Lesson 4: Addiction And Relationships - Slide  20

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Addiction Behaviors Have Likely Hurt Your Relationships

  • Keeping the extent of addiction a secret from a partner or family causes the most common problem after rehab:
  • A continuing lack of trust
  • Lying about past addiction behaviors or making unrealistic promises increases the lack of trust
Notes:

Pg. 177-178, “The Heart of Addiction,” Lance Dodes, M.D., HarperCollins Publishers, 2002

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