Family Therapy a Significant Component of SUD Treatment
What is Family Therapy in SUD Treatment? Substance abuse is known as a family disease. Why? Our individual actions have an impact on others in our sphere of circle: our friends, co-workers or classmates and our family. The disease of addiction has ramifications for all members and can become a generational problem. Often a child […]
4 Reasons to Attend Family Counseling
Addiction and mental health concerns don’t just affect the individual struggling. They also have a profound impact on the people closest to them. Family counseling is an important part of addiction and mental health treatment programs, and there are four key reasons why men in treatment should consider it. If you’re looking into a family […]
The Importance of Repairing Relationships
Addiction is a disease that can affect many parts of your life. Relationships can be negatively affected when you are struggling with addiction. This can be due to your behaviors toward people you care about, your struggles with finances, or even legal troubles that may arise. Getting sober is one of the best steps that […]
How Addiction Can Impact Relationships
Most people know about the negative legal, financial, and health outcomes of addiction. Also, it is common knowledge that addiction can cause major changes to a person’s behavior and actions. What most people don’t realize, however, is how devastating addiction can be to relationships. Knowing more about how addiction impacts relationships can be extremely helpful […]
The Importance of a Support System
Addiction is an insidious disease that damages and destroys what people need in order to heal from it: relationships. The good news is that relationships can be healed and support systems can be rebuilt using good communication and honesty. Studies have shown that, for people who are in recovery from alcohol or drug abuse, having […]
How to Help an Alcoholic Parent
When one thinks of alcoholism, the first thing that may come to mind is an image of a homeless person on the street corner with a brown paper bag. While this may be accurate for some cases, alcoholism is not just a problem that impacts those who are struggling financially. In fact, alcohol addiction can […]
The Importance of Aftercare – Supporting Your Husband After Treatment
As the wife of an addict, you’re probably longing for the days when your husband’s struggles with drug use are completely behind you. After all, there may have been a definite beginning for his addiction; a time when you started noticing the signs of drug use in your husband, and realized that his problem was […]
How To Help Your Alcoholic Son
Watching a child struggle with addiction is never easy. If you’ve got an alcoholic son, you’re probably living with constant stress, fear, and anxiety. Alcoholism can have a devastating impact on everyone in the home, and on everyone who loves the individual living with addiction. Helping people help themselves is an incredibly daunting task. It’s […]
