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Generally, receptionists have a low-stress job: answer phones, make copies, open the mail. In the addiction recovery world, however, this role is not so easy.…
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Understanding Addiction in the Family Context
Are you searching for answers regarding your loved one’s use of drugs or alcohol? Are you unsure about whether their use of substances can be…
- November 10, 2020 9:05 am·
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Grief & Addiction: The Way Back
Note: This post contains spoilers about the film “The Way Back” In the new Warner Bros. film “The Way Back”, Ben Affleck plays Jack, a…
- March 5, 2020 4:08 pm·
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How to Stop Enabling
Part of what makes family special is facing what the world throws at you with the love and support of those who care about you. Hardship is much easier to handle when you have loved ones who have your back. Unfortunately, one of addiction’s most nefarious aspects is how that love and protection can be twisted into unhealthy addiction-enabling behavior.
- December 18, 2017 9:13 am·
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Setting Boundaries for Your Teen
Boundaries are key to any healthy relationship and that is especially true for parent and teen relationships. Boundaries provide your teen help with understanding what behavior is acceptable and what is unacceptable.
- December 12, 2017 10:04 am·
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How a Parent Can Promote Drug Prevention
Encouraging Sobriety in Your Home Teens who use drugs have a high chance of developing addictions later in life. Many factors can lead a teen…
- November 21, 2017 9:16 am·
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Living with a Former Addict
Whether you are a spouse, a parent, or a sibling, living with someone in addiction recovery presents many challenges. Although it may be an emotional…
- November 15, 2017 9:02 am·
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Addiction Recovery: The Stages of Withdrawal
During the process of addiction recovery, you undergo many stages of withdrawals. These symptoms can be either physical or emotional reactions to sobriety and can…
- October 31, 2017 1:38 pm·
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Does Your Teen Have the Wrong Friends?
How to Deal with a Bad Friend Group Some of us may forget at times, but we all know that being a teenager is not…
- July 29, 2017 2:08 pm·