County of Craven issued the following announcement on Feb. 28.
Family members and loved ones can play a major role in helping a loved one with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders get on the road to recovery. Here are a few strategies you can use to support a loved one's recovery.
1. Learn about recovery.
2. Say you want to help.
3. Discuss how you can help.
4. Focus on the person, not the illness.
5. Take care of yourself.
Visit www.samhsa.gov/families for more information.
Original source can be found here.
Source: County of Craven