As parents of someone who is going through recovery for drug addiction, we wanted to share the information we are learning from our experiences. Most of the Articles found below were from "hand-outs"received at the therapy sessions we attended.

If you or someone you love is going through any type of addiction, I so encourage you or your loved one to seek help. It is our hope that you will find something here that will either encourage you or help you find that specific information you and/or your family needs.

The first step in recovery is for that person to acknowledge he/she has a problem. Recovery from any type of addiction has to be voluntary on the part of the person with the addiction. If your loved one does seek help for his/her addiction, I encourage you get into one of the programs designed for the families.

Articles

• 12 Steps To Recovery
• 12 Alternate Steps
• An Open Letter To My Family
• Dear Friend
• Letting Go
• One Day At A Time  As Sung By The Eagles
• The Mayonnaise Jar & Two Cups of Coffee
• The Serenity Prayer

Links

• Addiction.com
  Seeking solutions to conquer an addiction? Whether it is for yourself or someone you care about, ADDICTION.COM can show you where to find addiction information and treatments through comprehensive, search-friendly indexes.
• Al-Anon & Alateen
  Hope for families and friends of problem drinkers.
• Alcoholics Anonymous
  The official site for persons with alcohol addictions.
• Communicare, Inc.
  One of fourteen community mental health centers across the state of Kentucky providing mental health and substance abuse services in the Lincoln Trail Area District.
• Eating Addictions Anonymous
  Provides a 12 step recovery program for men and women recovering from all forms of eating and body image addiction.
• Families Anonymous
  Support for families and friends concerned about drug abuse or related behavioural problems.
• Gam-Anon
  A 12 steps, self-help program for the family members, friends and loved ones of compulsive gamblers.
• Gamblers Anonymous
  A fellowship support group for compulsive gamblers.
• Nar-Anon
  A twelve-step program designed to help relatives and friends of addicts recover from the effects of living with an addicted relative or friend.
• Narcotics Anonymous
  Lots of information about NA.
• National Institute On Drug Abuse
  Contains several links and articles dealing with drug addiction.
• Overeaters Anonymous
  Overeaters Anonymous offers a program of recovery from compulsive overeating using the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of OA.
• The Watershed
  A treatment center located in Boca Raton, Florida, and Clearlake, Texas.