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Is It OK to Harass the Smokers We Love?
- By Misc Author
- Published 09/25/2008
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Living with an alcoholic
- By John McMahon
- Published 07/11/2008
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One of the commonest questions anyone working in the addiction field is
asked is “How can I stop my wife/husband/partner from drinking so
much?” Unfortunately the short answer to that is – you can’t. They will
stop when it suits them, whether that is because they hurt so much or
because circumstances change. There is some good news, however, and that is if you can’t actually
stop them drinking then there are things that you can do, or stop
doing, that will make it more likely that they will take action and/or
seek help for their drinking.
Adultolescence: Men Who Won't Grow Up
- By Christine Hassler
- Published 07/8/2008
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Dear Bewildered Best Friend -- Sounds like your friend has a severe case of "adult-olescence;" his
mindset is far below his numeric age and he continues to play at being
an adolescent when he's really an adult. I often refer to it as the
"Peter Pan Syndrome." It can be a form of escapism, denial, and delayed adulthood, and it's
accomplished by a lot of play, feelings of invincibility, and
self-obsession.
Laurence Westreich, MD on Helping Families Help Addicted Members
- By David Van Nuys
- Published 07/2/2008
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This is an interview with Laurence M. Westreich M.D. about his book, "Helping the Addict You
Love: The New Effective Program for Getting the Addict into Treatment."
Dr. Westreich is a board certified psychiatrist who specializes in the
treatment of patients dually diagnosed with addiction and mental
disorders.
Martin Sheen on helping Charlie and himself get sober
- By Misc Author
- Published 06/9/2008
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"Charlie had just left the courtroom. He was clean and
sober, and so now he’s off probation. What a jubilant moment. ‘Well,’
he said, ‘I want to thank my father for saving my life.’ Later, he asked, ‘Pop, what do you say?’ I said, ‘Bullshit. It’s not true. I didn’t save your life. I got your attention.
You saved your life." Martin SheenVideo: How can family and friends support a recovering behavioral addict?
- By Marc F. Kern
- Published 04/18/2008
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In order to support a recovering behavioral addict, the family needs to
understand that they need to pull back and give the person that's
working on their behavior the time and the space to go to meetings, to
go to treatment, to go do homework, to go and take on things at,
perhaps, their own pace, to not necessarily expect them to finish a
treatment program and go back to work the first day, and to not
necessarily see that they (meaning the family) are innocent and have no
ability to contribute.
Video: Who should intervene to stop a behavioral addiction?
- By Marc F. Kern
- Published 04/17/2008
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Generally speaking a formal intervention is always done by a
professional. So it would be the spouse, it would be the parent, that
would retain the interventionist and they would pay a fee.
Getting Professional Help
- By Addiction Alternatives
- Published 03/5/2007
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See this section of the site for information about Non 12 step approaches, therapists, clinics and alternative medicine support for addiction treatment.
How to use this site
- By Marc F. Kern
- Published 09/17/2005
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This site contains articles, research, websites, tools, books, self-quizzes, and professional treatment options. All this information is organized into the main categories listed above. Click on a main category to take you to sub-categories for you to select from to help you understand more and make positive lifestyle changes.

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