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Could Couples Therapy Help You Repair the Damage of Addiction?

By Phil Kosanovich on August 17, 2021

Addiction can strain your relationship with your spouse or partner, and efforts to hide addictive behaviors can lead to dishonesty and mistrust. In some cases, you may develop a relationship of codependence as one partner tries to meet the other’s drug or alcohol needs. Research suggests that couples where one partner is abusing drugs or […]

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Being A Successful Parent in Recovery Through Family Therapy

By Phil Kosanovich on August 12, 2021

Addiction: A Family Disease Compulsive drug or alcohol use can shatter relationships with family members. Substance use disorders lead us to behave in ways that break the trust of loved ones, either through broken promises, neglected relationships, or outright verbal or physical violence. This has particularly calamitous consequences for children when they have witnessed addiction’s […]

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Addiction in Older Adults: Treatment Considerations

By Phil Kosanovich on August 10, 2021

Addiction is an invisible epidemic among people aged 65 and up. In this demographic, addiction is often underdiagnosed or not mentioned at all by health care professionals, and this silence poses a huge obstacle to older adults getting the help they need. According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), alcohol and […]

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Women and Substance Abuse

By Phil Kosanovich on August 5, 2021

Women make up approximately two-thirds of all people with serious substance abuse problems. Women are more likely to experience stigma and economic disadvantage due to substance misuse, have a substance-using partner and are more likely to have experienced sexual and physical abuse. The differences between men and women suffering from substance abuse stem from sociological and […]

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Generosity in Addiction Recovery - How to Give the Greatest Gift

By Phil Kosanovich on August 3, 2021

“A kind gesture can reach a wound that only compassion can heal.” ― Steve Maraboli, Behavioral Scientist We can become involuntarily selfish, self-serving, and one-track-minded during drug addiction - it’s an all-encompassing condition. Our brain’s reward system is effectively hijacked, and the very instincts designed to keep us alive instead focus on obtaining and using […]

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Relationship Problems in Recovery

By Phil Kosanovich on July 29, 2021

“The opposite of addiction is not sobriety, but human connection” – Johann Hari People tend to focus on the damaging physical and psychological effects of substance misuse; however, it affects many areas of one’s life, including relationships. Addiction makes it hard to maintain open communication, trust, and respect, which are vital in maintaining healthy relationships. […]

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Re-joining our Families after Substance Use Treatment

By Phil Kosanovich on July 22, 2021

Re-joining our families after substance abuse treatment can feel overwhelming. It’s not just your health and mental well-being that’s harmed by substance use - it’s also your interpersonal relationships. During active addiction, many of us do things we would never dream of doing sober, and it’s very common for people to steal from or deceive […]

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Getting a Loved One Help

By Phil Kosanovich on July 13, 2021

Seeing a family member, friend, or loved one go through addiction is a heartbreaking experience, and people are right to be concerned - 841,000 Americans have died since 1999 from a drug overdose. Addiction quickly gains a foothold in peoples lives, and they can seemingly change overnight, prioritizing drug or alcohol use over anything else. […]

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Overcoming Drug Addiction in Southern California

Could Couples Therapy Help You Repair the Damage of Addiction?

Being A Successful Parent in Recovery Through Family Therapy

Addiction in Older Adults: Treatment Considerations

Women and Substance Abuse

Generosity in Addiction Recovery - How to Give the Greatest Gift

Relationship Problems in Recovery

Re-joining our Families after Substance Use Treatment

Getting a Loved One Help