Addiction in the Family

8.3 million children live with at least one parent who abused or was dependent on alcohol or an illicit drug during the past year." – 2007 National Survey on Drug Use and Health Sandra has not had an easy life. Born to two parents struggling with their own addictions and serious mental health issues, she witnesse more...

According to The U.S. Department of Justice, 61% of domestic violence offenders also have substance abuse problems. Felicia thought she had found the love of her life but instead she found herself in what seemed to be her worst nightmare. For years the mother of one lived in fear and anxiety that the next breath she t more...

One day after school, Hadley came home and told her mom she was going to the mall to get a new pair of shoes. As she turned and started to walk towards the front door, Hadley’s mom burrowed her head in her hands and muttered to herself, “Please no, not again.” Hadley was puzzled at the reaction, but her mom wa more...

A mother of three unintentionally became addicted to narcotics prescribed to her for a back injury. Although she had sworn to herself that she would never forsake her children because of the drugs, it was the fate they eventually suffered. She was no longer the attentive, loving and responsible mother she once was and more...

It’s no secret that addiction is a multifaceted disease, and depending on the substance and frequency of abuse, among other factors, addiction treats every individual and family differently; therefore, for effective addiction treatment, the individual struggling with the disease must be kept at the center of the prog more...

As a family disease, alcohol and drug addiction affects each member of the family differently. This infographic outlines the standard "family tree" from grandparents to the most innocent victims in infants, shedding light on the devastating spiral of addiction in the family. Alcohol and drug addiction is a multi more...

Like many addicts’ homes, 2-year-old Sasha Robertson’s house was profoundly unkempt - a garbage refuge… just another aspect of Sasha’s life that was sorely neglected. Along with trash, mounds of dirty dishes, and animal feces, drug paraphernalia was littered throughout the house, well within reach of the childr more...

The National Institutes of Health Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has researched and documented what The Recovery Place knows, and has addressed, from the beginning: Addiction is a family disease!  Comprehensive alcohol and drug rehab programs must support family members just as fully as the addict or alcoholic is be more...

Perhaps one of the most difficult situations a person can experience is seeing a loved one go through an addiction, no matter what the substance is. Human nature leads this person to do whatever they can to help the addict, which sometimes leads to enabling them to continue abusing their addiction and returning to more...