Sometimes life throws a curveball, and everything feels a bit off-kilter. At times like this, relationships can get dicey, especially if money is an issue and employment woes are at the forefront. For many people, recent developments such as heightened confinement at home have contributed to emotional, psychological, ... 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.
Featured in Help for Your Loved One
Family Roles and Dysfunction: The Impact on Recovery
Repairing Relationships Broken by Addiction
How to Convince the Man in My Life to Go to Therapy
Sleep Deprivation Predicts This in Teens
Sleep provides multiple benefits for the brain and body, allowing for improved cognitive functioning, enhanced moods and better mental and physical health regardless of age. Sleep also helps the body repair itself and fight off a wide range of illnesses while strengthening the ability to make better choices. As a ... Read More
The Role of Family in Preventing Substance Abuse
Addiction is often viewed as a personal battle. However, drugs and alcohol don't affect only the person consuming them. Watching a family member struggle with substance abuse can impact spouses, parents, children and siblings. This explains why many treatment centers offer family addiction counseling. They understand ... Read More
Coping After Suicide: Resources for Family and Friends
Suicide is the 11th leading cause of death in the United States, and 49,476 Americans died by suicide in 2022. Losing a loved one is a difficult experience, and grief affects people in many different ways. In his book Trauer und Melancholie (Mourning and Melancholia), Freud described two responses to loss: grief and ... Read More
Should You Carry an Opioid Overdose Kit?
The risk of overdose among people living with a substance use disorder is serious. In 2021, preventable deaths reached an all-time high. Fueling that record were more than 98,000 people who died that year from a drug overdose, representing an overdose death rate of 17 percent. Anyone who abuses drugs or alcohol is at ... Read More
Prepared for an Overdose? An Essential Guide
Today, drug overdoses are one of the leading causes of adult deaths in the United States. The number of overdose-related fatalities rises each decade, surpassing 100,000 in a single year in 2022. If you or a loved one is in recovery, these growing figures shed light on the serious risks that come with relapse. ... Read More
Overcoming Denial: When an Addicted Loved One Doesn’t Want Help
When your loved one is among the 23.5 million Americans addicted to drugs or alcohol, it's only natural to want to help them. However, promoting treatment is rarely as easy as telling someone they need help. In the depths of addiction, denial is very strong, and it's not uncommon for those in the midst to become ... Read More
5 Tips for Living with Someone with ADHD
There are various ways to support a partner with ADHD. Discover how to navigate ADHD and relationships by exploring the disorder and learn five useful tips. Living with someone with ADHD can be challenging, whether they're a family member or romantic partner. ADHD produces numerous symptoms that can cause ... Read More
