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• CBS National Evening News with Katie Couric - July 9, 2008
  Click here or on the graphic below to see Larry Fritzlan interviewed during this CBS Evening News national broadcast: "Online 'Rogue Sites' Sell Dangerous Medications - With No Prescription Needed," by John Blackstone.

adolescent treatment

• "Call Him Dr. No," by Katy Butler - interview with Larry Fritzlan published in the Pacific Sun, January 6, 2006
  
  
• "How to Drug Test Your Teen," by Larry Fritzlan - A practical guide offered to all parents and caregivers, March 1, 2007
  
  
• "It Is Simple to Keep Your Child Off Drugs," by Larry Fritzlan - Helpful information for parents, December 1, 2009
  
  
• "New Addiction on Campus: Raiding the Medicine Cabinet," by Elizabeth Bernstein - The Wall Street Journal, March 25, 2008
  
  
• "The Grim Neurology of Teenage Drinking," by Katy Butler - The New York Times, July 4, 2006
  
  
• "Awakening the Dragon: Adolescents, Addiction and Parenting," by Nita Gage, MA - excerpt from a book written by a mother whose teen is in recovery
  
  
• "Monitoring the Future - National Results on Adolescent Drug Use, Overview of Key Findings 2007," from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
  
  

parenting

• "The Parent Project," by Larry Fritzlan - Helpful information for parents, January 2009 (1) (2) (3) (2-3) (4-5)
  
  
• "Becoming the Alpha Dog in Your Own Home," by Alex Wilson - The New York Times, November 20, 2009
  
  
• TimeToTalk.org - Easy-to-use guides and tips to help parents have ongoing conversations with their kids to keep them healthy and drug-free
  
  
• "Advice for Parents of ADD/ADHD Children," by Dr. Phil
  
  
• "Side Effects of ADD Medication," by Dr. Phil
  
  
• "If You Suspect Your Child Is Using Drugs," by Dr. Phil
  
  

family system

• "Family In Recovery," by Larry Fritzlan - Four slides depicting different family system recovery patterns, October 2010
  
  
• "The Drama Triangle Games," by Larry Fritzlan - Helpful information for families in recovery, January 2009
  
  
• "The Enabling System," by Larry Fritzlan - Helpful information for families in recovery, August 20, 2008
  
  
• "Those Aren't Fighting Words, Dear," by Laura Munson - The New York Times, August 2, 2009
  
  
• "The Alcoholic Family In Recovery," by Brown and Lewis
  
  
• "Murray Bowen’s Insights into Family Dynamics" - a modified version of a chapter in the book Family Therapy: An Overview, by Goldenberg and Goldenberg (1990); modified by Larry Fritzlan, LMFT, CAS, BRI-1
  
  

healthy body & mind

• "Is Sugar Toxic?" by Gary Taubes - The New York Times, April 13, 2011
  
  
• "How Functional Are We? Global Assessment of Functioning," posted July 22, 2010 (source: Wikipedia)
  
  
• "Depression's Upside," by Jonah Lehrer - The New York Times, February 25, 2010
  
  
• "The Healthiest Foods On Earth" by Jonny Bowden - Forbes, July 7, 2009
  
  
• "Strangers May Cheer You Up, Study Says," by Pam Belluck - The New York Times, December 4, 2008
  
  

addiction

• "Who Falls to Addiction, and Who Is Unscathed?" by Richard A. Friedman, M.D. - The New York Times, August 1, 2011
  
  
• "An Open Letter From An Addict," based on an Al-Anon publication
  
  
• "The most important question there is about addiction," a response by Dr. Kevin McCauley, M.D. to the article posted on Slate.com, "Medical Misnomer: Addiction isn't a brain disease, Congress"
  
  
• "How We Get Addicted," by Michael D. Lemonick - Time, July 5, 2007 (also check out Time's interactive addiction graphic)
  
  
• "Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment: A Research Based Guide," from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
  
  

alcoholism

• "Are You an Alcoholic?" by Melinda Beck - The Wall Street Journal, January 8, 2008
  
  
• "Last Call To Alcohol," original music by Keaven Shine - music video, a story of addiction and recovery, April 2009
  
  
• "My Mother's Unspeakable Illness," by Cynthia Gorney - The Boston Sunday Globe, May 2, 1993
  
  

marijuana addiction

Marijuana Facts from various sources, March 2009



"NIDA InfoFacts: Marijuana," from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), June 2008



"Larry Fritzlan: Marin teenagers, drugs, and why '420' should matter to parents," by Larry Fritzlan - Marin Independent Journal, April 19, 2008



"Marijuana's Effects: More Than Munchies," by Linda Carroll - The New York Times, January 29, 2002



"As Marijuana Use Rises, More People Are Seeking Treatment for Addiction," by Kevin Helliker - The Wall Street Journal, May 2, 2006



internet/gaming addiction

"Internet Gaming: When Play Becomes A Drug," by Avis Rumney, May 2009



"Why We're Powerless To Resist Grazing On Endless Web Data," by Lee Gomes - The Wall Street Journal, March 12, 2008

interventions

• "Could 'Intervention' Have Helped a Star?" by Sarah Kershaw - The New York Times, August 6, 2009
  
  

Larry Fritzlan Recovery Services workshop flyers

• Comprehensive Care for Teens and Young Adults, a flyer describing our family-systems oriented intensive outpatient extended care program for teens and young adults