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Alcohol is available legally, but it can lead to serious substance abuse issues. Alcohol addiction interferes with a person’s work, friendships, and family life. Alcohol abuse inevitably also impacts a person’s relationships with their loved ones, including their children. Addiction is a mental disorder that takes over a person’s life. When the need to drink…
Heavy drinking can have a substantial negative impact on the life of someone struggling with an alcohol use disorder. It also impacts loved ones because of the worry that an addiction can cause. Usually, it is already a red flag if you have to ask yourself: is my husband an alcoholic? You may have concerns…
The road to recovery from drug addiction is often long and challenging, but it is a journey worth taking. While watching a loved one struggle with a substance abuse problem may be distressing, it is essential to remember that there is reason to hope. The most effective way to support a loved one in their…
You may believe or know that someone close to you is struggling with substance abuse, but you’re not sure how to convince them to go and receive the help they need from a rehab program. In this blog, we want to offer guidance so that you can support any of your loved ones who are…
Watching someone you love suffering from an addiction can be painful, especially if you feel helpless. Addiction can have catastrophic consequences for an individual’s life without effective treatment. Fortunately, with the right treatment at the right rehab centers, your loved one can recover from their alcohol or drug use and continue a happy and healthy…
Alcohol use disorders (AUDs) can cause great harm to families and marriages. This is usually the outcome of a progressively worsening situation around the alcohol abuse of an individual. Seeing a partner’s drinking habits spiral out of control is distressing. There can be a sense of powerlessness, as well as other mixed emotions such as…
What is Family Therapy? Family therapy is a form of group coaching where family members struggling to relate with each other sit down to discuss their problems with licensed therapists and psychologically trained experts in order to improve their personal relationships and individual lives together. Family therapy is different from individual therapy not because individual…
Living with substance use disorder and mental illness can be really tough. If you or a loved one is in this situation, it’s normal to feel scared, exhausted, and unsure of how to continue. Fortunately, treatment is available to help people who have a mental health disorder and addiction or dependency. When both conditions are…
Substance misuse interventions are never an easy process, and organizing an intervention for a teenager brings significant challenges. It is never easy to see your child in distress, so accepting that they are misusing substances can be a devastating but necessary first step. The good news is a professional interventionist can help you approach the…
When we think of substance use disorders, we tend to focus on the individual living with the disorder, how it affects them, and the negative consequences caused to their lives. But addiction affects more people than we may think. If a loved one or family member is actively engaging in problematic substance abuse, the negative…
It is a painful and difficult experience to watch a family member suffer from an addiction. The disease can cause changes within the brain that alter an individual’s behaviors and actions. This means that individuals often cannot realize and accept that they are living with a problem. You want to offer support and help but…
Alcoholism, also known as alcohol addiction or alcohol use disorder, can seriously harm an individual’s mental and physical health, social life, and work. However, the impact of addiction is felt much more widely, beyond just the person drinking. As anyone living with a family member who struggles with alcohol abuse will know, alcohol addiction affects…