Family Dynamics in Addiction Recovery
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How Addiction Impacts Family Roles Addiction affects the entire family unit—not just the person misusing drugs or alcohol. When a parent, child or spouse is addicted, each member of the family copes in a different way. They may try to become the addicted person’s caretaker (“the hero”) or act out themselves (“the problem child”). Other […]