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Advice for coping with a loved one's addiction

Dr. Richard M O'NeillHandling an alcoholic or drug-addicted loved one is a particularly thorny issue because people worry that frank talk about the problem might endanger their relationship, says psychologist Rich O‘Neill, PhD. O‘Neill touches on the related issues of enabling, tough love, blame and interventions and advises that people who keep silent about the love one‘s addiction will likely lose the relationship anyway.

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