Sitting by and watching your loved one misuse drugs and alcohol can leave you feeling powerless. Understandably, you want to do something to help your loved one with their substance use disorder. However, unless they are willing to admit th …
A big part of recovery includes exploring new ideas, perspectives, and perhaps getting some “experience, strength, and hope” from others who have fought addiction. Recovery books can be equally beneficial for families seeking to …
It is a natural human function to gravitate to one another, as human beings are extremely social and emotional. As humans get more comfortable with one another, relationships form, many of which are deep and long-lasting (e.g. a lifelong be …
It’s no secret that addiction devastates relationships and it is commonly referred to as a family disease. When people live in a household with an addicted family member, everyone else struggles to maintain balance in the home and cope wi …
If you have a friend or family member who simply cannot stop abusing drugs or alcohol, you might be wondering, as so many people do, can you force someone to go to rehab – even if they don’t want to go? It’s no secret that addic …
When someone you love is battling a substance use disorder, you often focus on the damage addiction is inflicting on their life. For example, many addicts and alcoholics experience severe mental health symptoms, worsening physical health, f …
An intervention is a highly stressful, yet important event for all involved. Family and friends get together to help the person they love see that they need to get help. The person struggling needs to know that the people around them love a …
The life of an addict is a difficult life, but the life of an addict’s loved one can be just as difficult. When someone you love is caught in substance abuse or chemical dependence, it can hurt you to watch them make the wrong decisions a …
Even if you’ve never been around drugs or alcohol you’ve likely heard about interventions. Drug addiction interventions are when a group of friends and family confronts a loved one about their drug addiction to help them get better. Int …
If you’ve watched enough TV you’ve probably come across the popular program Intervention. Interventions have been utilized for decades but have become more popular recently through a combination of pop culture, the proliferation of trea …