Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center Mountainside Announces Family Treatment and Education Component.

The purpose of this workshop is to provide families with the tools they need to become or remain healthy when a member of their family has entered drug and/or alcohol rehab; and to understand what behavior is helpful and what behavior is harmful to a substance abuser.

“Families are the hidden victims of addiction, enduring enormous levels of stress and pain. They suffer sleepless nights, deep anxiety and physical exhaustion brought on by worry and desperation. They live each day with a weight inside that drags them down” This program is designed to help the family recover from these symptoms and become part of the solution.

Having a family member in drug rehab or a treatment center for alcohol addiction can be difficult for all that are involved and can often cloud our ability to make the right decision when it comes to helping that family member in to treatment or even more importantly when they get out of treatment.

The goals of this program are: • To educate families about addiction as a disease • Encourage participants to examine their roles in the family system • To provide strategies for identifying and addressing addictive behavior • Understanding the disease of addiction involving drug and alcohol abuse • Constructive problem resolution • Continuing care for the whole family