Supporting the supportive: How to cope when someone you love has an addiction

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In this Thursday, July 13, 2017 photo, Michelle Holley holds a photograph of her daughter Jaime Holley, 19, who died of a heroin overdose in November 2016, at her home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Lynne Sladky/AP Photo

The saying goes addiction is a family disease because the impact of addiction extends beyond a single person. We talk with a counselor who specializes in addiction and family conflict about how to support the people who become entrenched in a disease, they may not have themselves.

Episode Credits

  • Lee Rayburn Host
  • Mackenzie Krumme Producer
  • Steven Potter Technical Director
  • Sophie Hipke Guest

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