Addiction is a family disease; meaning everyone is affected in the family. Fear, hopelessness, denial, or guilt stop a family from getting help for their loved one suffering with an addiction. Treatment begins with the family getting help first. Although in some cases the heartfelt pleas of the family can motivate a person to get help, they are rarely enough for the addict to realize the need for change. The goal of working with the family is to help them learn ways to stop enabling the addict. This often can lead to the addict acknowledging that he/she have a problem, so that they can begin to get help.
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