Episode 12 - Families & Substance Abuse

Through Rough Waters with Zach Allen

Tuesday, May 7, 2024 - 47 minutes

In this episode, Zach & Kevin are joined by Marge Lucas from West Michigan Wellness Group. Marge is a social worker and a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor with decades of experience working with families in the area of addictions. We talk about how an addiction doesn’t impact only the addict themselves, but the entire family - as well as answer a question about what a parent should do if they suspect substance abuse in one of their children.

FAN (Families Against Narcotics)
https://www.familiesagainstnarcotics.org/copy-of-okemos-general-and-local-re

Teen Challenge
https://www.wm-tcgr.com/

SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
https://www.samhsa.gov/

NIDA (National Institute on Drug Abuse)
https://nida.nih.gov/

If you have a question for our Q&A segment, you can email throughroughwaters@wcsg.org or submit your question anonymously at www.wcsg.org/podcasts/through-rough-waters/.

Thanks to West Michigan Wellness Group for supporting Through Rough Waters - for more information about WMWG and to inquire about seeing a therapist, you can call (616) 600-1187 or visit www.westmichiganwellnessgroup.com/contact/.

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