Addiction in one individual often affects the rest of their family as well. The family members suffer as a result of a loved ones addiction and struggle with how to address the issues and help the addict. There are strategies and programs to help family members support their loved one while not enabling them to keep using substances.
Using an animal model researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have found that the sons of male rats exposed to cocaine were resistant to the drug’s rewarding effects. While it has long been thought that there is a genetic component to addiction, these findings […]
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Millions of children in the U.S. are affected by a parent with a substance abuse disorder. According to the 2007 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 8.3 million children live with at least one parent who abused or was dependent on alcohol or an illicit drug during the past year, as reported on the
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Addiction is truly a family disease. When there is addiction in a family it inevitably becomes impossible to maintain functional, healthy relationships. Addiction is often generational, and findings in the medical community suggest that there may also be a genetic component. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) cites a report indicating that “study after study
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At Northbound Treatment Services, we offer weekly family programming for the families of those suffering from alcoholism or drug abuse. So, if you have a loved one who is addicted or being treated for addiction, you can become a part of our community here at Northbound! Your family member does not have to be a
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