WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS ON THE FAMILY?

The number of individual's suffering from addiction and mental health issues has risen dramatically over the last decade. Seeking help is confusing and difficult due to the stigma and shame attached to chemical dependency. Patricia Pike has created Addiction interventionist services to bring families a solution to support loved ones in gaining freedom from active addiction through the process of recovery for the addicted person and for their loved ones.

Many families have made numerous, unsuccessful attempts to help their suffering loved ones. They may have tried various approaches to control or “fix”, the addicted or struggling individual or they may have sought help to relieve their suffering from resources such as friends, clergy, doctors, lawyers and other professionals. Despite these efforts, families often find little consolation and the addict, alcoholic, or mentally ill individual continues to struggle. Frustration, fear and anger build, disrupting the family unit until they reach the “jumping off point”, and seek addiction-related professional help.