Impacts of Addiction on the Family
Addiction can affect all parts of a person’s life: their physical health, brain function, emotional well-being, finances, work life and social relationships.
Families and friends are also impacted by loved ones’ substance use problems in various ways:
- grief and depression about the loved ones’ deterioration
- preoccupation with the person using substances
- loss of trust in the person using substances
- attempts to monitor, control and change the person using substances
- conflict and deterioration of family relationships
- denial or minimization of the problem
- withdrawal and social isolation
- difficulties fulfilling regular responsibilities (e.g., work)
- abuse and exploitation by the person using substances
- self-neglect and burnout.
Family Interventions
An intervention is a planned event, created by family and friends of a person struggling with addiction, to help the person realize they have a problem, they need help, and they have support. The aim of a family intervention is to get the substance-using person to agree to entering a treatment program that has been researched and contacted in advance by the family.
Family and friends who want to stage an intervention can make a plan for one on their own, or they can consult with a professional interventionist. This professional will structure the planning process, guide the intervention team, and lead the overall event.
This 5-minute substance use self-assessment helps determine the severity and probability of a substance use disorder. The test is free, confidential, and no personal information is needed to receive the result.
Help for Families and Loved Ones
Concerned family members can reach out to our Canyonlands Behavioral Health professionals for guidance. We offer both in-person and telehealth sessions for you and your loved ones. We offer an integrated approach with our medical and MAT team. Contact our Behavioral Health Department at Call 1-877-645-9675.
Our Healthcare professionals can answers questions you may have about Medication-Assisted Treatment for loved ones. Contact us confidentially by phone or on our contact form on our website.
MAT
Combined with counseling and behavioral therapies, Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) provides a “whole-patient” approach to the treatment of substance use.
Research shows that a combination of medication and therapy can successfully treat these substance use disorders, and for some people struggling with addiction MAT can help sustain recovery.
Contact our team through our confidential email form or call one of our team members. Your information is private and confidential.
