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For Family and Loved Ones

Learn how to use Narcan:
youtu.be/tGdUFMrCRh4
How Naloxone (Narcan) Saves Lives
youtu.be/zWe_lPniEq4
National Institute on Drug Abuse
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www.drugabuse.gov/publications/opioids-facts-parents-need-to-know/letter-to-parents
HealthAffairs-Saving a Life from Opioid Addiction 
www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hblog20190903.467772/full/
Learn to Cope
www.learn2cope.org/

Enabling 101

Addiction and enabling often go hand in hand:
www.aspenridgerecoverycenters.com/recovery-blog/how-to-stop-being-an-enabler/

Recognize Enabling

Some of the most common ways that family members enable loved ones with drug addiction are:
  • Cover up about the addict’s behavior.
  • Make excuses for their behavior.
  • Bail the addict out of jail, or pay their legal fees.
  • Blame other people or circumstances for their behavior.
  • Recognize the problem, but attribute it to something other than drug or alcohol addiction.
  • Avoid the addicted family member to avoid conflict or stress.
  • Give the addict, money.
  • Attempt to control the addict by choosing their friends, what job they take, or where they live.
  • Make threats to change, but never follow through with them or only change enabling behaviors inconsistently.
  • Engage in excessive caretaking.

Setting Boundaries

I have stopped enabling now what:
vertavahealth.com/blog/ive-stopped-enabling-now-what/
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Josh Bressette Commit to Save a Life, Inc.   2345 Skiparee Rd North Pownal VT 05260   802-440-6221  commit2save@gmail.com  
  • HOME
  • About Us
    • Meet Our Board Members
    • Because of Josh
  • Resources for Recovery
    • We Can Help
    • Opioids
    • Overdose
    • Treatment
    • Recovery services-Massachusetts
    • Recovery Services-Vermont
    • Sober Living Homes
    • For Family Members
  • DONATE NOW