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High Watch was founded in 1940 by Bill Wilson, the co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous.
Educating the Community and Public
A culture of compassionate care, dignity and respect.
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Janina Kean, President and CEO of High Watch, is a recognized leader in the field of substance abuse and has traveled as far as China and Russia to educate physicians and government officials on state-of-the-art treatment and the 12 Step principles. Nationally, she has appeared on stations large and small, from WCBS AM in New York to KFAB in Omaha.
Locally, Ms. Kean dedicates her time and expertise to educating the public and community on substance abuse during her call-in radio show, “Sober Spotlight.” You can hear her every Tuesday morning at 8:15 am on NPR affiliate WHDD 1020 AM and 91.9 FM. The broadcasts are streamed live and are also available on demand at www.robinhoodradio.com.
Guide to topics covered on Sober Spotlight.
February 2nd 2010 - Play
- How does ADD and OCD impact substance abuse?
- What’s the best way to stay sober when you’re in early recovery?
- What are the unique issues for the elderly who are dealing with substance abuse?
- How can you convince your loved one that substance abuse disorder is a disease and not a lack of willpower?
- How do you handle a spouse who thinks they can “fix” your illness?
- After rehab, how do you handle going home to an environment with an active alcoholic?
- What are the effects of being raised with an alcoholic mother?
- Is there something that the children can do to help themselves if they’re being raised in a home with an active addict?
- How can families break the cycle of addiction?
- If you’re not addicted to alcohol, why does drinking trigger an opiate addict to start using substance again?
- How does the phenomenon of craving work?
- What are ways you can develop coping strategies to deal with stresses in life so that you don’t turn to substance??
- Why are the 12 Steps initially hard to follow for some people with addictions?
- What are some tips for finding a therapist?
- How is PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder) treated when you’re in early recovery?
- What causes relapse?
- How can yoga help?
- How do you successfully stay sober after getting out of treatment for drug and alcohol addiction?
- What role do anti-depressants play in the process of staying sober?
- How does anxiety play into staying sober?
- How does therapy play a role in sobriety?
- How important are the 12 Steps in maintaining sobriety?
- How can you make friends and family you make them understand how sick you are with the illness of addiction?
- How do you deal with the blame?
- When you’re in college, how can you tell if your friends who are drinkers and/or experiment with drugs have a problem?
- Can you actually become addicted by experimenting with drinking and drugs as a college student?
- What are the signs of addictive disorder?
December 30 - Play
- How do you stay sober after treatment if you tried it many times and it doesn’t seem to work?
- How do you find out if there is something that you are avoiding that is preventing you from staying sober?
- What causes relapse?
- How do you explain to a spouse that “you’re not cured” when you’re in early recovery, even though you’re not drinking?
- What do you do when a spouse denies you have an addiction problem?
- How do you handle the pressure of not drinking when friends and family are closely scrutinizing your behavior?
- How is addiction different for women vs. men?
- What are the special concerns for married women with children dealing with addiction?
- How does someone new to recovery cope with social drinkers and family members around the holidays?
- What causes relapse?
- Does age make a difference when you’re dealing with substance abuse?
- How do you deal with mending relationships with children who have been so hurt by the drinking and don’t want to be associated with you?
- How does emotional abuse impact addictive disorder for the alcoholic and their family members?
- How do I resist drinking, slipping, in early recovery?
- What are the special issues of dealing with siblings of those in recovery?
- How do you evaluate a former relationship in your
non-sober life vs. sober life? - Can couples therapy help substance abuse disorder?
- What is enabling?
- How do you go about finding new support systems,
if needed, once you are sober?
- How long does it take for effective treatment of substance abuse disorder?
- How does the phenomena of craving work?
- How does alcohol affect women versus men?
- What is the progression of the illness of addiction?
- How are depression and drinking connected to one another?
Does it impact treatment? - What type of cutting edge treatment is available for depression?
- What do you do if dealing with suicidal tendencies?
- How important is suicide in the family history?
- How does age impact addictive disorder?
- How does age impact relapse?
- What is the most addictive substance?
- How much time is needed for healing?
- How is the best way to stay in recovery from heroin?
- How important is motivation is A.A. or N.A. in recovery?
- What is the importance of a sponsor?
- Why are working the 12 steps important?
- What is important to communicate to children of parents in recovery.
- Is it appropriate to bring children to AA meetings?
- What is Al-Anon?
- What is best advice for mothers who are alcoholic?
- How do you relieve stress of busy schedules when raising children to prevent relapse?
- Can A.A. help?
- After living a clean life, how is it possible to become addicted late in life?
- How does someone with an outwardly charmed life become addicted?
- What is addictive disorder?
- What is major depressive disorder?
- How does crack cocaine effect the brain?
- How does post traumatic stress disorder impact an alcoholic?
- What are the symptoms of PSTD?
- Can PSTD make you an alcoholic?
- What role can therapy play in PSTD?
- What do you do when you are trying to stay sober and have an active drinker in your household?
- How is raising children impacted by living in an active drinking household?
- Can family therapy help to change a living situation?
- Why is it difficult to stay sober after working on it for 15 years?
- How does an anxiety disorder impact an alcoholic?
- What drugs given to alcoholics might trigger craving?
- How does yoga help anxiety disorder?
- Why is it so difficult to be honest?
- How can you help yourself if you are prone to telling lies?
- How can a workaholic learn to find a balance in life?
- How do you begin to break the habit of proving you are “good enough”?
- How do you deal with the fear of people talking about you if you relapse?
- Why after conquering alcoholism is bulimia so hard to conquer?
- What is Vivtrol (naltrexone)?
- How does Vivitrol (naltrexone) work?
- Can it help all alcoholics?
- How do I fit AA meetings into my life?
- What is an AA sponsor?
- How does the sponsor relationship work?
- How does Al-anon work with the family involvement
- What can I do if I tend relapse before each holiday?
- After being given a prescription for opiates, what can one do if they become addicted?
- Why does one become addicted if they didn't have the desire for drugs or alcohol previously?
- What is the best way to approach attending an AA meeting?
- What do you do if a close friend can not stay sober, no matter how many times they go into treatment?
- What are the differences between men and women consuming alcohol?
- What is the difference between addiction and an addictive disorder?
- How do you prevent constant relapse when you try so hard to quit the substance?
- What is the difference between alcohol and opiate addiction?
- How does one day at a time work?
- How does our society respond to substance abuse?
- How do genetics relate to alcoholism?
- How does alcoholism change with aging?
- How does alcoholism effect the brain?
- How is the economy impacting addictive disorders and treatment?
- How does depression play a role in substance abuse?
- How do you handle major a transitioning lifestyle with the family?
- Can one ever get off of medicine for depression?
- What is enabling behavior for the family effected by addiction?
- What is an opiate addiction?
- Where do you go after you leave treatment if everyone in your family also suffers from an addictive disorder?
- How do you handle dysfunctional family life?
- How do you prevent a genetically loaded child from the triggers to set off addictive disorder?
- How are children getting involved in drugs today?
- What drugs are children abusing?
- How is the decrease in state funding effecting treatment?
- What is dual diagnosis?
- What is dual diagnosis and it's impact on addiction?
- Why does one family member become a heroin addict and not others?
- What are the physical effects of a heroin addiction?
- How do famous people with addiction impact the field of recovery?
- What is chronic alcoholism?
- How does one become a chronic alcoholic?
- How long do you need to stay in a treatment facility?
- How do you handle the holiday stress and not drink?
- What are the effects of a poor economy on addiction?
- How do you handle a first sober Christmas with young children?
- How do you face Thanksgiving with the family when you are newly sober?
- What advice do you have for the family?
- What is an Alkathon?
- What are the 12 Steps?
- How do they work?
- Is it a religion?
- How do you treat the disease of addiction?
- How long do you have to stay on medications?
- How do you treat the disease if there are underlying issues?
- What is the difference between treating depression and anxiety?
- Are there differences in treating women?
- Does the 12 Step program treat depression?
- How do you treat the disease of addiction?
- How long do you have to stay on medications?
- How do you treat the disease if there are underlying issues?
- What is the difference between treating depression and anxiety?
- Are there differences in treating women?
- Does the 12 Step program treat depression?
- Have there been a lot of advances in the treatment of addiction in the past years?
- Can you explain more about the brain's involvement?
- How is the brain treated for the disease?
- How does the brain's involvement effect treatment of the disease?
- How is alcoholism a disease?
- Isn't it a personal choice?
- How do you help a loved one from relapsing?
- Is the disease the addiction?
- Is it an addictive personality that is the disease?
- How do you know if someone has a problem?
- What are the signs and symptoms?
- How do you help your child with addiction when they are no longer under your roof?
- What is the line between being compassionate, helping someone with a problem and being an enabler?
- How do you help a long-time friend who has a drinking problem? What are some of the dos and don'ts? How do you approach them?
- What are some of the signs of addiction in children?
- How do I know I'm ready for an inpatient treatment?
- I go to AA meetings but they don't seem to be enough. Why?
- Are there possible underlying disorder? Anxiety?
- How do I put my life on hold for 3 weeks?
- How can I tell if there is a substance abuse issue with a 16 year old son?
What do I do?
- What is Campril?
- Why do I need AA and meetings?
- Why do people need 90 days for treatment?
- How do you convince people to go into a treatment center facility for 90 days?
- If I have a family member who is an alcoholic, how do I protect my children from getting this disease?
- What are the signs of alcohol or drug use that I can look for?
- Is addiction/alcoholism a character flaw?
- Substance abuse in China.
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