Historically, professionals have interpreted a family’s response to addiction in terms of personal psychopathology, rather than normal adaptation to the chaos of addiction in the family. Families have learned to be apprehensive of professional services. Families feel responsible, keep secrets,
Bob’s daughter, Betty had been in treatment twice and was back on heroine in two weeks. Bob was scared. Barbara, Betty’s mom was on the other side of the country. Fifteen years ago, Barbara found a new relationship, divorced