THIS WEEKS HIGHLIGHT STORIES: 

NATIONAL PREVENTION WEEK

Other news: 

• A father’s grief
• 6 ways you can be a support to your addicted loved one
• The 5 Addiction Recovery Rules

*News from around the internet, not necessarily the opinions of The Addict's Mom

Help Stop Drug Cravings with Exercise -THR

Tree House Recovery together with Dr. John Ratey, Harvard professor, author and expert on the effects of Exercise and the Brain, along with Dr. Dan Hendrick, Family Medicine and Addiction Specialist, discuss how sustainable workout techniques can be beneficial in helping our loved one control drug cravings.

REMINDER: Walking, Yoga or a full workout, can also help us, the family, from hyperfocusing on our ALO too! 

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Boundaries - by Rob Mo

“When I am setting boundaries, I am honoring myself, and I am honoring the people around me.” ~ Rob Mo | Tree House Recovery Addiction Counselor

TREE HOUSE RECOVERY - Understanding Benzos

Benzo Abuse and Withdrawal | Understand and Overcome Benzodiazepine Addiction

Join Tree House Recovery's Vechi Mutum

as he walks through searching your loved ones space for drugs and other signs they are using, in this segment titled "Is my child using drugs? Where and what to look for in your house."

Mom's Boundaries Saved My Life 

~A look at Vechi Mutum, National Outreach for Tree House Recovery, and what he feels changed the downward path he was on, and helped turn his life around

Tree House Recovery Talks with TAM! TAM Sits Down With Writer and TAM Mom -Sandy Swenson.

The Addict's Mom is excited to announce
TAMsformation!

A weekly scripture-based support group for our closed group members,
that meets in our GoTo Meeting Room each Wednesday.

Join The Addict's Mom closed Facebook group for all the info on this exciting new meeting.

SAMHSA

Fed Up! Coalition

The Addict's Mom 2018 Black Balloon Day

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3PXYjYL3fY

TAM at the Rally - Watch Here!

“The Addict’s Mom” has extraordinary news! President Obama has selected our Barbara Theodosiou as a recipient of a White House Champion Of Change award! Moms, thanks to your nominations, Barbara, and her work with “The Addict’s Mom” is being recognized for “doing extraordinary things to make a difference in her community.” President Obama honors ordinary citizens who have the “passion and belief in their cause to work at the grass-roots level to create reforms.”

Read About Barbara's Award

From their kitchen tables to the Roosevelt Room in the West Wing of the White House; On September 19, 2016 The Addict's Mom  Executive Director Leisha Underwood and TAM Marketing Director Michelle Jaskulski met with Drug Czar Michael Botticelli, who called the meeting to listen firsthand to the voices of parents battling substance use disorders within their own families.

Upon meeting with Director of the Office of National Drug Control policy Michael Botticelli at the White House, Underwood described how important the opportunity was to her. “Nobody is more determined or more affected by the disease of addiction than a mother," she said. "Nobody will ever fight harder to save a child. The societal stigma and misunderstanding experienced by mothers simply trying to save their children can be crippling. We are proud and honored to be heard by this administration."

The Addict's Mom's race car

March 2017

TAM is off to the races! As a child, TAM member Sherry McKnight spent hours watching her father speed around the track in his race car at historic Bowman Grey Stadium in Winston Salem, North Carolina. When Sherry learned that family friend Billy Gregg, an expert short track driver, needed a sponsor, she decided to contribute the fee. TAM founder, Barbara Theodosiou, gladly gave permission for Billy to display “The Addict’s Mom” logo on the hood of his sleek car!  

Read the full story here

The TAM quilt symbolizes the unity of a group of determined women, led by the re-markable Barbara Theodosiou, whose own beloved boy died this year. TAM moms stand united against the disease of addiction, united against the stigma of addiction, and united against the mistreatment of our children by the broken Mental health and prison systems. TAM moms stand united and undefeated as they “Share without Shame” the moment-by-moment agony of being the mother of a child suffering from addiction.

The newest TAM quilt was displayed to a crowd of thousands on the main stage of the Fed Up Rally on September 18, 2016. Using squares submitted by over 500 TAM members, the quilt is a varied composite of three different colored squares; red for a child currently in active addiction, white for a family member now in recovery, and black in memory of a loved one lost to this dreadful disease. Dedicated to Barbara in memory of her son, Daniel Montalbano, who lost his struggle with addiction, the TAM quilt is a symbol of honor, celebration, and poignant remembrance to those now gone.

Thank you Autumn Young for the video! See more pictures HERE

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