Aging & Addiction by Kathleen Parrish, LPC

Sam is a 73-year-old retiree living in an upscale, gated community located in the Southwest sunbelt. He has enjoyed a long and successful career as a real estate developer. Sam and his wife raised three happy and successful children, though he lost his wife of 45 years to cancer about two years ago. All who know him think of Sam as witty, intelligent, and thoughtful. Sam is also an alcoholic who, for the past six years has been addicted to prescription pain medication...

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Written by our very own Kathleen Parrish the Clinical Director here at Cottonwood Tucson. We strive to provide a holistic approach to alcohol and drug addiction; treating mind, body and spirit. 

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