Must read alert: Research conducted on substance use disorders (SUDs) and the significant impact family systems is emerging.  The feeling of disorganization you are feeling, as you deal with the challenge of a child or loved one with an SUD is real.

For quite some time, SUDs have been treated as an individual problem. However, more focus is revealing the entire Family is impacted, thus supporting a holistic Family approach to therapy and Recovery.   

1) Visit Siblinghood of Recovery website, Research tab, to review the highlights of research conducted (thanks to Stephen D. Bradshaw, one of the research contributors). A full purchase is available via Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly, see item 2 below.

2) Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly, payment required to access the full article:  Prefrontal Cortex Functioning of Family Members of Those with a Substance Use Disorder

3) PubMed article, Codependency and Prefrontal Cortex Functioning: Preliminary Examination of Substance Use Disorder Impacted Family Members

4) PubMed article, Family orientation group as a strategy for care in chemical codependency

5) PubMed article, How do psychological characteristics of family members affected by substance use influence quality of life?

Thank you for listening and please visit www.siblinghoodofrecovery.com for free resources, links to organizations, groups and individuals who can offer help in the Journey of Recovery towards healing from substance use disorders. If you like this Podcast, please leave a rating on wherever you're listening. It will help to get the word out.

If there is one message I can leave you with, the best you can offer your loved one battling addiction is love and a healthier you.

Walk gently, my friend.