How to support a loved one in active addiction

Introduction - Start with a statistic on folks living in active addiction and follow up by informing audience about your three main points. Make sure you disclose this is coming from you, someone with a recovery story yourself.

P1: Assure the loved one this is a complex situation with no easy fix. Describe your first tip for family members and loved ones to support their person with. Relate back to your experience.

P2: Describe what helped you achieve sobriety. Perhaps go into the proper method of recovery and detox. Provide one resource link to another blog or website that offers resources for recovery assistance.

P3: Educate on harm reduction techniques that helped you decide to get help with sobriety. Point out what doesn’t work well. Tell the audience why all these things helped collectively rather than one at a time.

Closing- Describe how vital these tips were for your success and how you wish someone educated your loved ones.