How Parental Alcoholism Affects Children in their Adult Lives
Posted on 15. Jan, 2010 by Addiction Intervention.
It is clear that children are affected by their parents’ choices when it comes to alcohol abuse problems. Neglect, abuse and fetal alcohol syndrome are all effects immediately felt by the children of alcoholic parents.
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Childhood Stress—Including Parents Who Abuse Substances—Can Shorten Life
Posted on 06. Oct, 2009 by Addiction Intervention.
A new study found that stressful childhood experiences, such as verbal and physical abuse, can take years off an individual’s life.
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Forced into an Intervention – What Are Your Choices Now?
Posted on 28. Sep, 2009 by Addiction Intervention.
It all begins as a day just like any other. You get up, still a little hung over from the night before, but haven’t yet opened a beer, smoked a joint, popped a pill or shot up. Or, you come home from work all ready to get high in the quiet of your own place. [...]
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Family Treatment for Substance Abuse
Posted on 04. Sep, 2009 by Addiction Intervention.
When your loved one enters treatment for substance abuse, the entire family should be a part of the treatment facility’s process for getting your family member drug-free and able to remain abstinent. Substance abuse affects the whole family, not just the individual who is addicted. An essential part of family treatment involves providing information and [...]
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How Important Is Family In Drug and Alcohol Treatment?
Posted on 27. Aug, 2009 by Addiction Intervention.
By Suzanne Kane Let’s face it. Going through treatment for drug and alcohol dependence or addiction is a tough process. Not only is it hard on the individual seeking to get clean and sober, but it is also a difficult experience for family members. Addiction in any form affects the entire family. There’s no way [...]