The support of families can be central to overcoming an addiction, yet family members and relationships are often negatively affected by addictions themselves.
We all want to give gifts that will be appreciated. But what should you do when the gift someone wants could make their addiction worse? Bad gifts that can reinforce an addiction should be avoided.
It could be your best friend, a co-worker, or a relative, who confides that their parents, child or spouse is abusing alcohol or drugs. What should you do? What should you say? Here are five research-based suggestions of ways to help.
There's a lot to worry about if your son, daughter, parent or spouse has an addiction. These are some of the worries of family members of people with addictions had in a research study across three different cultures.
Is parent influence on teenage alcohol and drug use possible?
Is it OK to get a case of beer for your teenage son and his friends? It sounds like fun, but are there reasons not to?
When parents teenagers, and other adults wonder whether they are the best people to introduce young people to drinking and drug use, there are many factors to consider.
Parents should be aware that they are legally responsible for damages caused by their teenage children when under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
Preventing addiction is a major concern for modern parents, and many, quite rightly, wonder whether the child discipline techniques they adopt might influence whether their child will develop an addiction later in life. Confusing parents further, child discipline in the United States has changed and evolved over the past several hundred years. However, there is a lot parents can do to increase …
People with addictions are notorious for telling lies. But why do they do it? And how can family members and others who care cope with frequent lying?
Communicating with someone with an addiction can be especially hard if you have been supporting the person's addiction by "enabling" them to continue with their addictive behavior. Making changes in the way that you interact will put an end to enabling, while still showing you care about the person.
There are several ways that domestic violence and substance use are connected.
Advice for kids whose parents have addictions. Describes reasons they might need to ask for help, how to get help, and what will happen afterwards.
Tips to help kids whose parents have addictions take care of themselves.
Link to booklet providing explanation and help to children whose parents are addicted.
Kids whose parents have addictions may have to call for help when things go wrong, or if you need help, or if you just need someone to talk to.
Guidance on how to support a loved one with an addiction, including how to be supportive and how to care for yourself. Explains what to expect when you suggest a family member or friend has an addiction.
Family members of people with addictions are often so concerned about their addicted loved one that they neglect their own support needs. But getting support for yourself can actually aid the process of helping your loved one. Here are some starting points for helping yourself.
Advice to parents of children whom they think may have an addiction.
Advice for parents on talking to their children about the dangers of smoking cigarettes.
