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Greetings!
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Happy Spring!
We're thrilled to share our latest information, to help you navigate the world of addiction and recovery and help your family.
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In this May edition, we bring you our latest from the Changing Lives Foundation Blog, including:
> Are some people beyond hope for recovery?
> New book review: Roaring Drunk: An Idiot's Guide on Becoming an Alcoholic.
> Newest resource to help families struggling with addiction:
We appreciate your posts, prayers, support and comments to our blog and Facebook pages. God Bless,
~ Joe & Judy Herzanek
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Q: Are some people beyond hope for recovery?
Other than a very small percentage of those who are severely mentally ill, I would say no. For every pathetic story of a life that appears beyond hope, there is also an equally dramatic story of recovery.
What can happen is that some people may be beyond help. What I mean is that at some point the helper will need to step back and let the person experience their own epiphany-and too much helping can have the opposite effect.
If helping turns to continued rescuing, the person never learns to solve his or her problems and becomes dependent on the helper. Involving an addiction professional for objective advice is important for tougher cases. It is important for the friend not only to get the advice, but to follow it as well.
Never give up hope.
MORE ASK JOE:
- Is a Relapse--Failure?
- If someone can stop using . . .
they "aren't" an addict--correct?
- If both parents are addicts, does that increase the child's chances of addiction?
- How can I know if my addicted friend is telling me the truth?
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BOOKS WORTH READING:  Roaring Drunk: An Idiots Guide on Becoming an Alcoholic~by John T. Newton
It is possible that absolutely anybody who uses alcohol has the potential to turn into an alcoholic, if they drink enough of it for long enough.
~John T. Newton
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Highly RecommendedThe perfect companion to Toby Drews' bestselling series of books, " Getting Them Sober'' Covers dozens of topics, that Toby has counseled families about for the last 30+ years, such as:"PROBLEMS'' DON'T CAUSE ALCOHOLISM
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