Understanding risk factors of substance use can help families be prepared and work toward creating a supportive environment for a loved one.
🎥New Video: Risk Factors for Addiction
In this video, Cori Hammond, Director of Prevention Services at Partnership to End Addiction, guides us through the risk factors for addiction, including things like family history, mental health, and past traumas. She also shares the importance of preventing and delaying substance use for as long as possible and that creating a supportive environment is one of the best protective factors you can provide.
In this episode of “Heart of the Matter,” author and comedian Stefanie Wilder-Taylor opens up to Elizabeth Vargas about her struggle with alcohol, which intensified after becoming a parent, and how her blog provided a crucial connection with other moms. Now 15 years in recovery, Stefanie reflects on the pivotal moment that led her to quit drinking, its public exposure, and her new book, “Drunk-ish.” She shares:
"I thought the drinking was fine until it wasn't fine. And I think that's relatable to a lot of people. It was good and then it felt like a compulsion, and I started to feel like I can't not do this. This thing that I thought was fun and helping me is now something I feel chained to. And then I was actively trying to quit drinking."
