Hosts: Cary Quashen and Michael Dougherty
Topic: Stories of Gratitude
Guest: Mitchell, Ashley, Joey, Elizabeth, Ben
Action File: In 2015 there were increases in all STDs, including 1.5 million new chlamydia cases.
Stories of Gratitude
On this episode of Families in Action, teens from the teen-parent counseling at Action share their stories and experiences with getting sober and what it’s like now that they are drug free.
“One in every seven Americans are going to have a substance abuse problem.” – Cary Quashen
“Drug addiction and alcoholism runs in my family.” – Elizabeth
“The emotions that you are trying to hide away or run away from they don’t disappear.” – Ben
Young men and women from the Action parent-teen counseling for drug and alcohol program share their stories of struggle and triumph in the battle for sobriety. Most of these stories talk about a battle with marijuana.