If your way of helping a loved one who is an addict is by making excuses to keep them out of trouble, you’re wrong. That makes you an enabler, and that means you’re making their addiction an even bigger problem. The Two Kinds of Enabling According to Jeff Jay, there are two kinds of enabling; … [Read more...] about 5 Ways to Avoid Enabling an Addict
The Link Between Drugs, Alcohol & Domestic Violence
When it comes to domestic violence, many people don’t even know they’re a victim, which makes the link between drugs, alcohol, and domestic violence hard to spot. According to the Department of Justice, “Domestic violence can be defined as a pattern of abusive behavior that is used by an intimate … [Read more...] about The Link Between Drugs, Alcohol & Domestic Violence
4 Ways to Avoid Enabling an Alcoholic
Being a good friend or family member is important, but sometimes delivering some good old fashioned tough love is equally essential. When someone you love faces an alcohol addiction, the first thing you want to do is leap to their rescue, but too many times the rescuer becomes the enabler to their … [Read more...] about 4 Ways to Avoid Enabling an Alcoholic
Depression, Suicide & School Aged Children
Depression and suicide. They aren’t what you associate with children, especially elementary-level kids. Yet, there’s a growing trend that pediatric medicine has been monitoring since at least 2002 of rising suicides in school-aged children. Just last year, in September 2016, a joint paper covering … [Read more...] about Depression, Suicide & School Aged Children
Doctor-Patient Privilege: Does It Cover Illegal Substance Use?
Physician-patient privilege. Doctor-patient confidentiality. HIPPA. There’s a lot that goes into medical confidentiality these days, and the line between what is and isn’t shared is constantly under attack. Since the inception of government-driven healthcare, concern and outright fear about what is … [Read more...] about Doctor-Patient Privilege: Does It Cover Illegal Substance Use?
2 Things Enabling Isn’t
Do you know what enabling is? We discussed what it means recently in What Is Enabling? Now, we’re clearing up some confusion by talking about what enabling isn’t. There are many mixed opinions about what does and doesn’t enable an addict. Just look at these two opposite opinions: Stop … [Read more...] about 2 Things Enabling Isn’t
What Is Enabling?
If you want an individual in your life to recover, don’t enable their addiction. Have you ever heard this advice? Maybe you read it online, in a book, or heard it from a counselor or medical professional. Either way, it’s good advice. Enabling doesn’t help anyone, but what exactly is enabling? With … [Read more...] about What Is Enabling?
