Addiction & Substance Abuse Issues
What is important to understand about addiction is that drugs and/or alcohol (or gambling, shopping, nicotine, sugar, caffeine, or internet gaming) is not the problem. The objects of addiction are symptoms of a much bigger problem. Realistically speaking, all addictions are coping mechanisms used to solve, and sometimes minimize, what the actual issues or problem(s) are.
Whether addiction started as a distraction or a means to numb pain of some kind, addiction & substance abuse and dependence can impair our functioning and can certainly affect our relationships. I work with people to help them gain a better understanding of how addiction impacts their lives and provide treatment options to best suit each individual.
