How Your Substance Abuse Is Affecting Your Partner Family ResourcesBy Promises AustinMarch 3, 2016You may think that your drug abuse only affects you, and you wouldn’t be alone. Many drug abusers use this as an excuse not to stop or not to make positive changes. You claim that what you’re doing harms no one else, so it’s no big deal that you’re abusing flexeril that you were prescribed…
Five Ways Addiction Could Be Damaging Your Family Addiction Treatment, Family ResourcesBy Promises AustinSeptember 6, 2015It’s no surprise that an addict’s behavior affects people around her, but did you realize just how much it impacts your family? Whether the addict is a parent, a child, a spouse, a sibling, or an extended relative, the addiction causes serious and lasting changes to everyone involved. If someone in your family is struggling…
The Five Ways Parental Substance Abuse Impacts Children Family ResourcesBy Promises AustinAugust 1, 2015How does addiction affect the family? The answer to this question is important for any adult struggling with substance abuse. If you are addicted to drugs or alcohol and you have kids, you are affecting them in more ways than you can imagine. If you know adults who are addicted and have children, intervention is…
How to Talk to Your Kids About Your Trip to Rehab Family ResourcesBy Promises AustinJuly 10, 2015Your addiction has gotten out of control and you know you need to go to rehab to get help, but it means leaving your children. The scenario isn’t ideal, but until you get help, you won’t be a good parent. Once in recovery, you can have a fresh start and learn to be the best…
What to Do While Your Spouse Is in Rehab Addiction Treatment, Drug Addiction, Family Resources, Mental Health, Personal ResourcesBy Promises AustinMay 12, 2015While your spouse is in rehab for addiction, you may feel helpless and lost, unsure of what to do to help him or yourself. Instead of stewing in sorrow, self-pity or guilt, take action and take steps to heal and to be prepared for his return after rehab. Addiction doesn’t just affect the addict. It…
Do Children of Addicts Grow Up to Become Addicts? Family ResourcesBy Promises AustinMarch 24, 2015There is no doubt that having a parent who has a problem with drug addiction or alcoholism has an impact on children. A parent who is severely addicted may expose his or her children to a wide range of negative experiences that can range from unpredictable mood swings to financial struggles to violence. Children may…
Asking for Help in Addiction Recovery Addiction Treatment, Family Resources, Recovery, Relapse PreventionBy Promises AustinMarch 15, 2015In 12-step programs such as Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous, each of the 12 steps contains words such as “we,” “us” and “ourselves.” These words help to remind each individual in the program that recovery is not a solo journey and that together we can do what none of us can do alone. In order…
How to Help Your Adult Child Refusing Addiction Treatment Family ResourcesBy Promises AustinMarch 13, 2015Watching your child, whatever his age, struggle with addiction is terrible, especially when he refuses to get help. When you have reached the end of your rope, there are some last-ditch efforts you can make to get him into treatment. According to government statistics, over 23 million Americans have an addiction and need treatment, yet…
Why and How to Detach With Love Family ResourcesBy Promises AustinDecember 12, 2014When you love an alcoholic or addict, you probably experience a lot of unpredictability and pain in your life, including both extreme highs and extreme lows. You get caught up in frequent drama and are obsessed with trying to change situations you can’t control and you may spend time, money and energy trying to fix…
Do Addicted Parents Always Raise Addicted Children? Family ResourcesBy Promises AustinSeptember 23, 2014Active drug addicts are compelled to continue to use drugs no matter what. That means they will sacrifice many things to their addiction, including hopes, dreams, career goals and loved ones. In most cases, anything that gets in the way of their next high has to go, and very often that includes being good parents…
