{"id":53342,"date":"2020-01-27T16:33:29","date_gmt":"2020-01-27T16:33:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ascert.biz\/?page_id=53342"},"modified":"2026-04-27T10:33:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T09:33:57","slug":"living-with-parental-sibling-drug-misuse","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/devserva.inicodigital.com\/maina\/stc-home\/living-with-parental-sibling-drug-misuse\/","title":{"rendered":"Living with Parental \/ Sibling Drug Use"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0.5) 0%|#ffffff 100%&#8221; background_color_gradient_overlays_image=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_start=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0.5)&#8221; background_color_gradient_end=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/devserva.inicodigital.com\/maina\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/therapist-02.png&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;14vw||4vw||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Montserrat|300|||||||&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;50px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; max_width=&#8221;700px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;40px&#8221; header_font_size_phone=&#8221;32px&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Parental\/Sibling Drug Use<\/h1>\n<p>Drug use and the affect on the family<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Features&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true&#8221; top_divider_style=&#8221;curve&#8221; top_divider_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; top_divider_height=&#8221;2.5vw&#8221; top_divider_arrangement=&#8221;above_content&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;About Me&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;54px|0px|0|0px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/devserva.inicodigital.com\/maina\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Family-Drugs-Alcohol-2.jpg&#8221; align_tablet=&#8221;center&#8221; align_phone=&#8221;&#8221; align_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;-60px|-50%||&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;|0%||&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;right&#8221; animation_intensity_slide=&#8221;5%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Montserrat|300|||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;40px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; header_5_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_5_text_color=&#8221;#7f8dff&#8221; header_5_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; max_width=&#8221;700px&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;30px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Drug Use<\/h2>\n<p>As with alcohol, living with a family member&#8217;s DRUG USE  can create a range of stress and strain for all the family. 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