Lesson 30: Family and Addiction: Slide 37





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.