families of addicts

I received the letter below via email today and (with permission) wanted to share it with you. Then read some of the other words of encouragement that I have received over the last year. I want to tell you how much this group has been making a big difference for me. When I first came, I came out of desperation, full of confusion and feeling so helpless and like a failing Mother. That was two and a half months ago and while I still feel all those things at times it is a lot le

Lee Weber is the Editor of Addiction Blog EXCERPT: Functional Family Therapy (FFT) works by addressing risk factors that directly affect adolescents, with an emphasis on the interpersonal relationships in the family. More here on this clinical model in the treatment of addiction for teens here INTRO: Functional Family Therapy, or FFT, is an empirically-grounded and family based intervention program for acting out youth. But, how does it work at the most basic level? Functiona

About this picture taken at the 2nd Annual FOA Rally 4 Recovery: "This was myself (Sherry Barbro), my Fiance and our grand kids and we were all in the moment and emotional because their mother is addicted to heroin and we decided to fight this addiction together as a family for her and all other addicts and we joined our hands together and made that vow to pray and hope for recovery for all who suffer!" When I asked if I could use the pic and her words: "Sure you can and you

I am a heroin addict. I am not ashamed. No matter what I become in this life, I will always be an addict. I can hide it, I can lie about it, but I can never get rid of it. It is a part of who I am. My name is April, and I am not afraid to stand up and tell the world who and what I am. Society has shamed us addicts, and made us feel like we are the abnormal ones, like there’s something wrong with US. There isn’t something wrong with us; we are just different. We are your daugh

FOA Family of Addicts ~ Offering support and understanding to the people of Dayton, Ohio and the surrounding communities whose life has been affected by the devastating disease of addiction. Through support, friendship and education, we create a naturalbond with our peers, crossing our paths and intertwining our lives in a way that may not have happened otherwise. This disease has no prejudice and does not play favorites. It can come upon any family and into your home at any

This is a support group for Families and Friends of Addicts, which includes the Addicts themselves, if they so desire. As I think about FOA, I think of what the letter “F” stands for: Family, Friends, Facilitate, Frenzied, Frightened, Fitful, Failure, Finances, Fight, Flight, etc. All of these words and more FIT into the life of an Addict and those who love that Addict. Being the mother of not one but two children who became addicted to Heroin (yes, of my seven beautiful chil