how to prepare for your loved one to leave rehab, how to prepare for your child to come home from rehab, what happens when your child comes home from rehab

Preparing For Your Loved One to Leave Rehab

How Do You Prepare For Your Loved One to Leave Rehab? If you have a child or another loved one who is preparing to successfully complete a drug rehabilitation program,…

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what is enabling, enabling an addiction, am I enabling, am I an enabler

Enabling the Addict

Note: This post on enabling the addict is once again from our contributor B.H. and it explores her experience with her son’s addiction.  What Does It Mean to Be Enabling…

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self-care when you love an addict

Self-Care When You Love An Addict

Note: This is from contributor B.H. who regularly shares her stories as she’s gone through her son’s addiction and recovery journey.  The Importance of Self-Care when Your Child is Addicted…

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The Inevitable Worry of a Parent

Note: This is from contributing writer B.H. and it highlights her struggles and the worry and anxiety she has felt throughout her son’s journey with addiction and recovery.  Many parents…

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child going to rehab

What to Expect When Your Child Enters Rehab

Note: This is from writer B.H. sharing her experiences of what it’s like to have a child going to rehab and the feelings she experienced during this time. What’s It…

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setting boundaries, boundaries with a loved one, boundaries with an addict

Setting Boundaries With An Addict: When the Addict in Recovery Moves Back Home

Note: This post on setting boundaries with an addict is part of our series of posts written by a guest contributor who is bravely sharing her stories about her son’s…

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co-dependence and addiction, codependency and addiction

Codependency and the Addicted Loved One

Note: This is the second post in contributing writer B.H.’s own story about her son and his struggle with addiction. Her first post detailing her story and journey is here. …

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son is an addict

My Son’s Drug Addiction: The Beginning (From Writer BH)

Note: The following is a story in someone’s own words– BH– whose son dealt with addiction. The writer wishes to remain anonymous but over the next few weeks, several of…

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how to have an intervention, what is an intervention

What Is An Intervention?

Addiction is a deadly disease that affects more than the afflicted person. Friends and family members must deal with the trials and tribulations associated with addiction, such as lies, deceit,…

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