It can be hard to have a friend or loved one who is struggling with addiction. You’re tired of being lied to, and questioning whether or not the person you thought they were is somewhere behind the darkness that they have brought into your life. But more than anything, you’re torn apart by watching someone…
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The cycle of addiction is one that’s all too often unbroken. However, with professional help, your loved one can not only get over his or her issues, but they can go on to live healthy and prosperous lives.
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So what does it mean to enable an addict? An enabler is someone who, in the case of an addict, does for the addict what the addict can and should be doing for himself/herself, and in the process prevents the addict from suffering the consequences of his (or her) own behavior.
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We all want the very best treatment for our addicted children, and many of us are willing to pay any amount of money to “fix” the problem. But a high price is no guarantee of the best services or most qualified rehab personnel.
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It can take time to start working toward realistic goals, but it is possible to improve personal well-being and start seeing positive changes when you or a loved one decides to work toward recovery.
DetailsIt Can Literally Happen to Anyone! Heroin. Even the word is scary. But when you have seen those tell tale tracks on your son’s arm, that word becomes completely terrifying. I remember the first time I saw them; it was August 2010, and we were taking our son Sam, then age 21, to his first…
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It is important to understand how the impact, ramification, and costs of drug abuse has on the personal, familial, societal, financial and legal aspects of our lives.
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Hi Everyone – This is a message for all of you Moms and Dads out there who have just discovered that your son or daughter is an addict. I know – you are beyond scared; actually, terrified is a much more accurate word. I have been down the same road, for over five years now,…
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When you or a loved one is abusing a substance, it may be time to identify the root cause and start working toward realistic solutions.
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Medication Assisted Treatment for addicts, sometimes called MAT, consists of several different medications, the most common of which are Suboxone and Methadone.
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