Publisher's Synopsis
You and your family can play a powerful role in helping someone overcome drug addiction. If this person you care about is going to have the best chance of long-term success now and into the future, they need the help and guidance of professionals who know what works on the difficult road to recovery. Take a look at some helpful tips to align your perspective and your actions in the most positive direction.
This book gives direction and advice to the families and friends of those suffering from addiction, or substance use disorder (SUD). It is a book of hope and recovery. Substance use disorder is difficult to recognize in young people.
This book bridges the two camps by showing how a family learned to recognize and handle a young man's addiction and offering readers the latest in research-based treatment pathways, the input and expertise of successful treatment experts, and the words of people in recovery.
It lists steps to help parents identify the disease, outlines the risk factors that contribute to addiction, talks about what families should look for (and avoid) in treatment facilities, discusses how to help and love an addict without enabling him/her, and examines what changes are taking place in addiction treatment and what can be accomplished at grassroots and national levels.
