Watching someone you care about sink deeper and deeper into addiction is frightening and frustrating. Self-destructive behavior, followed by regrets or denials, becomes the norm. Then, sober days become few and far between. This is not only damaging to your friend who is struggling but can be damaging to your friendship and their relationships as […]
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We see it every day on TV, in music, and in the movies: glorification of addictive behaviors. How many times have the following scenarios been exalted? Young people, often underage, get “wasted” at a party and have tons of fun. Famous people use drugs and enter into one-night stands
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Watching a loved one sink deeper into addiction is terrifying. However, you don’t have to stand by helplessly — in fact, you can play a monumental role when helping a person recover from addiction. Recognizing Addiction Even when an overwhelming amount of evidence points to addiction, admitting to addiction is more difficult than you might expect. All
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When your loved one is suffering from addiction, you want to help them in any way you can. But it’s easy to feel unsure about the right way to offer assistance. The last thing you want to do is feed their addiction. While you may wish to offer your unwavering support, you don’t want to
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Watching a loved one struggle with substance abuse engenders feelings of powerlessness, despair, and anxiety. The good news is a brief intervention can build a bridge to a longer, more comprehensive substance rehabilitation program, even for those addicts who initially resist treatment. Here is how brief intervention has become an indispensable part of treatment programs
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If you know a friend or family member abuses drugs or alcohol, you may feel alone and helpless. You’re far from alone though: 50 percent of Americans know someone suffering from substance dependency. How can you help? Interventions can help your loved one realize he has a problem and seek treatment, but the meeting requires
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