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My name is John Carter, and I have been a substance abuse counselor for the past thirty-four years in Phoenix, Arizona and through the years I ve learned a lot about addiction both being an addict myself and having worked with them for as many years as I have. I have watched loved ones suffer along with the addict and have seen many of them become sicker than the addict themselves. Addicts think on several levels and the family can’t understand this, so the family takes the addict’s addiction personally and as a result the family members develop their own set of problems that need to be understood and worked on in order for this family to heal. Addiction is a family disease, and families must get well together. The purpose of writing this book was to help the addict and their loved ones understand the devastating impact addiction has on everyone. The codependency, enabling the rigid roles, abuse, trusts issues, low self-esteem, relationship issues, and the lack of boundaries every family member feels. This book will indeed bring much needed validation and education to those who have suffered with addiction. I know this book can help.
John Carter started working at Terros, Inc. thought the C.E.T.A. program in November of 1974. John worked in the Crisis Unit, working on drug overdoses and other drug related problems. He also worked on the suicide hotline. In February of 1976 he was asked to come to work at St. Luke s Hospital, where he worked as a Counselor s Aid until he became Certified Alcohol Counselor (ABCAC) in 1977. Since that time John has worked as an administrator on several programs in Phoenix, Arizona. John has started several programs working with DUI offenders, probation and parole. He is an educator and lecturer teaching about dysfunctional family systems, substance abuse, DUI education, and substance abuse treatment. John is also an interventionist helping families with loved ones needed treatment. John is a licensed Independent Substance Counselor (LISAC) in the state of Arizona where he now resides.
