Aug 12, 2019 | Clean Recovery Articles
The brain of someone addicted to drugs and alcohol is maladaptive to say the least. It does not function as designed, not even close. As a result, an addict’s behavior is typically self-destructive. Loved ones seeing this behavior get very upset. Their loved ones are...
May 21, 2019 | Clean Recovery Articles
Drug and/or alcohol addiction tears families apart. Family members and loved ones of the suffering addict can be devastated by this disease. To be brutally honest, the actions of someone in active addiction can be abhorrent, and loved ones are often crushed...
Jan 18, 2019 | Clean Recovery Articles
How do you support someone suffering from drug and/or alcohol addiction? The addict is a very sick person who needs to get well. In fact, a person deep in their addiction is temporarily insane. This is hard for many people to accept. Addiction is not a character flaw...
Jan 7, 2019 | Clean Recovery Articles, Resources
Most parents of suffering addicts agonize over these questions: Why is this happening? Can’t they just stop? How can they be so self destructive? Why do they keep hurting themselves and everyone else? Is my son or daughter just a bad person? Are they simply insane?...
Sep 6, 2018 | Clean Recovery Articles
Alcoholism and drug addiction effect families tremendously. They also impact friends, employers and many others. Big question – How do you support suffering addicts without enabling them? This is a matter that most family members, friends, bosses and co-workers...
