Frances Black (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I want to follow up on that point on family recovery because it is important. The family needs as much recovery as the person in addiction and that is what Ms Sloan is saying. It is a parallel process and the person in addiction steps into recovery but even if the person in addiction does not step into recovery the family member needs his or her own separate recovery because of the mental health impacts, including stress, anxiety and all the other things the Family Addiction Support Network talked about are off the Richter scale. It is beyond belief when you look at the impact addiction has on family members.