Parent Choices For Struggling Teens

Thomas Kimball PhD, 806-742-2891, thomas.kimball@TTU.edu, www.achievelastingrecovery.com, Associate Professor at Texas Tech University, Associate Managing Director for the Center for the Study of Addiction and Recovery, maintains a private practice and is co-author of the book Six Essentials to Achieve Lasting Recovery. Kimball explains the six essentials that must be maintained to achieve lasting recovery from drug or alcohol addiction. Anyone in addiction recovery knows that getting sober is only the beginning. Working the Steps, patching life back together, and living sober are where the real work lies. Kimball explains in this interview how these six essentials, or principles, are the key to lasting recovery. This segment was sponsored by Spring Ridge Academy, 928-632-4602, a Therapeutic Boarding School for Girls in Arizona.