents
"Many adults feel drinking and drug use is a rite of passage. They assume teen parties are the same as when they...
Drug & Alcohol Free New Year’s Eve
New Year’s Eve ranks number one in the list of the “booziest” holidays of the year. It is the holiday when people...
Facing the Holidays with a Hole in your Heart
There it was, carefully wrapped in bubble wrap and nestled snugly in a box of Christmas decorations that I had packed up on...
Sports Injuries can lead to Opioid Addiction ~ Doctors over-prescribing pain medications can lay foundation for addiction
We parents know the joy that sports and athletic activities can bring to the lives of our kids. Starting in childhood, most...
Playing Guitar to Promote Healthy Living
Three summers ago, Ian lost his brother Damon Allen Stanley to a heroin overdose on August 20th. In memory of him, Ian played...
Current Trends on Drugs and Paraphernalia – COA Clinic
Many of the current trends on drugs may lead to tragedies such as seizures, emergency-room visits and even death.
You as a parent...
Why Music? by Jill Wood
There is just no other medium that brings people together the way music does. That's what I love about music. It breaks...
Ashes to Glory ~ by Gregg Lancer
FROM ASHES TO GLORY BENEFIT CONCERT
"What is a father?" ~ a man asked his son. The young boy answered, "A father is a...
Addiction is a Family Disease ~ by Payton Lauren
My childhood was not ideal like many others. I grew up with a single parent who was an addict.
There is a...
