9 Things to Do When Your Loved One Refuses Help
When our loved ones are addicted to alcohol or drugs, it is normal to want to help, or “save” them. We can offer our loved one help, but they don’t always take it, which often puts us in uncomfortable or upsetting situations. At TruHealing Centers, we provide support for addiction in a number of ways, […]
What is an Intervention?
People with addictions may be in denial that they have a problem. An intervention is a carefully planned process—done with the help of a clinician or an intervention specialist—where a group of loved ones talk to the person about their addiction. During this process, the group explains how the person’s addiction and accompanying destructive behaviors […]
How Can You Tell if a Loved One is Using Drugs?
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Many of us have felt a loved one slip away from drug addiction. Often, we can’t recognize they are abusing drugs until after it’s become a problem. Having an intervention with your loved one can be trickier than you imagination. But getting help for a drug addiction is possible. How can you tell if someone […]
5 Enabling Behaviors to Avoid
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”The Family Disease” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]Addiction is often referred to as a “family disease.” People struggling with addiction don’t only cause emotional, mental, physical and financial harm to themselves, they carry these burdens to their families and friends. Despite the hurtful behavior and the pain that it causes, we don’t stop loving someone just because they […]