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Addiction ResourcesWhat to Expect from a Drug and Alcohol Assessment
December 17, 2021 Drug and alcohol assessments determine the intended patient’s needs, a severity rating, and the required level of care. Many factors go into a drug and alcohol assessment, some of the…
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Addiction ResourcesCommon Excuses Addicts Use to Avoid Treatment
December 6, 2021 In our experience, there are three times families have to face the challenges of excuses that addicts use to avoid getting help. Interestingly, the excuses addicts use to avoid getting…
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Addiction ResourcesSurprising Ways Addicts Manipulate Others
December 1, 2021 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…
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Addiction ResourcesCycles of Enabling an Alcoholic or Addict in the Family
August 27, 2021 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…
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Addiction Resources
How to Live with an Alcoholic or Drug Addict
August 20, 2021 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…
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Family Intervention
Signs of Enabling an Alcoholic Son or Daughter
August 13, 2021 Most people are great at providing advice when the guidance does not involve their children. For parents whose son or daughter is struggling with addiction, the suggestions are often hard…
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Addiction Resources
How To Detach from An Addict or Alcoholic and Still Love Them Without Enabling
August 6, 2021 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…
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Prescription Drug Intervention
What is Phenibut?
July 30, 2021 Phenibut is a central nervous system depressant that can be purchased legally and is currently unregulated in the United States. Phenibut is marketed and sold as a dietary supplement and…
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Addiction Resources
How to Talk to an Addict in Denial
July 30, 2021 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…
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