lies addicts tell

I Don’t Have A Problem & Other Lies Addicts Tell

Lying and manipulating are among the most common characteristics of an addict. Lies and manipulation tactics serve as defense mechanisms. Many of them do it to avoid confrontation, especially if you are confronting them about their addiction. It’s also a way to shield themselves from dealing with their own feelings about their addiction. Lies addicts…

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The Role of Families in Addiction Treatment

When a person struggles with drug or alcohol addiction, it affects the entire family. An addict and families in addiction treatment have to work extra hard to change their family dynamics. They struggle with anger, resentment, and fear.  These emotions are natural. While an individual’s struggle has a far-reaching effect, the family can also play…

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Is Addiction A Disease?

Scientists have long referred to addiction as a disease. Scientists know that addiction is a disease because real physical changes occur in an individual’s brain chemistry that causes addiction. Once these changes happen, it is extremely difficult for a patient to heal themselves. Just as cancer, diabetes, and heart disease require medical treatment, so does…