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What is Medical Detox From Substance Use?
Get professional help with addiction withdrawal and detox. Inpatient and outpatient treatment programs can address all types of substance
Tom O’Connor
Dec 6, 20243 min read
Children of Alcoholics Survival Strategies Continue as Adults
Survival strategies for children of alcoholics often live on as adults. , These survival strategies need to be unlearned and discarded.
Tom O’Connor
Oct 24, 20246 min read
Substance Use and Co-Occurring Mental Disorders
According to the American Addiction Centers, 20.3 million adults diagnosed with SUDs, and more than a 1/3 also suffer from mental illness...
Laurie Engel
Oct 3, 202412 min read
Is an Adult-Child Syndrome a Life Sentence?
By Tom O’Connor and Lauren Grawert, MD, FASAM, Co-Authors
Is there a recovery from Adult-Child Syndrome? Is there partial recovery?
Lauren Grawert, MD
Sep 27, 20248 min read
How to Find the Right Therapist for You
The impact of growing up in an alcoholic family can be troublesome. The alcoholic family is often characterized by dysfunction, emotional...
Tom O’Connor
Sep 27, 20245 min read
What is Adult Child Syndrome?
Mental illness symptoms, such as the Adult Children of Alcoholics, can affect emotions, thoughts, and behaviors. Mental illnesses are nothin
Tom O’Connor
Sep 27, 20243 min read
What to Do If Your Spouse Has Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD)
Author, publisher, and editor of Vital Voyage Blog, Tom O'Connor, outlines what to do if you believe your spouse is struggling with AUD, Alcohol Use Disorder.
Tom O’Connor
Sep 25, 202413 min read
Finding Inner Harmony: Navigating Peaceful Living with Adult Child Syndrome
Growing up as a child of a parent who struggles with alcohol can have a lasting impact on your life. The struggles and challenges faced.....
Tom O’Connor
Sep 25, 20242 min read
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