Addiction is not a one-way street. When a person compulsively uses drugs or alcohol, their behaviors do not exist in a vacuum. The negative behaviors—of which there are many—carry outward in a capacity that heavily, and often tragically, affects their loved ones. It can be exceedingly hard to be in this role, as a friend or family member of a person who is addicted. The unfortunate truth is, due to the fact that most addicted individuals are heavily steeped in denial, people who use often do not understand the full impact of their actions on themselves, let alone the ways they affect those they love.
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