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Codependent Relationships with Addicts
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Codependent Relationships with Addicts

Codependency is quite common in relationships where substance abuse is occurring. Typically, the addict is cared for by their partner. This leads to enabling and codependency. The partner then takes on the role of a caretaker. Such a situation is common for people who have been raised with an addicted parent, which brings in the...

Sober Living: 10 Valuable Coping Skills for Addiction Recovery
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Sober Living: 10 Valuable Coping Skills for Addiction Recovery

After 5 years of abstinence from drugs or alcohol, people with addictive disorders rarely relapse.  Yet that can seem like a long time when you’re struggling with cravings and withdrawals. With the modern understanding that addiction is a disorder and not a failing of a person’s will, experts have discovered coping skills for addiction that can help...