It focused on an alcoholic dad (Griffith) and the impact his alcoholism had on his family ... those struggling with addiction—children tend to take on particular roles “to cope with an ...

Conversely, when a family member struggles with active addiction, he or she usually under-functions and behaves irresponsibly. This, too, shapes the behavior of other family members. They ...

Close to one-third of American adults say they or someone in their family ... addiction treatment. They point to research showing significant others and family members often play a critical role ...

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However, family also plays a vital role in recovery. “Addiction can have profound and far-reaching effects on a family unit,” says Jason Loughnane, Tabor Group Family Services Officer.

A novelist in recovery said he believed drinking made him a better writer. He followed in the footsteps of literary heroes who drank too much and justified their habit by saying alcohol or other ...

While families have no official place in the system, it's time to start thinking about them as potential partners, UB scholar ...

Some researchers argue that the roles of social environment and personal ... bullying or loneliness. Generations of family addiction further tip the scales toward substance use.

But as the country’s addiction crisis worsened ... extensive involvement of a family that has largely escaped personal legal consequences for Purdue Pharma’s role in an epidemic that has ...