A 32-year-old member asked:
How does enabling of substance abuse happen?
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Dr. Susan Uhrichanswered
Psychiatry 38 years experience
People confuse: Love with helping. So a father bails out his son, or a mom pours the alcohol down the drain. And addicts are extremely effective manipulators who get well meaning friends and family members to help them continue to use.
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