Parental Addiction
•••• Full of pertinent information, user friendly, and/or aimed at teens
••• Quite a bit of relevant information
•• Good relevant information for some users
• Relevant for particular topics, not for everyone.
••• Al-Anon and Alateen:
For over 50 years, Al-Anon (which includes Alateen for younger members) has been offering hope and help to families and friends of alcoholics. Itis estimated that each alcoholic affects the lives of at least four other people... alcoholism is truly a family disease. No matter what relationship you have with an alcoholic, whether they are still drinking or not, all who have been affected by someone else's drinking can find solutions that lead to serenity in the Al-Anon/Alateen fellowship.
LINK: http://www.al-anon.alateen.org/
•••• Children of Alcoholics Foundation:
Children of substance abusers need help making sense of addiction and why their family has been affected. They need assistance understanding their parent's behavior, which may include abuse and neglect. They need support as they cope with broken promises, confusion, anger, loss and bereavement. And they need special help understanding their own special risk for drug and alcohol abuse.
LINK: http://www.coaf.org/
••• National Association for Children of Alcoholics:
The people hurt most by drugs and alcohol don't even use them; they are the CHILDREN of alcoholics and other drug dependent parents. The National Association for Children of Alcoholics (NACoA) believes that none of these vulnerable children should grow up in isolation and without support. NACoA is the national nonprofit 501 (c) 3 membership and affiliate organization working on behalf of children of alcoholanddrug dependent parents. Our mission is to advocate for all childrenand families affected by alcoholism and other drug dependencies. In aword,we help kids hurt by parental alcohol and drug use.
LINK: http://www.nacoa.net/
•• Families Anonymous:
Families Anonymous is a group of concerned relatives and friends whose lives have been adversely affected by a loved one's addiction to alcohol ordrugs. Many of us were annoyed or shocked that the other person seemed to refuse help, maybe even resented our efforts to help. Families Anonymous is dedicated to doing something constructive about our approach to someone else's problem. We learn from our own experience, but we can also get a great deal of benefit from the shared misery and foolish mistakes we make while trying to do the best we possibly can do. That realization, in itself, goes a long way in helping us to start feeling good about ourselves... and, amazingly, sets the stage for the recovery for both of us in many, many cases.
LINK: http://www.familiesanonymous.org/



