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In Module One, you researched support groups both online and in your local area. You are to attend one of these meetings and provide a summary of your experiences. Include in your summary the following information:  What type of meeting did you attend? On 05 September 2023 @ 0700PM I attended the SMART Recovery National Friends and Family meeting.  Why did you choose this meeting? I chose this meeting because I honestly thought I would hear from the people who suffers from addiction with their families and friends, but it was the complete opposite. This meeting was just designed for the friends or family members who are dealing with a person that suffers with addiction.  What types of addictions were discussed (give a general definition of these addictions)? The types of addictions that were discussed in my meeting were alcohol (ethanol which is drink that makes you drunk), heroin (opioid drug made produced by morphine), tobacco (plant grown for its leaves), marijuana (cannabis plant), meth (white, odorless, bitter-tasting crystal) , and pills (unprescribed medication).  What was the format of the meeting (online or physical attendance)? The format of the meeting that I attended was online.  What were your expectations of the meeting? My expectations of this meeting were that everyone would be crying and that it would be super sad. I honestly wasn’t that interested in attending the meeting because those expectations and I thought it would probably be boring. I also

expected to get called out or having to speak which wouldn’t have been good because I wouldn’t want to share anything which made me feel bad for even going to the meeting because I felt like I was invading their privacy or safe space.  What was your conclusion of the meeting? After attending this meeting, I realized what I expected from this meeting was the complete opposite of what it actually was. I got to hear many stories from the family and friends of people that suffer from addiction and got to visualize things from their prospective. Hearing everyone’s stories made me realize that often times when we think about addiction we mainly think about addict and tend to forget that the addiction can affect those around us as well. Lastly, I really just enjoyed how everyone was so supportive and not judgmental and it was just all love. After attending the meeting last night, I might actually just start attending them because in a way they give hope for things that I’m trying to recover from in my life.  What kind of impact does the addiction have on the individual, his or her family, workplace, and community? The kind of impact that addiction has on the individual’s family is a negative one. In this meeting I heard tons of negative emotions that the person’s loved one’s are experiencing such as feeling bad, sadness, worry, confusion, anger, anxiety, and depression. From what I heard from the individual’s family it has a negative impact on the individual as well one person stated that their brother has overdosed twice, another person stated that it causes her husband to be an angry person, and lastly it a person stated that it causes her significant other to have seizures which are all bad for an individual’s well-being. The kind of impact that addiction could have in the workplace could be bad because if a person comes to work intoxicated, they would more than likely have a bad work ethic because they won’t be thinking clearly. Lastly, addiction in the community could cause an increase in crime because some people can’t control themselves or might do

something such as steal or getting in an altercation to get money for their next fix.  What was the motivational level for getting help? Was there mention of support within their family? The motivational level for getting help was about 50/50. I say this because a lot of the people in my group wasn’t comfortable with sharing what they are going through with anyone, so they have nothing but the support group. One person in the group mentioned that she tried to get support from her family, but her family told her that if she continues to help the person who suffers from addiction, they won’t support her. I enjoyed how the people leading the group offered very useful tools such as a handbook, locations of in person support groups, and their emails in case anyone needed to talk more privately.

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