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The Role of Friends And Family in Early Recovery

The American Medical Association defines alcoholism as a disease and the National Institute of Health (NIH) defines Substance Use Disorders (SUDs) as a complex disease, yet there is still much stigma around this topic -  some still erroneously believing these disorders are a moral weakness. 

To read more about this topic, click here to view the full article originally posted on Thrive Global.

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