An alcohol use disorder doesn’t just affect the person drinking. It also affects the person’s friends and even their family. When it comes to dynamics, mental and physical health, finances, and overall stability, removing alcohol from the equation can help your family turn the corner. If you’re ready to take the first step to a…
If you or someone you care about is going through a substance use disorder, you’ll notice that the experience affects communication levels, erodes long-earned trust, and damages friend and family dynamics. That’s why many addiction treatments include family therapy programs. To find out more about how family and addiction affect each other, as well as…
Drug and alcohol addiction changes lives. It impacts the way a person communicates, how he or she sees themselves, and how they interact with others. It is very common for relationships to suffer significant damage even if the members of that relationship want things to improve. When this happens, addiction therapy programs can help by…
I’m too young to be addicted, right? Addiction is only something that happens to older people, isn’t it? My body is young, so can’t I handle my alcohol better than older people? If you’ve been wondering whether you’re too young to experience addiction to alcohol, you’re not alone. At Archstone Behavioral Health in Lantana, Florida…
You probably know that the first step for you or a loved one when entering rehab is an appropriate detoxification for alcohol, benzodiazepines, and opiates. But do you know exactly how important this step is for long-term recovery? According to SAMHSA’s National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 22.5 million people (8.5 percent of the…
Most people are unable to get help and start the treatment and recovery process from their addictions on their own. It often requires the intervention of loved ones and friends to start the process. While this first conversation with that addicted loved one will be difficult, here are some general and specific guidelines on how…
When a parent is going through recovery for an addiction the emotional toll it takes on the family is different from when the family member was in the throes of addiction. Despite these differences, the recovery process is no less difficult. When there are children involved that are old enough to understand that something is…
When a family member is suffering from a substance abuse addiction, it can affect the entire family in countless ways. One of the most common is through a dynamic where family members are divided on the reality of the addict in their family. In other words, those that see the addiction for what it is…
Even under the best of circumstances, loving someone requires strength, honesty, self-reflection, objectivity and patience among other hard won mental and emotional attributes. Loving someone in the throes of addiction can be even more challenging requiring you to call on these attributes within yourself in different and often more challenging ways. Although a comprehensive guide…
