The 10 Toughest Questions Families and Friends Ask About Addiction and Recovery (Sneak Peek)


 

The 10 Toughest Questions Families and Friends Ask About Addiction and Recovery (Sneak Peek) – The Essential Video Guide to Addiction Recovery for Friends and Family. www.whydonttheyjustquit.com A valuable tool . . . when you don’t have time to wade through volumes of material. Joe Herzanek offers simple, straightforward, no-nonsense answers to the most often-asked questions. A wealth of information. Being able to gain this much information in one short sitting will put your mind at ease and give you the confidence to move forward—knowing that recovery is within reach. 1. How can I tell . . . if a person is addicted or just a heavy user? 2. How do I confront this person? 3. How to handle adolescent use and abuse? 4. How do I show my love without enabling? 5. Does treatment work? 6. We cant afford treatment. What now? 7. How do I handle relapse? Will this ever stop? 8. What if they just cant quit? 9. Ive tried it all. Nothing is working. What now? 10. How do I get MY life back?

 

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