Addiction to drugs or alcohol hurts the whole family. A family is sometimes referred to by therapists as a system. That might sound overly analytical or technical, but it will help you to think of it this way: remember the mobile you hung over the crib for your baby to play with? Lots of different toys hang down on strings, but they are all attached to each other, directly or indirectly. If the baby bats one toy, all the toys will move. But think about this: sometimes, if the baby…
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