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Families Are Desperate For Answers About Their Loved One’s Addiction:

The resources and articles here are provided to answer these questions and help guide families to a lasting, sustainable recovery.

Should Your Family Consider Long-Term Treatment?

If short-term programs haven’t worked, it may be time for a different approach – one that doesn’t seek to just treat symptoms but to transform lives.

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Why Addiction Treatment Keeps Failing Your Family

Why do families go through rehab over and over? Treatment may change the person while the family returns to the

Why Your Addicted Loved One Doesn’t Believe Your Boundaries

What Your Follow-Through Has Taught Them

Relapse Prevention Plan: Why I Believe in Recovery Plans Instead

Brook McKenzie, LCDC, on why relapse prevention plans keep relapse at the center and how to write a recovery plan

Is Relapse Part of Recovery?

Why the Answer Matters for Your Family

The Chronic Relapse Cycle

How the Same Pattern Repeats, and What Finally Breaks It

Chronic Relapse Treatment

For Those Who Know the Pain of Loving a Chronic Relapser

What Is a Chronic Relapser?

Multiple Treatment Programs, but the Addiction Still Wins.

Video: Are You Protecting Them From Recovery?

Burning Tree CEO Brook McKenzie and interventionist Sam Davis explore how changing the way you help can help your loved

How Families Can Prevent Relapse & Heal: A Guide from You’re Waiting on You

The constant cycle of relapse raises an important question: how can we tell if someone is indeed building a foundation

Identifying Chronic Relapse: Measuring Periods of Sobriety

The constant cycle of relapse raises an important question: how can we tell if someone is indeed building a foundation

Identifying Chronic Relapse: Non-Compliance with Aftercare Instructions

When Michael walked out of his third rehab facility, his family thought he’d finally turned a corner. He seemed to

Addiction in Medical Professionals: Observing Substance Abuse in the Healthcare Industry

It’s not unusual for us to treat career professionals from all walks of life at Burning Tree Ranch, but families

Identifying Chronic Relapse: A Strong Sense of Entitlement

Entitlement in addiction is a tricky beast. It's not always obvious, but its impact on recovery can be devastating. We

Identifying Chronic Relapse: Difficulties with Honest Communication

In recovery, honesty is about the stories we tell ourselves and the intricate dance between continued addiction or a new

Identifying Chronic Relapse: Poor Response to Constructive Feedback

One of the most telling signs of the chronic relapse struggle is returning a poor response to constructive feedback. It's

Just the Facts: Supporting Evidence for Long-Term Addiction Treatment Programs

The supporting evidence from national studies including the National Institute of Drug Abuse indicate that a high-quality long-term treatment program

Identifying Chronic Relapse: The Financial Cost of Long-Term Substance Abuse

Financial concerns are often an initial piece of resistance to pursuing treatment programs, while simultaneously acting as significant motivation for

Identifying Chronic Relapse: Damaged Relationships in the Cycle of Addiction

Chronic relapse leaves a trail of damaged relationships in its wake. Sometimes it takes time – even years – for

Identifying Chronic Relapse: Emotional Instability in an Addicted Loved One

Unsurprisingly, emotional instability is one of the most challenging aspects accompanying a chronic addiction. How do we qualify what emotional

Identifying Chronic Relapse: How Many Treatment Centers Have You Attended?

One of the most telling signs of chronic relapse is the number of treatment programs an individual has been through.