When someone you love has a problem with alcohol or other drugs, it can be tough. Knowing what to do and say, how to set boundaries and manage self-care are challenges which don’t need to be faced alone. Hear from two Drug ARM clients about their experiences supporting loved ones.
The cost-of-living crisis and other life stresses are hitting Queensland families hard, and unfortunately, alcohol continues to be a way for many parents to cope. Yet this only leads to more issues. We only have to look at the experience of one of our rural-based clients to see how this downward spiral can happen.
When our former client couldn’t renew his script for pain relief, he started to stress. At that point, he realised he had a dependency problem. Pharmaceutical dependency is a serious problem that many confront. A series streaming on Netflix called Painkiller shows just how serious it can be.
