Family and Friends resources:
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Family and Friends Reading Resources:
Articles:
How addiction affects the family - Addiction Center
Addiction affects the family in many ways, including emotionally, financially, legally, and medically. For this reason, many treatment professionals stress healing the entire family unit.
The effects on the Family – Adfam
The effects of drug and alcohol use in the family go well beyond the direct effects on the person using them. Living with a loved one who uses drugs or alcohol has a huge impact on the whole family.
How addiction affects the family - Acquiesce
Addiction is a challenging disease that can impact every area of a person’s life from the spiritual, to the moral, mental, emotional, and physical.
Addiction Information:
Substance Abuse handbook:
This directory is about substance misuse, what you can do about it and where to get help, advice and support. If you or anyone you know is experiencing substance misuse then this pack may be of use.
Talk to Frank:
This is Frank’s drugs A-Z list. Don’t worry if you see a lot of drugs you don’t recognise. Some drugs have different names so search using the name you know.
Rehab Guide & Assessments:
These drug addiction and alcohol addiction self-assessment questionnaires aim to walk you through the factors that healthcare professionals use to diagnose the behaviours of addiction.
Drug wise:
Addiction Science:
Family and Friends Video Resources:
Understanding addiction – Johann Hari:
What really causes addiction — to everything from cocaine to smart-phones? And how can we overcome it? Johann Hari has seen our current methods fail firsthand, as he has watched loved ones struggle to manage their addictions. He started to wonder why we treat addicts the way we do — and if there might be a better way. As he shares in this deeply personal talk, his questions took him around the world, and unearthed some surprising and hopeful ways of thinking about an age-old problem.
BBC Radio 5 Live’s Hooked podcast:
The presenters of BBC Radio 5 Live’s Hooked podcast have spoken to friends and family about the impact of their addiction.
In the new episode, now available on BBC Sounds, Melissa Rice spoke openly to her sister Rebecca, and Jade Wye to her friend Kathy.
Exposing the Family Effect of Addiction:
After her brother was diagnosed with the disease of addiction, Sam Fowler and her family had to change the way they lived their lives. In her talk, she tells about her experiences suffering from “the family disease”.
The Effects of Drug Addiction on Family Members:
The presenters of BBC Radio 5 Live’s Hooked podcast have spoken to friends and family about the impact of their addiction.
In the new episode, now available on BBC Sounds, Melissa Rice spoke openly to her sister Rebecca, and Jade Wye to her friend Kathy.
BBC Radio 4 Al-Anon Meeting:
Listen to extracts from an Open meeting broadcast on Broadcasting House, Radio 4 on Sunday 29th January 2017.
The Drama Triangle:
When you’re in a toxic relationship, do you consider yourself the victim, the rescuer, or the persecutor? The Drama Triangle, first described by Stephen Karpman in the 1960s, illustrates the dysfunctional relationship between the victim, rescuer, and persecutor. Find out how each of these roles makes your toxic relationship worse.
Literature:
Addict in the Family
Beverly Conyers
Codependent no more
Melody Beattie
Who Says I’m an Addict?
David Smallwood
In the realm of
hungry Ghosts
Dr. Gabor Mate
Beautiful Boy
David Sheff
The Body Keeps
the Score
Bessel van der Kolk, MD
Support groups:
Mental health support
