This article by Ken Ambramczyk, “ Families Recover From Addictions ,” does a nice job of pointing out the toll a loved one’s drug or alcohol addiction takes on the rest of the family and how important it is to help family members, as well. One of the outcomes of helping family members is the addict/alcoholic looses their “support system” — the one that supported their continued drug and alcohol abuse.
While bringing this article to your attention is the purpose of the post, I also wanted to include two assessment tools because often what keeps family members from “seeing” that their loved one truly is in trouble (and so are they, the family member) is not understanding how bad it is. Below you will find two assessments — these both have to do with assessing drinking patterns. Using one or both of these to anonymously assess a loved one’s drinking patterns can be a huge first step for a family member, and through that person’s first step, it can also be a huge first step for their alcohol misusing loved one.
by Lisa Frederiksen
This article by Ken Ambramczyk, “ Families Recover From Addictions ,” does a nice job of pointing out the toll a loved one’s drug or alcohol addiction takes on the rest of the family and how important it is to help family members, as well. One of the outcomes of helping family members is the addict/alcoholic looses their “support system” — the one that supported their continued drug and alcohol abuse.
While bringing this article to your attention is the purpose of the post, I also wanted to include two assessment tools because often what keeps family members from “seeing” that their loved one truly is in trouble (and so are they, the family member) is not understanding how bad it is. Below you will find two assessments — these both have to do with assessing drinking patterns. Using one or both of these to anonymously assess a loved one’s drinking patterns can be a huge first step for a family member, and through that person’s first step, it can also be a huge first step for their alcohol misusing loved one.
NIAAA’s “ Rethinking Drinking ”
WHO (World Health Organization’s) AUDIT (the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test )
For a related post, visit “ If You’re Worried About Someone’s Drinking .”