UPDATE ON WASHINGTON STATE SENATE BILL 5920: CONCERNING PARENTING PLANS - PASSED OUT OF THE WASHINGTON STATE SENATE ON FEBRUARY 14TH, 2022.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS BILL AND HOW IT WILL HELP PARENTS IN RECOVERY, VITIS OUR CIVIC EDUCATION PAGE
Empowering parents who are recovering from addiction.
Supporting Parents in Recovery through education and resources.
We are making it our mission to help parents recovering from addiction get back on their feet and find a path forward.
This alliance was started with a general need for a resource center and voice for parents in recovery. We hope that this site and the connections that we have made will help people across the country.
What is addiction?
Addiction is a disease that affects millions of Americans and their families and communities. The American Psychological Association defines addiction as “a chronic disorder with biological, psychological, social and environmental factors influencing its development and maintenance.”
Though addiction to alcohol and drugs, also known as Substance Use Disorder, is a treatable, chronic, medical disease, it is widely misunderstood and stigmatized.
The behavioral aspects of the disease are characterized by the continued use of alcohol or other drugs even when that use causes harm or interferes with achieving goals in life. You might also hear addiction described as "a disease of the mind, body and spirit." That’s because the condition involves a physical and psychological craving or compulsion to use mood-altering substances, and because recovery from addiction involves physical, psychological and emotional healing.
Why parents in Recovery?
70% of women who enter treatment for addiction have children.
Up to 90% of individuals with an active addiction live at home with a family or significant other.
Addiction is a family disease. Substance use disorders not only inflict great harm on the addicted person, but they also have a profound effect on those closest to that person.
Children are especially vulnerable to the impacts of living with an addicted parent.
The National Library of Medicine published a recent review of the incidence and impact of parental substance use disorders on their children and found that these children have a higher risk for emotional, behavioral, and social problems.
Children of addicted parents may experience poorer academic and cognitive functioning, may begin abusing substances at an earlier age, and may have higher rates of alcohol and drug use disorders than their peers.
A recovering parent that receives support and education can help their children heal, rebuild trust, and help break the cycle of addiction by encouraging healthy lifestyle choices.
“Our mission is to bring hope back to families that have been broken by addiction.”
— Reagan Dunn, Founder of NAPIR
Contact
Feel free to contact us anytime!
Email
parentsinrecoveryorg@gmail.com
Address
PO Box 53332, Bellevue, WA 98015