Addiction plays a major part in my life even though I'm not the addict. This episode answers a tough question that children of addicts may have to stop and ask themselves. We also discuss my personal favorite and proven effective resource that can help you, today. If your interested in looking into some of these recources yourself I've listed them down below. Thanks for checking out "Breaking the Cycle" I hope to see you on the next one! Treatment, Center for Substance Abuse. “Chapter 2 Impact of Substance Abuse on Families.” Substance Abuse Treatment and Family Therapy., U.S. National Library of Medicine, 1 Jan. 1970, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK64258/#\\\. Lipari, Rachel N., and Struther L. Van Horn. “Children Living With Parents Who Have a Substance Abuse Disorder.” Children Living with Parents Who Have a Substance Use Disorder, 24 Aug. 2017, www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/report_3223/ShortReport-3223.html. Solis, Jessica M, et al. “Understanding the Diverse Needs of Children Whose Parents Abuse Substances.” Current Drug Abuse Reviews, U.S. National Library of Medicine, June 2012, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3676900/#R6. Reviewed by Scot Thomas, MD Last Updated: June 1. “Addiction Statistics: Drug & Substance Abuse Statistics.” American Addiction Centers, 1 June 2020, americanaddictioncenters.org/rehab-guide/addiction-statistics. Timko, Christine, et al. “Social Processes Explaining the Benefits of Al-Anon Participation.” Psychology of Addictive Behaviors : Journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors, U.S. National Library of Medicine, Dec. 2015, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4702510/.