By giving people in our lives the benefit of the doubt, we may be overlooking or excusing signs of substance use disorder. Enabling happens when someone close to an addicted person allows for behavior to continue with expressing concern. It is important to not only encourage better wellness for a loved one, but help the loved one seek treatment.
Knowing what to do to help your addicted loved one isn’t always easy. Find out if you are enabling their addiction or helping them get on track to recovery.
Watching your child struggle with drugs and alcohol can leave you feeling helpless. Learn what you can do to help them without enabling their addiction.
It’s hard to know what to do when a loved one is suffering with an addiction to drugs or alcohol. See whether your family is offering misguided help and enabling your loved one’s addiction.
