Regardless of your age, watching a parent struggle with addiction can be extremely emotionally draining. Not only does it make you concerned for their safety, but their addiction can also take a toll on your mental health. This is because parents greatly influence their children, through genetics as well as behavior. According to research, 25% …
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Michael Herbert
Addiction is a chronic and progressive disease that causes an array of emotional and behavioral changes. Oftentimes, individuals suffering from addiction live in denial about their substance abuse issues. This tends to cause them to avoid attending treatment or behave as if they do not want help. There is a misconception that individuals struggling with …
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Michael Herbert
Loving someone who struggles with addiction isn’t easy. You may try everything you can think of to convince them to go to rehab, all to no avail. Sadly, people who struggle with addiction often refuse to go to treatment or deny that their addiction is bad enough to require professional help. If you’re in a …
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Michael Herbert
Parenting is full of joys and challenges. One of the biggest challenges a parent has in raising a healthy child is preparing them to live in the real world. This can bring a mix of emotions–sadness, worry, and excitement. As a parent, your job is to find a way to explain the difficulties of life …
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Michael Herbert
When people think about addiction, they often focus on the effect that it has on the individual who struggles with substance abuse. However, addiction is often referred to as a family disease – and for good reason. Addiction affects the entire family, often causing each member of the family to adopt a dysfunctional role. This …
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Michael Herbert
When a child has a parent who suffers from addiction, they experience the dysfunction associated with addiction just as much as their parent does. While the child may be unaware of what they are experiencing at the moment, the effects of having an alcoholic parent begin to take a toll. If you grew up in …
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Michael Herbert
If you are a parent, you probably know that a discussion about drugs with your kids can be uncomfortable. However, talking to your kids about drugs is necessary for every parent and every child’s development. While addiction often runs in families, children of non-addicts can still develop a substance use disorder, too. And, one of …
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Michael Herbert
