Not My Family, Never My Child What to do if Someone You Love is a Drug User

Drawing on the tragic loss of his own son to a heroin overdose, and more than 20 years of experience as a counsellor, Tony Trimingham cuts through the hype and myth to address the real issues facing the families and friends of those struggling with addiction. Filled with constructive suggestions and strategies, Not My Family, Never My Child provides support, advice, and guidance to the parents, siblings, and loved ones of drug users - and the users themselves - as they face the challenges of drug dependency. With detailed information on warning signs, early intervention, coping and survival strategies, and treatments, as well as real-life stories that illustrate the challenges - and success - that can arise, this is an invaluable resource that will help families and friends get through.

Tony Trimingham is the CEO of Family Drug Support, an organization he founded to assist families of addicts after his son Damien died of a heroin overdose in the late 1990s.