Is addiction the 'elephant in the room' at your family gatherings? Do you want to discuss addiction with family members at your next get-together or family party, but you're not sure what to say? If so, you're not alone. Millions of families across the country include one or more members who are addicted to ... Read More
Help For Loved Ones
When your loved one begins exhibiting signs of substance abuse or increasing mental health issues it can leave you feeling helpless and desperate. These feelings are not uncommon and we’ve seen them all as we’ve treated thousands of patients and their families. The articles found here focus on tips and advice on supporting a loved one who is struggling with a disorder or has begun treatment and needs support.
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Repairing Relationships Broken by Addiction
Caring For vs. Enabling Someone with Addiction
How to Bring up Addiction at a Family Gathering
Are They Hiding Drugs? Where to Search
Are you worried that a friend, family member, or loved one is using drugs? Do you have a son or daughter who is hiding drugs in their bedroom, the backyard, or even in their school locker? With drug overdoses claiming over 60,000 lives across America in 2016, you have every reason to be concerned if you have a teen ... Read More
Living with an Addict: What To Do
Are you living with someone who is actively abusing and addicted to drugs? If so, you're not alone. According to the latest National Survey on Drug Use and Health, "an estimated 24.6 million Americans aged 12 or older -- 9.4 percent of the population -- had used an illicit drug in the past month". That means that ... Read More
Is Mental Illness Genetic?
While many factors are known to contribute to the cause of mental illness, one of the biggest questions that remain is whether or not mental illness is caused by genetic factors. A mental illness can be defined as any psychiatric disorder that involves a recurring mental pattern which impairs a person’s behavior and ... Read More
10 Ways to Help Someone Who Has Bipolar Disorder
About 2.6 percent of the United States population is diagnosed with some form of bipolar disorder. That percentage might seem low, but that means that 8.5 MILLION people suffer day to day with this mental illness. Chances are, you either know someone or will encounter someone with this disorder over the course ... Read More
Top 10 Tips for Staging a Successful Intervention
Do you have a loved one who has been dealing with a drug or alcohol problem for years? If you have a family member who is struggling with addiction and it must be confronted, staging an intervention may be the only hope of saving them. You may have seen a portrayal of an intervention in today's media. The event is ... Read More
How to Encourage Your Loved One to Get Help Today
Seeing someone you love struggle with addiction is challenging. You want to help them but also not force your opinions on them and possibly fracture the relationship. Figuring out how to do this is complicated but entirely possible and highly effective. Intervention help is a good method to make addicts aware of their ... Read More
Is Addiction Hereditary?
Updated November 28, 2022 The term 'addiction' is often referred to as 'a family disease,' but what does that actually mean? Is that a generalization or are some people more genetically predisposed to becoming addicted? The reality is, there are many factors that can cause someone to be vulnerable to addiction. No ... Read More
