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I have been anticipating the time when I could write more about parents in recovery (PIRs) from substance use disorders (SUDs). This series of posts will draw from personal and professional experience that I integrated into my latest book, Parents in Recovery: Navigating a Sober Family Lifestyle, which offers a “field guide” for the over 7 million PIRs and the millions of family members supporting them in their journey. While there are many PIRs, there is a shortage of literature and treatment tailored to their specialized needs.

There are primarily four types of parents in recovery (PIRs): those who had children before getting sober; those who got sober after they had children; those who were sober, had a child/children, relapsed, and then got sober again; and finally, those who had children both before and after getting sober.

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