How Can I Focus on My Needs When My Parent Develops Alcohol Use Disorder?
When a parent develops an addiction to alcohol, shifts in mood and behaviors altered by the addictive substance can inflict unintentional trauma on…
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Explaining Addiction to Children
Children may not always understand the principles of substance use disorder (SUD), but they will realize when a parent is absent from their…
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Signs of SUD in Your Children and How to Recognize Them
Substance abuse in adolescents can hinder physical and social development, increase the risk of mental health disorders, and lead to dangerous or reckless…
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How Do I Tell My Significant Other That I Need Time to Focus on My Mental Health?
The path of recovery is never straight. As you move forward in your recovery from substance addiction, you will encounter obstacles that require…
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How Do I Tell My Friends That I’m in Recovery?
Sharing your personal journey in recovery can be extremely difficult. Your experiences are just that: yours. You never have an obligation to invite…
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What to Look Out for If Addiction Runs in Your Family
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) finds that genetic makeup can account for half of the risk of developing a substance addiction.…
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How Can I Explain Addiction to Younger Children?
Addressing mature topics with younger children can be daunting, but when a parent, sibling, or close relation struggles with substance addiction, the need…
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How Can You Deal with Family Burnout?
With schools being closed and millions of Americans unemployed, families are forced to spend a lot of time together. With the current rise…
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Twins and Addiction
For years, researchers have tried to determine the genetic causes of addiction and develop technologies or medications that diminish inherited predisposition to Substance…
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Healthy Ways to Reintegrate into Your Family’s Lives
Reserving time to focus on yourself is critical in early recovery. As you progress, however, you can switch autopilot on and dedicate more…
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