I want to pass on a few words to families of addicts.  My son is an addict and I am learning so much from Penn Foundation.
In our “Family Education Meetings”, I hear the same thing over and over.  People think that this can’t happen to them, that their child can’t be an addict or alcoholic.  […]

I enjoyed meeting Yvonne Kaye today with Alan introducing her at the Family Education meeting.  Both the Alan and Yvonne were sensitive to the needs of Family Ed audience.
Penn Foundation’s concept is simple & radical, to involve the family of the addicted individual, and help clarify their role in treatment and recovery. 

Recommended reading:
Beautiful Boy: […]

Substance abuse was a completely foreign disease to our family, save for news reports and the like.  So, when stabbed in the gut with the news of my son’s drug use, I was not only devastated, but also freightened beyond belief and clueless as to where to go, what to do.
My son arived at Penn […]

Seldom in my 47 years have I been rendered speechless, yet as I try to formulate this letter, I can not seem to think of adequate words to convey my deep gratitude for the caring and tireless folks at Penn Foundation who have been working with my son since early March of this year.
Please accept […]

On December 16, we received that hardest phone call that parents could get.  Our daughter was stopped in Philadelphia for a trafic accident and admitted to the police she had taken heroin.  Her call came to us from jail and her words were “Daddy, please help me”.  We had no idea about any drugs in […]