Addiction Resources

The ways addicts manipulate are far beyond what the average person can wrap their head around. Addicts are so good at manipulation and dishonesty that it is difficult for many...

Fear is an emotion that often paralyzes families and substance users. Anger is always a result of fear in some way, shape, or form. Many people, mostly men, disagree. They...

If you’re reading this, you may be at a point of realizing you can’t continue being under the same roof as the substance user. The answer to this question will...

Most people are unaware they aren’t enabling their loved one to help them; they are enabling their loved one for themselves. Enabling is not about what it is providing the...

How to talk to an addict depends on where they are in the stages of change. The first stage of change is the pre-contemplation stage; the contemplation stage follows. Most...

If alcohol were the only problem, families would most likely not be as affected as they are. There would be no treatment centers and no addiction counselors. We could just...

There are several reasons one would want to know if alcoholism runs in the family; you either fear that you/loved one might be an alcoholic and inherited the alcoholism from...

If you are in a romantic relationship with an alcoholic or addict, it can be unnerving and overwhelming. The daily frustration of living with and loving an alcoholic or addict...

God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,Courage to change the things I can,And wisdom to know the difference. The Serenity Prayer is a simple yet...