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. Addict s think on several levels and the family can t understand this, so the family takes the addict s addiction personal 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 the 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.