How Does Alcohol or Drug Abuse Affect the Individual and Their Family?
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How does alcohol or drug abuse affect the user and their family? How do they feel? What do they do? What can they do?
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Answer by Julia III
The family feels scared, helpless and confused. The only help for the addict is to enter a residential treatment program. From my experience, out-patient doesn’t work, counseling alone doesn’t work and suboxone alone doesn’t work. Get the patient into a treatment center. At least there will be hope again.
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