Parental Addiction Affects the Whole Family
Battling addiction as a parent is tough Addiction is hard enough on its own. The presence of children makes it even harder and may make recovery seem impossible. It’s always difficult to get sober, and caring for kids while doing so may increase pressure on…
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After Withdrawal & Seeking Addiction Treatment
Addiction treatment begins after a person has withdrawn from a drug. Some addicts will need medical treatment if a diagnosis is made for a condition aside from the addiction, also know as dual-diagnosis. Some will focus on changing their behavior using a 12 step system…
Parent’s Guide – Seeking Professional Help
Parents have to help their loved ones for their own peace of mind and for their own need to care for and love their child. Once a child has become addicted telling the child what to do is generally not useful. How do you know...
Parent’s Guide – Don’t Enable an Addicted Child, Support Them
It is frightening to discover a family member has an addiction. There are so many issues to worry about. A parent dreads to think their loved one may get a police record, or head down a life of destruction. They could destroy their health through...
Parent’s Guide – Is it Selfish of Parents to Take Care of Themselves?
The simple answer is no, parents taking good care of themselves is the only way they will be able to help a loved one that is suffering from addiction. So, this is the starting point on the road to your loved one’s recovery. When a...
Author – Chris Howard
Chris Howard is the Founder and Director of Ethos Recovery. He has a B.A. in Psychology from UCLA and has served as a community advocate/mentor for men and women in recovery since 2010.
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