"I am the mother of an addict.
Like many who hear about or personally experience the destructive effects of addiction, it took serious convincing for me to consider it a \'disease.\' In fact, I was pretty self-righteous about itI told myself, \'You don\'t see a cancer patient or diabetic stealing from the jewelry box of a family member nor damaging the people that love and need them.\' But I didn\'t have an informed underst.
I\'m in recovery as much as my addicted son is in recovery. "I am the mother of an addict