Explain how you will explore how the individual addict affects a family’s members and how they in turn affect the addict and his/her behavior.

Explain how you will explore how the individual addict affects a family’s members and how they in turn affect the addict and his/her behavior.

Review the following articles and video on codependent relationships:

Lander, L., Howsare, J., & Byrne, M. (2013). The impact of substance use disorders on families and children: from theory to practice. Social work in public health, 28(3-4), 194-205.

Ackerman, R. J. (n.d.). Alcoholism and the family. [PDFfile size 77.2 KB]. National Association for Children of Alcoholics.

Films Media Group. (Producer). (1990). Codependent relationships (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. [Video file] [06 mins 28 secs]. In Adult Children of Alcoholics: A Family Secret. Retrieved from http://vlib.excelsior.edu/login?url=http://digital.films.com.vlib.excelsior.edu/PortalPlaylists.aspx?aid=8496&xtid=2629&loid=28081

After having reviewed these, please address yourself to these questions:

How has addiction affected the family members of the addict? In what ways has/might any of their behavior(s) or thinking about their addicted relative change(d)?
In what ways might the family dynamic affect the addicted individual?

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