If you are a parent who is struggling with your teen or young adult's addiction, please know that you are not alone! The most important thing that you can learn is that this is a serious disease. You didn't cause it, you can't control it and you can't cure it, but you can make a difference! From someone who has been in your shoes, I can tell you that there is hope. The best thing you can do for yourself is to seek help and to learn as much as you can about the disease of addiction that you are dealing with.
In our book, "ADDICTED LIKE ME, A Mother-Daughter Story of Substance Abuse and Recovery", my daughter and I have ripped our souls bare to tell the story of how we found our way out of the chaos and insanity that addiction can bring to a family. Through this book we hope to reach out to others who are affected by this disease to offer hope and help. We invite you to purchase our book to share our story of how the legacy of addiction that plagued our family affected our lives and how we found solutions.
Please know that you are not alone and don't ever give up on your kid!
You can check out our blog on the Intervene blog http://intervene.drugfree.org/ on the Partnership for a Drug Free America site. This blog offers parents insights, inspiration, guidance and help on drug and alcohol intervention and treatment.