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Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Generational Patterns of Resistance and Recovery Among Families with Histories of Alcohol and Other Drug Problems: What We Need to Know

Commentary
July, 2008

William L. White, M.A. and Rita A. Chaney, M.S.

The authors have spent decades observing individuals with severe alcohol and other drug (AOD) problems achieve stable recovery and enhanced quality of life. The ability of individuals and families to enjoy the fruits of such recoveries is all too often interrupted by encounters with these same problems in the lives of extended family members, parents, siblings, or one’s own children. This common dilemma within the life course of recovery is the subject of this short essay.

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