Addiction

“There'a a phrase, "the elephant in the living room", which purports to describe what it's like to live with a drug addict, an alcoholic, an abuser. People outside such relationships will sometimes ask, "How could you let such a business go on for so many years? Didn't you see the elephant in the living room?" And it's so hard for anyone living in a more normal situation to understand the answer that comes closest to the truth; "I'm sorry, but it was there when I moved in. I didn't know it was an elephant; I thought it was part of the furniture." There comes an aha-moment for some folks - the lucky ones - when they suddenly recognize the difference.” – Stephen King

This site has a sibling site which educates people on types of substances and drug safety. You can find it HERE.

(L) Becoming comfortable with the topic of addiction

Drugs and alcohol

• Support for Addicts

- Addiction support

- (T) Addiction support
- Find a doctor certified in addiction medicine
- Support groups

- Re-establishing connections

- Relapse prevention

- Relapse support
- Parenting as an addict

- What is rehab like?
- Finding a rehab you like

- Getting a job
- How to use drugs safely
- Needle safety
- Non faith-based support

• Support for those concerned about addiction

- Am I addicted?
- Drug use vs. drug abuse

• Support for those worried about someone else

- Support for partners of recovering addicts

- Hotline for parents with kids struggling with drug abuse

- Support for parents with kids struggling with drug abuse

- Support for children of addicts

- When you intervene

- How to help

- Supporting someone after a relapse

- Teen rehab centers

• Understanding addiction

- About addiction
- (7) Misconceptions about addicts
- Myths about recovery
- Drug use vs. drug abuse

- How to forgive a former addict

Gambling

• Support for Addicts

- Hotline

• Support for those concerned about addiction

- Am I a gambling addict? (Questionnaire)

• Support for those worried about someone else

- Identifying and helping someone with gambling addiction

• Understanding addiction

- How does gambling addiction happen?

Sex related addiction

• Support for Addicts

- Support

- Support (Pornography)

- Support (Masturbation)

• Support for those concerned about sex addiction

- Sex addiction (Questionnaire)

• Support for those worried about someone else

- Is my partner a sex addict?

- Is my partner addicted to porn?

- Does my partner masturbate too much?

• Understanding addiction

- What sex addiction is