The word codependency has become so familiar within the alcohol and drug field that we rarely stop to ask where it came from. There is also an interesting difference in how the word tends to be used. In the UK, codependency is often used fairly loosely to describe an unhealthy alliance between two people in which one person's behaviour protects, facilitates or accommodates the behaviour of another. A partner pays the debts, rings the employer, conceals the drinking or repeat

Concerned Others, the parents, partners and close friends of those with substance misuse problems, are a neglected group at the best of...

I was delighted to be invited to speak at DHI's Concerned Other Conference Reach Out 2020. Despite the challenges of lock down, DHI...