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To the Families and Loved Ones of our Patients:
You have made the first step in recovery from the disease of addiction. Thank you for entrusting us with the care of your loved one. We also know that you may have questions and concerns and we are happy to address anything that you may need. We are here to educate you about the disease so that you have the tools to navigate the life long journey of coping with the disease of addiction.
Addiction is a disease that affects the whole family. You are not alone, we are also here for your support. We want to help you understand their treatment process so that you may begin to understand their disease.....
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Alcoholism and drug addiction create a ripple effect that emanates from the active alcoholic/addict and washes over the lives of those closest to him. Family and friends of the active alcohol/addict struggling to keep their own heads above water in the sea of addictions effects may have unwittingly enabled the substance abuser....
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Few crises and challenges can test family relationships or friendships like finding out or coming to terms with the fact that someone you love is addicted to drugs and alcohol. Addiction and its resulting behaviors can have devastating and sometimes dangerous impacts on the addict and their significant others. When the person who is experiencing a substance abuse ....
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You're not Responsible for their Recovery but your Support can be Significant.
Friends and family typically want to provide active support after their loved one leaves treatment and that is easy to do when the newly-recovered addict is stepping up to the plate and running the bases of recovery....
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It would be blissful to believe that once the addict in your life has successfully completed treatment, they will never again return to using the substances that brought them (and in some cases, you) to the brink of insanity or death.
Well, there is good news and bad news: Relapse is not a requirement for all--but for some, it will become a reality....
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After experiencing what seemed like a lifetime of hurt, fear, anger, lies and broken promises due to your loved ones actions, words and behaviors during their active addiction, they are back from treatment and back in your life--clean, sober.
Certainly, the overwhelming majority of you consider that phenomenon nothing short of a miracle....
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"At The Watershed, we know that treatment is just the beginning of a lifelong recovery journey..."
For many of us going home can be the hardest part. Addiction left our lives in shambles which can make it difficult to know what the next right step is. Often an experienced guide can provide...
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The National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign has published a brochure "Keeping Your Kids Drug- Free: A How-To Guide for Parents and Caregivers."
Providing answers to frequently asked questions the pamphlet offers several ideas and...
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 Post-Acute Withdrawal is the phenomenon that frequently occurs when a recovering addict's body is deprived of the substances they habitually took. When the addict ceases using drugs or alcohol, they experience uncomfortable symptoms because of abstinence from chemicals.....
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 Why families, friends should cease behaviors that may have supported addicts active use?
Surely, you remember the old song-and-dance routines the addict in your life performed when they needed help getting out of sticky situations or times when you gave them passive....
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is seeking your input. Write about how you have changed since treatment. How have you handled situations that have arisen during your recovery? Tell us about becoming and /or striving for "Happy, Joyous and Free". What has worked and helped you to stay clean and sober just might help someone else. Send us your Story.