Conversations Around Addiction

How to Talk to Your Child About a Parent’s Addiction Growing up in a family in which a member is addicted to alcohol or drugs , can be chaotic and scary to a chid. Witnessing the fights and the tears between the parents and the displaced anger they are inflicted upon many times makes them

The need to  “fit in” is a universal human trait – most youths do several things-dress alike keep up with the trends, etc; some of them being drinking and smoking cigarettes- like a “rite of passage” and lo! It is an entry into the world of parties –being part of, etc. the shy gangly adolescent

In Life we usually connect with about 5 different types of interpersonal communication – Verbal, Non Verbal – gestures, expressions, body language, written and visual. When any substance use reaches the stage of addiction, the communication of the person addicted to the alcohol/drugs with himself/herself and with those around him especially family, friends, and co-workers