Have you ever been told that your loved one just need to hit bottom before they’ll ever change?

Well, that is categorically untrue and is in fact a dangerous myth that still circulates in society.

So many of the cultural myths about addiction and family addiction (often referred to as codependency, although codependency occurs in many contexts), are hindering our ability to effectively address the addiction epidemic and its effects on families.

The myth I mentioned above is a case in point. But this myth is only one of many. Frankly, I’ve got a list of at least 30.