If you’re anticipating your loved one’s return home from rehab, you’re probably proud, nervous and excited at the same time. It is not as scary and uncertain a time as when they went into rehab, but there are still a lot of emotions involved. Part of you is happy to have your loved one back … Continued
Addiction isn’t a solitary disease, so why should recovery be? While an addict’s mind heals, it adjusts to the new realities of sobriety. These are new modes of thinking that are as daunting as they are exciting, which can be tough to face alone. Figuring out how to cope with a sober life isn’t easy. … Continued
Every person who is addicted to alcohol or drugs began as an occasional recreational user. Substance abuse is insidious, however, and addiction can develop over a period of months or even years. What was once casual abuse can easily become a life-threatening dependency — and even when serious consequences develop, the person who is addicted … Continued
Recently we published an infographic called “Your Baby on Drugs” to illustrate the harmful effects that drug and substance abuse while pregnant can have on the welfare of both the mother and the child to be born.
Addiction Treatment and Rehabilitation Parents don’t know how to parent a young adult who is an alcoholic and/or drug addict. Period! What they do know, is that there comes a point when they reach outside of themselves, their family unit and ask for help. Usually, when everything they have tried to do to save their … Continued
According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, about 23,000,000 people need treatment for alcohol or drug abuse. It’s tempting to think that most of these individuals live on the street or get treatment right away, but unfortunately, addiction is a disease that hides in plain sight. Addiction Affects the Whole Family … Continued
Oftentimes, drug addicts are completely unaware of the devastation they are causing in the lives of those around them, especially within their own families. Family members themselves will yell, scream, withdraw, cajole, rant, criticize, understand, negotiate, get fed up and try any other number of ways to manage their loved ones’ addiction, to no avail. … Continued