Recovery requires family support. Family members of individuals dealing with substance misuse can be an important source of support to spark recovery. Family supporters need nourishment for their own tolerance, spiritual and emotional flexibility to be able to meet the demands of their roles and responsibilities supporting others. It is important for families to build their own wellness self-care skills to be a good source of support.
Resources
- Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment: A Research-Based Guide (Third Edition)
- NAR-ANON Family Groups
- Grief Recovery After Substance Passing – GRASP
- GRASP was created to offer understanding, compassion, and support for those who have lost someone they love through addiction and overdose. Too many times people suffer not only the death of the family member, but supporters become isolated in grief and feel no one understands the pain.
- New Jersey Chapters