ADDICT IN THE HOUSE A No-Nonsense Family Guide Through Addiction and Recovery

This book offers a compassionate yet firm approach to staying sane when a family member is struggling with addiction.

Everyone suffers when there's an addict in the family. Written by an expert in alcohol and drug addiction and recovery—and drawing on her own personal experience with her brother's addiction—this no-nonsense guide helps readers understand the causes of addiction, end their enabling behaviors, support their loved one's recovery, and learn how to cope with relapses. With this revealing and straightforward book, readers find the support they need to take an honest look at how addiction has affected the family, cope with the emotional hurdles of having an addicted family member, create and maintain firm boundaries, and make informed decisions about how to best help their loved one.

Robin Barnett, EdD, LCSW, is a respected behavioral health expert and former CEO of Park Bench Group Counseling, a progressive addiction rehabilitation facility in Northfield, NJ, which she cofounded in 2006. Barnett was named among the “Top 100 Therapists in New Jersey” by Psychology Today. Barnett resides in Linwood, NJ.