Family Care and Addiction Treatment
When a family member has a drug or alcohol dependency, the entire family is affected by the addiction.
Communication barriers between addicts and loved ones are symptoms of addictive behavior. Frustrated family members and friends often feel hopeless when there sincere efforts to help fail. Without exception, addiction affects more than just the addict.
Family members may have tried to communicate their concerns early on in the loved one’s addiction but without any success. Addicts have a hard time accepting that they have a problem, therefore they will deny or hide their substance abuse. Feelings misunderstood they often separate themselves from others, refusing communication with loved ones. At this point, their substance of choice is their understanding friend. Effective communication is a crucial lifeline to recovery. Breakdowns in communication can be mended with proper knowledge and understanding.
It is very common for family members and friends to unknowingly take on the position of “enabler” or “co-dependent”. This never helps the addict but actually feeds their addiction and jeopardizes their recovery. For some loved ones, this is simply a coping mechanism to deal with the continual chaos. Although they do mean well, this is not a solution for recovery. The addictive behavior can only be stopped as the individual begins to be responsible for himself or herself, their actions, and choices. Hiding or making excuses for the addict will not lead them to sobriety.
When dealing with addictive behavior, individuals depending upon their own untrained coping mechanisms will sometimes find themselves turning to alcohol, drugs, gambling, and even becoming addicted themselves.
It can be a very lonely place living with an addict. One may experience shame, fear, depression, hopelessness, frustration, and anger. You need to know that you are not alone; there are plenty of others who are suffering through the same experiences and emotions. This is not your fault! Even if you have become an enabler, the addict is suffering because of deep emotions that need to be surfaced and healed. It is of utmost importance that those affected by the addict also receive counsel, to help them through these difficult emotions, trials, and tribulations. Be encouraged; there is hope!
Aftercare and Follow Up
At Valiant Recovery your treatment continues even after you have left our facility and gone home. We will find a support group in your home area, and continue to maintain contact with you through email and phone calls. We have a dedicated member of our team standing by, wanting and waiting to help you through your recovery process. We include 240 minutes of phone counselling for every 30 days you stay with us at no additional charge to you. Extra phone counselling time is available for $4 per minute.
Alcohol Breathalyzer Monitoring
At Valiant Recovery we have some really good options for clients who have been struggling with problem drinking. Our SoberLink personal breathalyzers help to provide accountability, giving individuals the support the need to walk down the road of recovery one day at a time. Breathalyzer Monitoring
Drug Addiction On School Campuses
How Does Addiction Affect the Children?
Addiction often creates an unstable family environment. Parents with addictive behavior may not be in a healthy mindset to effectively protect, care for, or discipline their children or provide them with training in basic life skills. Such children experience feelings of insecurity or even abandonment. It is not uncommon for these children to take on adult responsibilities inappropriate for their age. Children in families where an addiction is present are more likely to show anti-social behavior and have apparent problems such as truancy, aggressiveness, hyperactivity and eating disorders.
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