Friends & Family
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How to Support Your Spouse or Partner’s Transition Out of Treatment
Recovery is most effective with teamwork. Work together to create a blueprint for recovery. They have shared their life with you, and now you share their struggle through recovery. Learn how you can offer guidance and support to your spouse or partner as they navigate levels of care in treatment. Manage your expectations. Just as it…
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When They are in Treatment
Helping your loved one through treatment can seem overwhelming. Learn tangible ways that you can be there for the person you love. When someone is in treatment: It’s like the flight attendant tells you before takeoff: put your own mask on first before helping others. SAFE Project Resources & News
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The Allure of Relief
Oxycodone is an opioid commonly sold under the brand name OxyContin. This prescription painkiller blocks pain receptors, but it also produces euphoric feelings by altering the levels of dopamine in your brain. In short, it changes how your central nervous system responds to pain by creating a euphoric, sedative effect. Here is one person’s story. Several…
