No one wants to see a loved one suffer. We always want to help the people we care about and protect them as much as we can, but if that person is struggling with addiction, our help may be doing more harm than good. It’s never easy to tell the difference between helping someone through…
Addiction is often referred to as a “family disease,” this is because it affects the family and friends of the addict. Often, we are only thinking of getting the person who is struggling to find help, but substance abuse treatment goes much further than just treating the addict. One of the most critical questions anyone…
A majority of the calls treatment centers receive come from family and friends looking for help for someone they love. They understand the challenges family and friends face as they attempt to assist a loved one caught in the vicious cycle of a debilitating addiction to alcohol and/or other drugs. The frustration and loneliness associated…
To My Baby, You are the best thing that ever happened to me. From the moment you were placed in my arms and smiled your toothless grin at me, I had an overwhelming feeling of protection over you. I would never let anything bad happen to you because you were my perfect creation, my very…
Family is important for many people even when they are not going through addiction treatment. For many of those going through addiction treatment, family will be their biggest support system when they come home. While your loved one is in treatment at Recovery Ways we understand that you may miss them and want to stay…
Whether you are a mother or father, watching your child become an addict is one of the most difficult things. Here is your baby, someone you nurtured and cared for their entire life, someone you have an unconditional love for, someone who you tried to give the world and anything their heart desired, someone who…
One of the very sad truths of substance abuse is it has no boundaries. Mothers and fathers, sons and daughters, and even grandparents can all be affected by drugs and alcohol. There are no limitations on the reach of these substances. One of the hardest things to do is watch someone you love dearly suffer…
Family members are often worried, confused, weary and unaware of how to help their loved one who is battling addiction. The purpose of the Family Program is to educate the family on the disease of addiction and arm you with coping skills to help your loved one and yourself. Addiction is a family disease, which…
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