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Admitting you are an enabler is difficult. There aren’t many people in the world that live with or love an addicted individual that have not done or said something throughout the progression of the addiction that is not considered an enabling comment. Learning to “help” rather than “hurt” your loved one requires a conscious effort.

Many times enablers believe they are helping their loved one. Helping an addicted person means you are doing something for them that they are not capable of doing themselves. Enabling means you are doing (more…)

An intervention can be one of the most difficult things a person has to do in their lifetime. Having a loved one that is suffering from alcohol or drug addiction can destroy an entire family, not to mention the addicted person. Scheduling an intervention, and making it a success, requires careful planning and cooperation of everyone involved.

Discuss your plans with the people who are the closest to the addicted individual. This can be loved ones or friends from (more…)

When a person continues to use drugs, especially cocaine or amphetamines, they use it excessively without any regard to the consequences that come along with their drug use. Despite the negative side effects that these drugs have, a person will do whatever it takes to get more, and find that “high”.

The most common signs of cocaine abuse include blood shot eyes, enlarged pupils, nose bleeds, insomnia, irregular heartbeat, unexplained weight loss, and elevated speech patterns. Non physical symptoms may include irregular behavior, loss of job, mood swings, increased (more…)

Heroin is an opiate medication that has recently taken many communities in the United States by storm. This drug was popular in past decades but took a back burner to drugs like meth and cocaine. The resurgence of this drug, and other opiates, has made it necessary for everyone to stand up and take notice.

There are many very common signs of a heroin or opiate addicted person. Heroin, and other opiates such as OxyContin, Percocet (more…)