"According to several conservative estimates, every dollar invested in addiction treatment programs yields a return of between $4 and $7 in reduced drug-related crime, criminal justice costs, and theft. When savings related to healthcare are included, total savings can exceed costs by a ratio of 12 to 1. Major savings to the individual and to society also stem from fewer interpersonal conflicts; greater workplace productivity; and fewer drug-related accidents, including overdoses and deaths." www.drugabuse.gov

Top line coverage of resources and information available to any parent seeking information on Substance Use Disorder (SUD) treatment, FOR FREE. These are free sites, to help you navigate a situation that is nothing less than hard, chaotic, and probably one of the most challenging situations any parent may face.

1) Find Treatment.GOV
2) SAMHSA.GOV Brochure on Treatment Centers
3) The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA)
4) Know Your Rights: Parity for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Benefits
5) Connection Between Substance Use Disorder and Mental Illness
6) American Addiction Centers.ORG

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.

In the midst of chaos, it is incredibly challenging to think there is a way back or a way forward to normalcy. As you learn about addiction and try to be a resource to your child battling a Substance Use Disorder (SUD), the process of discovering Recovery resources can be a lifeline.

Find a meeting (see the link on my website, https://www.siblinghoodofrecovery.com/), seek out a Therapist who specializes in addiction and Family Recovery, https://locator.apa.org/, and begin to build your community one day at a time, one step at a time. Have Faith, and Trust the Process.

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.

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.

This Episode explores the value of Family engagement within the SUD Therapeutic and Recovery process. Several articles are sited, along with some valuable resources available to assist you in your Recovery Journey.  As always, joining a 12 Step Program is recommended and...yes...make sure you are working with a Licensed Therapist and/or a Licensed Therapeutic Team experienced in SUD and Substance Recovery. You're not alone! 

1) Fellowship definition, according to Miriam Webster, "community of interest, activity, feeling, or experience"
2) American Academy of Pediatrics, SUPPLEMENT ARTICLE: Engaging the Family in the Care of Young Adults With Substance Use Disorders
3) Addiction Medicine Journal, To Improve Substance Use Disorder Prevention, Treatment and Recovery: Engage the Family (access may require a subscription)
4) Recovery Definition of CRAFT
5) Recovery Research Institute, Family and Friends Matter in Recovery
6) Faces and Voices of Recovery organization website
7) Life in Recovery Survey
8) Association of Recovery in Higher Education
9) Measuring capital in active addiction and recovery: the development of the strengths and barriers recovery scale (SABRS)
10) Virtual Recovery Programs and Recovery Resources and Support

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.

One of the first aspects of accepting your child’s addiction challenge, is expectation. With a change of circumstance, sometimes Shame may come in to play as a parent admits and accepts addiction being part of the Family’s life. The sooner Shame can be addressed, the better, as any parent dealing with addiction is one of millions. You’re not alone. Not by far.

1) The Shame of Addiction - Frontiers in Psychology Article , Frontiers in Psychology Article

2) Managing shame and guilt in addiction: A pathway to recovery

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.

We focus on a self-medication hypothesis, specific to how, “self-medication factors occur in a context of self-regulation vulnerabilities”. Additionally, “persons with substance use disorders suffer in the extreme with their feelings, either being overwhelmed with painful affects or seeming not to feel their emotions at all.”  The Podcast covers high-level concepts, to allow for an in-depth discussion with your licensed therapist as to how addiction influences the addict’s ability to manage self-agency, i.e., self-regulate, and thus seek out self-medication to alleviate painful emotions. As there is a lot packed into this Podcast, the below links help to understand the core concepts of a), self-medication, b) self-efficacy, and c) self-agency. The ability to understand these concepts will hopefully help the parent understand what is driving the quest to self-medicate, as the Licensed Therapist helps the develop an increased sense of Self Agency. The goal of your Therapeutic team is to decrease your child's need to self-medicate and facilitate a journey to a deeper understanding of Self. 

1) AARP - What do do when your child has a Crisis

2) Alcohol and Drug Use held steady in the Pandemic

3) Dr. Edward J. Khantzian's Article Abstract on The Self Medication Hypothesis

4) Dr. Edward J. Khantzian’s Book, ‘Treating Addiction: Beyond the Pain’

5) What is NeuroAffective Relational Model

6) Article published on SAGEpub, 'Addiction, Agency and Affect'

7) Self Efficacy

8) APA Teaching Tips on Self Efficacy

9) Article: What is the Sense of Agency and Why does it Matter?

10) Science Direct: Sense of Agency

11) Science Direct: Personal Agency / Self-reflective Capability

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.

If you've just started the Recovery Journey, this Episode speaks to the most important part of this Recovery: taking care of yourself. The first step is understanding what needs to be healed through reviewing your ACEs (Episode 1), understanding your Trauma, and organizing your thoughts regarding your experiences as you begin treatment with a Licensed Therapist or Recovery Team. The next step is building commitment to yourself, to take care of You. One of the best ways you can help your child heal, is to begin a healing process for your self. 

1) ACES Scores and What They Mean

2) DSM-5 and 5 Fast Facts

3) American Psychological Association on PTSD Treatments

4) Florida Alcohol and Drug Abuse Association

5) Author of The Price of Priviliege, Madeline Levine, PhD

6) The Wisdom of Trauma Gabor Mate

7) Finding Help / Recovery Resources from SAMHSA.Gov

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.

This first episode covers the impetus for Siblinghood of Recovery. My name is Angie Reno, and I hope to share hints, definitions, learned lessons and processes to add to the ever increasing Recovery conversation. If you're a parent, just discovering their child's substance challenge and/or abuse, the greatest gift I hope to give with this Podcast, is to let you know you are not alone.

In this Episode, we explore Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). ACEs are stressful and/or traumatic experiences that occur during childhood and directly impact a child's coping skills. Research has also demonstrated a link between ACEs and substance abuse, mental health disorders, and overall quality of life factors. Listen to Episode 1 for an overview, and self-educate through the links below.

Please know, there is a vast community of individuals who can support you as you navigate this daunting road to healing (see our Get Help tab on www.siblinghoodofrecovery.com for resources). Recovery is a lifetime journey.  Let's get started.

1) SAMHSA.GOV - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Association

2) National Traumatic Child Stress Network

3) Center for Disease Control / Kaiser Permanente Study on ACEs - OVERVIEW

4) American Journal of Medication of Preventative Medicine, CDC / Kaiser Permanente - FULL STUDY TEXT

5) CDC ACEs Fast Facts

6) CDC Resources Page (includes ACEs Questionnaire)

7) National Conference of State Legislatures

8) Journal of Pediatric Nursing Overview of ACEs Global Perspective

9) Childhood Abuse, Neglect, and Household Dysfunction and the Risk of Illicit Drug Use: The Adverse Childhood Experiences Study

10) The American Society for the Positive Care of Children - Take the ACEs Quiz

11) Center for Child Counseling - ACEs Brochure

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.

A short clip on Siblinghood of Recovery's intent, which is basically three simple things: 1) share as much information as possible, 2) focus on self-education, and 3) be a part of the recovery community.

Addiction is not an easy road to travel, but it is a journey where you'll find many connections ready to be a support to healing.

Join us, listen, and know you're not alone.

Al Anon, https://al-anon.org/
Co Dependents Anonymous, https://coda.org/
Families Anonymous, https://www.familiesanonymous.org/
AA, https://aa.org/

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.