The Addicted

Part 1: The Addicted (2 Lessons) – Mark works with addicts in treatment and in various stages of recovery.  The curriculum items addressed in this disc include: -Disease concept, The impact the addict and the family have on each other, Nature vs nurture and the impact on the addictive process, Defective thought processes, The problems with “secrets”,How the family supports and enables the addict, How addiction can create or contribute to dysfunctional “stasis” in the family, How the family affects the addict, The use of drugs as a replacement for social and life skills, Common triggers for the addict and tools to avoid them, How the addict can trigger the family, Shame and its effect on the addict.