Lesson 30: Family and Addiction: Slide  37

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Your Recovery Will Impact Your Family

  • Recovery from addiction dramatically alters family structure and communications
  • Families do not rapidly regain health immediately following the individual’s addiction recovery
  • Recovery can destabilize family relationships
  • Families that survived problems caused by addiction may disintegrate from the demands of recovery

Notes:

Pg. 20-25 , White, William L. (2005). Fire in the Family: Historical Perspectives on the Intergenerational Effects of Addiction. Counselor: the Magazine for Addiction Professionals. Deerfield Beach Florida: A Health Communications, Inc. February 2005 Vol. 6.

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