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Starting a Relationship in Recovery: Tips and Cautions
New relationships can be stressful and place a burden on recovery. This article includes tips for reducing the stress of new relationships.
Considering Marriage or Commitment to a Person in Early Recovery
When thinking about marrying a person in early recovery, how can you know that recovery will last? Short answer is - you can't! But you can learn to accept your powerlessness over the situation, make your own life manageable and set healthy boundaries.
The Dangers of Romantic Relationships in Drug Treatment
While the strengthening of appropriate and encouraging relationships is beneficial in any drug treatment program, participation in a romantic or sexual relationship can impair the ability to recover, and as such the vast majority of drug treatment facilities have no tolerance rules against romantic relationships between recovering drug and alcohol addicts.
12 Ways to Keep Your Family Healthy while Living with an Alcoholic or Drug Addicted Person
Addiction is a chronic disease with periods of active use and remission; and it’s also a personal disease which has whole family repercussions. If a person you love struggles with addiction, it is likely that you will experience periods in life during which your loved one struggles with alcohol or drug use. Here are 12 tips for keeping your family life as healthy and happy as possible during these times of use.