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When to stop helping your adult child with addiction

My 25-year-old son is addicted to heroin and I've bailed him out so many times that I don't know the difference between love and enabling anymore.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A parent discovers that love sometimes requires withholding help, but cannot locate the line between support and harm.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Parent–Child Love?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.