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Humanizing Addiction
Interview - Partner
_Interview - Partner_
We interviewed an individual with personal ties to addiction, in this case a partner who suffered/suffers from addiction. We feel this interpersonal story give a human portrait of what addiction is, what it does, and how it affects human beings.
We interviewed an individual with personal tied to addiction, in this case a partner who suffered/suffers from addiction. We feel this interpersonal story give a human portrait of what addiction is, what it does, and how it affects human being
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Q: How did their addiction begin?
A: Unclear. Family Trauma, growing up with mentally disabled parents, and losing them at a young age is my best guess.
Q: Was there anyone who supported them through their recovery?
A: Family, friends, significant other, etc. I tried until it was clear he was doing harm to myself and my children due to relapsing so often.
Q: Did anyone encourage them to seek our professional help?
If so, how did this go?
A: I did, after realizing the problem.
Q: Did they seek out treatment on their own? If so, where did they go and how was the experience (that you know of)?
A: Yes, he found a local NA group. He went faithfully for a few weeks then began lying about it.
Q: What were/are their biggest struggles while in recovery?
A: Staying away from friends who encouraged the behavior.
Q: Have they ever been incarcerated as a result of drug use? what was their length of sentencing, number of times/recurrences?
A: Yes, nine times that I know of. The length varied between two years and a few weeks.
Q: If they have ever been incarcerated as a result of drug abuse, did this experience (or multiple experiences) have any benefit, or did they continue down the same path?
A: They changed for about six months after each incarceration, then began the same habits.
Q: What forms of treatment do you think have helped their recovery most?
A: None.
Q: How did their addiction shape your worldview?
A: I only know what I do NOT want to be based on my experience with addicts. My trust is fragile. I see lies in nearly every conversation with males who are close to me. I cannot accept a truth at face value and always look for discrepancies, even in healthy relationships.
Q: What do you feel society’s perception of drug use looks like currently?
A: I think society equates drug use with poor and uneducated people. And that their families are the same as they are.
Q: What do you want society's perception of drug use to look like?
A: Drug addiction and use can affect any social class, the educated and uneducated. It does not discriminate. A drug user's family may be entirely unaware of the addiction.
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